USPP - S McFarlane

Sharon McFarlane
Position	Part-time PhD(Agric) student / Researcher (SASRI, KwaZulu-Natal)
Telephone	+27 (0)31 5087523 (SASRI, KwaZulu-Natal))
E-mail	sharon.mcfarlane@sugar.org.za
Educational training	BSc Microbiology & Plant Pathology & Botany - University of Natal (PMB), 1987 BScHons Microbiology & Plant Pathology - University of Natal (PMB), 1988 MSc Biology - University of Natal (Durban), 2003
Research interest	Extension pathology (sugarcane), disease-pest-environment interactions
Project title	Development of a management strategy for Eldana saccharina Walker in sugarcane using Fusarium endophytes (Promoter: Prof A Viljoen & Dr S Rutherford).
Publication list 1. McFarlane, S.A., Govender, P. & Rutherford, R.S. 2009. Interactions between Fusarium species from sugarcane and the stalk borer, Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Annals of Applied Biology 155: 349-359.