About
Professional SummaryHildegard Witbooi has a doctorate in horticulture and is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa. She supervises MSc and PhD Horticulture Candidates.
Education
Academic Background-
D.Tech Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Agronomy and Horticulture | Completed: 2021
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M.Sc. Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Horticulture | Completed: 2014
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B.Sc. Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Horticulture | Completed: 2011
Publications (6)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Regenerative Horticulture: A Climate Change Strategy for Sustainable Crop Nutrition in Africa
2026
Ethnomedicinal survey of coastal plants for economic development in the Eastern Cape province
2025
The Significance of Organic Horticulture in Mitigating Climate Change and Promoting the Production of Healthier Fruits and Vegetables
2024
Pigmented Potatoes: A Potential Panacea for Food and Nutrition Security and Health?
2022
The Potential Effect of Elevated Root Zone Temperature on the Concentration of Chlorogenic, Caffeic, and Ferulic acids and the Biological Activity of Some Pigmented Solanum tuberosum L. Cultivar Extracts
2021
In vitro micropropagation and the production of secondary metabolites in Agathosma betulina (Berg.): An important aromatic ethnomedicinal plant.
Hildegard Witbooi
2017