Biography:
Prof Ashwil Klein is an Associate Professor in Biotechnology at the University of the Western Cape, where the lead the Proteomics Unit and Plant Omics Laboratory. His academic journey includes earning a PhD in Biotechnology, completing a postdoctoral fellowship, and participating in the prestigious DHET Future Professors Programme, designed to develop senior academics. With over a decade of experience, Prof Klein is deeply involved in curriculum development, administration, and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while also contributing to departmental leadership as Deputy Chairperson. His research focuses on plant biotechnology, with an emphasis on sustainable agriculture, plant stress biology, and biocontrol systems. To date, they have supervised more than 70 postgraduate students, including 8 PhD candidates, and co-authored 78 peer-reviewed research outputs, which have garnered over 1800 citations with an H-index of 24.
Title : Integrated biocontrol of fusarium head blight pathogens using Trichoderma asperellum and potassium silicate