Lise Korsten
Professor
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Prof Lise Korsten is a full professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of Pretoria (UP). Prof Lise Korsten has more than 20 years of experience working on fresh produce focusing on postharvest disease, food safety and disease diagnostics using molecular methods. She has published 73 peer-reviewed papers and 11 invited book chapters and has also compiled two series of books for the FAO covering horticultural supply chain management and food safety in selected fruit and vegetable chains.
Research Interest
Mushroom health and safety, Fresh Produce Food Safety, Biological control of citrus and tropical fruit diseases, Postharvest fruit pathology