Prof Nomali Ngobese, South Africa — Potato Expert Panel
Associate Professor, School of Agriculture, North-West University, South Africa
Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News
About
Nomali Ngobese is an Associate Professor in the School of Agriculture at North-West University, South Africa, and currently serves as the Head of Sustainable Crop and Resource Management Department in the same university. She holds a PhD in Bioresources Systems from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has an interdisciplinary research background spanning crop production, plant physiology, post-harvest science, food security and sustainable agriculture.
Her research has a strong focus on potato production and food systems, including cultivar performance, nutrient management, climate-smart production, disease management, post-harvest quality, storage and value addition. Her work includes research on potato yield and tuber quality, water productivity, late blight, nutrient management and post-harvest technologies. She has also presented potato research at international platforms including the European Association for Potato Research and the African Potato Association.
Areas of expertise
Potato agronomy · crop physiology · seed-potato performance · postharvest management and sprout suppression · nutrient and water management · climate-smart production
Articles with Prof Ngobese
Interview: “Africa is a source of science and innovation, not only a market”
Source: biography supplied by Prof Ngobese.
