Podsquad

Over 33 years experience in plant breeding
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Our Expertise

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Cultivar Development
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Intellectual Property Protection
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Entomology
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Cultivar Development
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Intellectual Property Protection
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Entomology
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Plant Pathology
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Herbicide & Fungicide Work
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Plant Pathology
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Herbicide & Fungicide Work

Plant Tissue Culture and Disease Inoculum Production Services

The start-up lab in Greytown offers laboratory services that cater to commercial demands. We specialize in plant tissue culture and disease inoculum production/general microbiology services.

The lab is licensed to produce NovaCane® sugarcane seedlings and has the ability to expand into other crops for in vitro plant tissue culture projects, as well as plant breeding-related projects.

Podsquad in Numbers

Staff
Masters degrees
PhDs

Dedicated to Providing Quality Lab Services

Diplodia and other disease inoculum production
Sugarcane meristem culture: Licensed to multiply all SASRI sugarcane varieties
Ginger meristem culture: under a closed contract
Rhizobia strain -Host compatibility testing
Phaseolus meristem culture
Phaseolus rapid generation cycling

Our Team

Antony Jarvie

Research DirectorAntony Jarvie

(PhD Plant Breeding, UKZN)
Penelope Jarvie

Logistics LeadPenelope Jarvie

(MSc Dietetics, UKZN)
Rachel Brill

Laboratory ManagerRachel Brill

(MSc Microbiology, RU)
Catherine Wilkinson

Tissue Culture Lead ScientistCatherine Wilkinson

(PhD Botany, SU)
Yola Jiba

Senior Tissue AssistantYola Jiba

(BSc Botany and Plant Breeding, UFS)
Wonder Nyoka

Field Research AssistantWonder Nyoka

Hlengiwe Nyoka

Laboratory AssistantHlengiwe Nyoka