Miss Joanah Midzi
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD Student
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Joanah Midzi is currently a PhD student working on a project entitled 'Intervine signalling via plant volatiles'. The project hypothesises that stressed vines may emit volatiles that could induce defence responses in non-stressed receiver vines. The aim of the study is to investigate plant-plant volatile-mediated communication in grapevine under water stress conditions. The study will assess whether volatile cues from stressed source vines are able to prime defence responses in non-stressed receiver vines for a faster and /or effective responses for future stress challenges. The findings from this work may be used by viticulturists and winemakers to improve on vineyard cultivation and management by manipulating specific outcomes in their vineyards using various source vines or possibly other plants.
Joanah Midzi is currently a PhD student working on a project entitled 'Intervine signalling via plant volatiles'. The project hypothesises that stressed vines may emit volatiles that could induce defence responses in non-stressed receiver vines. The aim of the study is to investigate plant-plant volatile-mediated communication in grapevine under water stress conditions. The study will assess whether volatile cues from stressed source vines are able to prime defence responses in non-stressed receiver vines for a faster and /or effective responses for future stress challenges. The findings from this work may be used by viticulturists and winemakers to improve on vineyard cultivation and management by manipulating specific outcomes in their vineyards using various source vines or possibly other plants.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing PhD Student University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2011 - 2012 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands MSc. Plant Sciences 2005 - 2009 Midlands State University Zimbabwe BSc. Natural Resources Management (Agronomy) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Midzi, J., Jeffery, D. W., Baumann, U., Rogiers, S., Tyerman, S. D., & Pagay, V. (2022). Stress-Induced Volatile Emissions and Signalling in Inter-Plant Communication. Plants, 11(19), 1-30.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC22020 Nyoni, J., Madanzi, T., Midzi, J., Muziri, T., & Kapenzi, A. (2020). Response of Sweet Wormwood (<i>Artemisia annua</i> L.) to Different Rates of Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer in Semi-Arid Zimbabwe. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 11(04), 529-537.
2017 Chidzanga, C., Muzawazi, F., Midzi, J., & Hove, T. (2017). Production and use of haploids and doubled haploid in maize breeding: A review. African Journal of Plant Breeding, 4(4), 201-213. - Njekete, C., Midzi, J., Ncube, B., & Madanzi, T. (n.d.). Response of Alectra vogelii Benth to Different Crop Root Exudates. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 15(4), 1-12.
- Manenji, B., Mudyiwa, R., Midzi, J., & Tsodzo, A. (n.d.). Antifungal Effects of Botanical Leaf Extracts of Lantana camara, Moringa oleifera, and Tagetes minuta on Rhizopus stolonifer in vitro. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 11(2), 1-8.
ARC/Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production Scholarship (2019-2022)
VITICULT 2500WT Viticultural Science II (Demonstrator)
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