Sappi Research Officer

Qualifications

• BSc Agriculture

Research
I work for Nursery Technologies, as part of the Propagation Team. We mainly deal with vegetative propagation, which refers to multiplying a plant from stem, shoots, roots, etc. This ensures that the genetic makeup of superior plants/trees are not lost. My job is to root the shoots of Eucalyptus and Pinus species. Some species are difficult to root, and I conduct various research trials aimed at improving rooting and growth of cuttings.

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