Biography:
Zwivhuya Leonard Ndou is a Crop Protection Lecturer at the University of Zululand and a doctoral candidate specializing in groundnut-insect interactions. He graduated M.Sc. in Agricultural Crop Protection in 2015 from the University of Venda. With more than a decade of experience in private and government sectors, he engages with rural farming communities, utilizing indigenous knowledge systems for botanical pest management. He coordinates research projects on postharvest entomology, biological control, and insect ecology to advance sustainable crop protection through teaching, research, and community engagement.
Title : Volatile chemical profiles of groundnut varieties at different growth stages: Comparative volatile analysis of infested and non-infested plants by the groundnut leaf miner (Bilobata subsecivella, Zeller)