Deciduous fruit growers are set to benefit from a collaboration which has been initiated between Stellenbosch University insect biological control researcher Dr Antoinette Malan and a bioprocess engineering expert from the Indian subcontinent.
Malan specialises in the development of methods whereby biological organisms like nematodes can be used to control economically important fruit pests.
For the next three years Malan will team up with Dr Prasanna Belur from the Karnataka National Institute of Technology to build knowledge and develop expertise for the mass production of the insect-fighting nematodes.