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Desmond Ncango

Mbulelo Desmond Ncango

Nickname: 'Des'

Researcher at Agricultural Research Council


Currently resides in: Mpumalanga, South Africa

Born in Botshabelo South Africa

Since 2011 September, Dr Ncango has been appointed by the Agricultural Research Council Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ARC-ITSC) in Nelspruit Mpumalanga in the running of the Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) of the Citrus Improvements Program (CIP). He is a trained Microbiologist by profession. Currently a plant pathologist working mainly on Graft Transmissible Disease in the Citrus Industry and Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Disease in the Avocado industry.

Contact details

Ncangom@gmail.com


Business Address

Nelspruit, Nelspruit, South Africa


Professional details

Current Position(s)

Researcher | Plant Protection | Agricultural Research Council
Nelspruit , South Africa | 2011 - present

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

1. Responsible for post entry quarantine of citrus. 2. Initiate /manage research programs on subtropical fruit diseases. 3. Publications/presentations of relevance to subtropical fruit growers and scientific community. 4. Provide leadership and mentoring of research technicians and assistants. 5. Re-evaluation of control programs for disease of sub-stropical crops and development of improved environmentally friendly alternates. 6. Identification of pathogens and provision of advice on control. 7. Liaison with growers and industry technical officers

Previous Position(s)

Prestige PostDoctoral fellow | University of the Free State
2011 - 2011

Academia, Education and Training

Educational history

Secondary

Popano Secondary School, Botshabelo, South Africa (2000)

Tertiary

University Of The Free State

Bloemfontein, South Africa | 2001 - 2010

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Microbiology

Achievements

Awards

S2A3 bronze medal: Outstanding Masters Dissertation (UFS) | 2008

Chris Small prize: Outstanding Masters Dissertation (UFS) | 2008

Andries Brink-Sasol prize: best M.Sc. dissertation in Microbiology (UFS) | 2008

J.P. van der Walt prize best M.Sc. dissertation in Yeast Science (UFS) | 2008

Best presentations at AMC and 9th IMFMS joint meeting, Penang , Malaysia. | 2007

Innovation NRF Postdoctoral Scholarship | 2011

University of the Free State Vice Chancellor's prestige Young Scholar | 2011

Activities

Memberships

South African Society of Plant Pathology (SASPP)

Ordinary Member, 2012 - present

South African Society of Microbiology (SASM)

Ordinary Member, 2004 - present

Golden Key International Society

Ordinary Member, 2011 - present

community

St Thomas YMG

DDSR, 2010 - 2011

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