PhD

PhD

• Barnabas Haruna Daru (2015). An evaluation of the phylogenetic diversity of trees of southern Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Jonathan Davies (UBC, Canada)
• Bezeng Simeon Bezeng (2015). Predicting species invasion: global change and the non-native trees of southern Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Jonathan Davies (UBC, Canada)
• Anifat Bello (2017). A systematic study of Pteronia (Asteraceae). – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisors: Stephen Boatwright (UWC), John Manning (SANBI), Anthony Magee (SANBI)
• Lerato Hoveka (2020). Delimiting priority areas for the conservation of endemic and threatened plant species in South Africa using niche-based and climate integrated gap analyses. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Jonathan Davies (UBC, Canada)
• Janice Williamson (2021). Molecular phylogeny and DNA barcoding of the African endemic cycad genus Encephalartos Lehm. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank
• Estherna Pretorius (2021). Authentication of selected herbal medicines using DNA barcoding and chemical profiling. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Alvaro Viljoen (TUT)
• Dorcas Oluwayemisi Olaniyan (2022). Systematics of the subfamily Thymelaeoideae (Thymelaeaceae) in southern Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisors: Stephen Boatwright (UWC), John Manning (SANBI), Anthony Magee (SANBI)
• Dr. Rene Clarisse Tong (2021) Title: A comparison of the yield and postharvest quality of sweet peppers grown with bokashi compost and conventional hydroponics. – Supervisor. Prof. CS Whitehead Co-supervisor: Prof. OA Fawole
• Dr. Pesanai Zanamwe (2021) Title: Use of ethylene as an alternative gibberellic acid in barley malting.- Supervisor. Prof. CS Whitehead Co-supervisor: Prof E. Venter