Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Korsten, L
BSc (Plant Pathology; BSc Hons; MSc PhD(Pret); - Professor
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3295
Fax number: 012 420 4588
E-mail address: lise.korsten@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Integrated disease management
Sustainable insect management
Biocontrol of plant diseases
Enteric viruses & Environmental research
The morphology and ultrastructure of the epidermis of leaves and fruit
Postharvest technology and food safety
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Govender V, Korsten L: 2006. Evaluation of different formulations of Bacillus licheniformis in mango pack house trails. Biological Control, 37, pp 237-242.
Demoz BT, Korsten L: 2006. Bacillus subtilis attachment, colonization, and survival on avocado flowers and its mode of action on stem-end rot pathogens. Biological Control, 37 (1) / Apr, pp 68-74.
Korsten L: 2006. Advances in control of postharvest disease in tropical fresh produce. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 1, pp 48-61.
du Plooy GW, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2006. Lenticel discolouration in mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit - a cytological study of mesophyll cells from affected tissue. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81 (5) / Sep, pp 869-873.
Sivakumar D, Korsten L: 2006. Evaluation of the integrated application of two types of modified atmosphere packaging and hot water treatments on quality retention in the litchi cultivar 'McLean's Red'. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81 (4), pp 639-644.
Meyer L, Sanders GM, Jacobs R, Korsten L: 2006. A one-day sensitive method to detect and distinguish between the Citrus Black Spot Pathogen Guignardia citricarpa and the EndophyteGuignardia mangiferae. Plant Disease, 90 (1), pp 97-101.
Sivakumar D, Korsten L: 2006. Influence of modified atmopshere packaging and postharvest treatments on quality retention of litchi cv. Mauritius. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 41, pp 135-142.
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