Dr Nokwanda P. Makunga - Integrated approaches for exploring medicinal plants in South Africa
The over-exploitation of plants as part of indigenous knowledge systems is often seen as a route that may possibly lead to extinctions. As an Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University, Nokwanda Makunga and her team aim to develop strategies using biotechnology that may preserve rare and endangered genotypes. As well as to try and understand how plants respond to their environment from a molecular biology perspective. Alongside this, Makunga also has an interest in people-plant interactions and so her research is also focused on the cultural significance of medicinal plants. Join Professor Makunga and KMIS to uncover these strategies.
Time: 18:00 GMT
