Biography:
Dr. Jeremiah Hlahla is a plant physiologist specializing in crop stress physiology. He obtained his PhD in Botany from the University of the Free State (UFS) in 2025 and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow under the SARChI Chair in Disease Resistance and Quality in Field Crops at UFS. His research focuses on the physiological and biochemical responses of legumes to drought stress to identify stress-tolerant genotypes for crop improvement. He has received several academic awards, including the E.M. van Zideren Bakker Award, the Plant Science Award, and the SAAB Best Physiology Poster Award. His research has been published in leading international journals.
Title : Morpho-physio-biochemical responses of uncharacterised vegetable-type soybean (glycine max l.) breeding lines under drought stress