| 09:00-09:40 |
IPUF AGM |
Ben-Erik van Wyk |
IPUF AGM |
Karridene Room |
| 09:40-09:55 |
Influence of irrigation regime and selected plant nutrients on the growth responses and tea quality of Cyclopia longifolia |
Siphamandla Cebani |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 09:55-10:10 |
Environmental influence on the metabolomic profile of Agathosma betulina (P.J. Bergius) Pillans |
Nompumelelo Mnisi |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 10:10-10:25 |
Assessing the indigenous tree-based provisioning ecosystem services in various vegetation types: insights from five communities in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa |
Ratsodo Phillip Tshidzumba |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 10:25-10:40 |
Optimizing irrigation and harvesting age for enhanced growth, yield and soil health in the leaves of Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H. Buek |
Luvolwethu Dukashe |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 10:40-10:55 |
Exploring the relationship between fatty acid composition and oxidative indices in South African indigenous fruit seed oils |
Wilma Augustyn |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 10:55-11:10 |
Environmental education through Indigenous Gardens |
Bridget Ringdahla |
Session 9 – Conservation and Cultivation 3 |
Karridene Room |
| 11:10-11:20 |
Session Questions |
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| 11:20-11:50 |
Tea & Coffee Break |
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| 11:50-12:05 |
The chemical diversity in the tribe Teediaea (Scrophulariaceae) |
Siyonela Quvile |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 6 |
Karridene Room |
| 12:05-12:20 |
When plants fight back: antifungal metabolites from south african Pelargonium species |
Akshay Raghoonanadan |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 6 |
Karridene Room |
| 12:20-12:35 |
Laboratory-based Therapeutic-Potency Measuring of Medicago sativa L. |
Thapelo Makhele |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 6 |
Karridene Room |
| 12:35-12:50 |
Evaluation of phytochemicals, antioxidant, antimycobacterial and anti-virulence activity of selected medicinal plants used for treatment of tuberculosis and related symptoms |
Matsilane Mashilo |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 6 |
Karridene Room |
| 12:50-13:05 |
Phytochemical Profiling, Antioxidant Activity, and Mitochondrial-Dependent Apoptosis Induced by Ricinus communis Extracts in Human Promyelocytic Leukaemia (HL-60) Cells |
Tokologo Ramothloa |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 6 |
Karridene Room |
| 13:05-13:20 |
The immunomodulatory and pro-resolving effects of two indigenous South African medicinal plants |
Gugulethu Khumalo |
Session 10 – Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry 7 |
Karridene Room |
| 13:20-13:35 |
Session Questions |
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| 13:35-14:30 |
Lunch |
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| 14:30-14:45 |
Evaluating dosing guidelines for Ginkgo biloba: an evidence-based approach to standardisation |
Reenen Herbst |
Session 11 – Conservation and Cultivation 4 |
Karridene Room |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Improving the propagation techniques of Hypoxis hemerocallidea for the commercialization of herbal remedies |
Joseph Malele |
Session 11 – Conservation and Cultivation 4 |
Karridene Room |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Antioxidant compounds derived from African medicinal plants: the interplay of sustainability, maceration efficacy, and societal impact |
Khayelihle Ncama |
Session 11 – Conservation and Cultivation 4 |
Karridene Room |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Propagation of Abrus precatorius: a local farmer’s innovation |
Madimetja Magoro |
Session 11 – Conservation and Cultivation 4 |
Karridene Room |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Perceived abundance and cultural-economic use-value of tree species in the Mopane Woodlands, Mopani District, South Africa |
Lucky Makhube |
Session 11 – Conservation and Cultivation 4 |
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Forming, optical activity, and spectrophotometric techniques |
Majorobela Motaung |
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| 16:00-16:10 |
Session Questions |
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| 16:10-16:40 |
Tea & Coffee Break |
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| 16:40-16:55 |
A quantitative survey of the diversity of food plants used by the Vhavenḓa |
Khathutshelo Magwede |
Session 12 – Ethnobotany and Indigenous Knowledge 2 |
Karridene Room |
| 16:55-17:10 |
Regional diversity in medicinal plant use in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa |
Marlette Compion-Venter |
Session 12 – Ethnobotany and Indigenous Knowledge 2 |
Karridene Room |
| 17:10-17:25 |
A review of useful plants of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa |
Lloyd Mhlongo |
Session 12 – Ethnobotany and Indigenous Knowledge 2 |
Karridene Room |
| 17:25-17:35 |
Session Questions |
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| 17:35 |
End of Day 4 |
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Gala Dinner & Awards |
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