Latest bursaries awarded

OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE


Bursaries awarded 2025/2026

Project titles are shown in the language in which they were registered.
Continuations
NoStudent & QualificationsInstitutionIntended Research AreaDegree
Ms KJ Truter
Stellenbosch UniversityUtilisation of precision agriculture to improve agronomic management and increase profitability in South African field crop production systems.PhD
Mr A Shaikh
Stellenbosch UniversitySoybean quality and light interception response to row orientation in Maize-soybean intercropping systems in Southern Africa.M.c-Dissertation
Ms JC Berry
University of PretoriaDevelopment of a colorimetric stigma receptivity assay and the evaluation of stigma receptivity across Helianthus annuus L. breeding lines.M.Sc-Dissertation
Ms S Bornman
University of PretoriaInvestigating the mycovirome of South African Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates.M.Sc-Dissertation
Mr M Cloete
University of PretoriaInformation-driven decisions in soybean stem rot management.M.Sc-Dissertation
Ms NSS Shinga
University of PretoriaManipulating flowering time with plant growth regulators as a possible escape strategy from Sclerotinia head rot in sunflower.PhD
Ms NA Simelane
University of PretoriaEvaluating the resistance profile, distribution and diversity of herbicide resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) populations in South Africa.PhD
New bursaries awarded
NoStudent & QualificationsInstitutionIntended Research AreaDegree
Ms S Shuku
Stellenbosch UniversityImpact of elevated CO2 on canola: Phytotron trials and future production modeling.M.Sc-Dissertation
Mr RH Botha
Stellenbosch UniversityEffect of soybean oilcake meal origin on digestibility in broiler birds.M.Sc-Dissertation