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🩷Dr Ida Wilson | Specialist Crop Systems Consultant | Author | Speaker🌾 I diagnose and treat complex crop problems

Profile Summary

Agricultural scientist specialising in Plant pathology. 20 years of research experience on fruit and row crops. Contributions to scientific knowledge and information dissemination Peer-reviewed scientific publications 19 International conference contributions 13 National conference contributions 26 Seminars and talks (invited, voluntary, or feedback to clients)100 Publications in technical or popular agricultural journals and magazines76 Number of full-day workshops presented, (content created from start), theme: plant diseases 2 Radio interviews 74 Television interviews 2 Unpublished industry research reports to confidential clients 68 Other - Chapters in technical guides to farmers and publications prepared for farmers’ days 44 Total number of scientific and technical outputs over career: 422 Postgraduate student supervision 2020 - 2025 Post-graduate supervision honours/final year BSc Agric -students who graduated 8 Post-graduate supervision, MSc student graduated 3

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Pathology
• ★ Agriculture
• ★ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ STEM
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Management
• ☆ Innovation Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Product Development Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Extraordinary Lecturer, Agronomy

Department of Agronomy, Stellenbosch University

June 2021 - Present

Crop Advisor | Author | Speaker | Academic supervisor

Ida Wilson Consulting (self-employed)

January 2018 - Present

Specialist crop protection

ExperiCo

May 2012 - Present

Researcher and Programme manager: Crop protection

Agricultural Research Council Small Grain Institute

May 2005 - May 2012

Education

PhD

Pretoria University

January 2000 - May 2006

Certifications

• Professional Natural Scientist 120093

  South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions

  https://www.sacnasp.org.za/

  January 2019 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ida Wilson, Bryce J. Foster, Karin Jacobs (2024). First report of Botrytis cinerea in South African blueberry orchards . Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection.

Effects of position of seed perforation by cowpea weevils, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), on viability and vigour of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) seed @article{Dlamini_2024, title={Effects of position of seed perforation by cowpea weevils, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), on viability and vigour of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) seed}, volume={107}, ISSN={0022-474X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2024.102347}, DOI={10.1016/j.jspr.2024.102347}, journal={Journal of Stored Products Research}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Dlamini, Welile Mlando and Wilson, Ida and Pieterse, Petrus Johannes and Swanepoel, Pieter Andreas}, year={2024}, month=jun, pages={102347} } . Journal of Stored Products Research.

Ida Wilson, Emily May Armstrong, Emily R. Larson, Helen Harper, Cerian R. Webb, Frank Dohleman, Yoseph Araya, Claire Meade, Xiangyan Feng, Benard Mukoye, et al. (2023). One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective . New Phytologist.

Ida Wilson (2020). The importance of plant health as a key to sustainable crop production in South Africa .

Ida Paul, A.S. van Jaarsveld, L. Korsten, V. Hattingh (2005). The potential global geographical distribution of Citrus Black Spot caused by Guignardia citricarpa (Kiely): likelihood of disease establishment in the European Union . Crop Protection.