Simeon Hengari, PhD
Tertiary Qualifications
Simeon has a BSc., BSc. Honours and MSc. degrees in Forest Management and a PhD in Horticultural Science from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Professional Work
Simeon has a wide range of experience in research, teaching and management within the broader context of environment management, plant physiology and horticulture.
A. Research:
1. Physiological and Biochemical response of plants (i.e fruits skin) to UV, visible light and temperature stress
-Position: PhD study, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2007-2012
Title: Genetic and environmental determinants of photoprotection and sunburn sensitivity in fruit from differentially sensitive apple and pear cultivars.
-Department of Horticulture, S. Hengari profile:
http://academic.sun.ac.za/horticulture/students.htm
2. Growth response of vegetation to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi and salt stress
-Position: Master of Science study, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2003-2006
1) Thesis http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/2365
2) Paper http://ajol.info/index.php/sfjfs/article/view/4344
B. Teaching:
1. Plant physiology
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Pomology (fruit physiology pre-and-postharvest), 3rd year students: Bachelor of Technology in Agriculture. Cape Institute for Agricultural Training: Elsenburg, South Africa. 02/2011 - 06/2011
2. Horticulture
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Horticulture, 2nd year students: Bachelor of Agriculture Management. Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. 02/2015 - 12/2015
3. Soil science
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Horticulture, 1st year students: Bachelor of Agriculture Management. Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. 02/2015 - present.
C. Management:
1. Country consultant for Namibia in Phase I of the Land Degradation Neutrality project of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. 02/2015 - 08/2015.
2. Country consultant for Namibia in the Land Degradation Neutrality project supported by the GIZ. 08/2015 - 03/2017.
3. Planning and implementation of community based natural resource management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
a) Community Forestry in Northeast Namibia, German Development Service (DED), http://www.cfnen.org.na/downloads/CFNEN-News-3.pdf
http://www.cfnen.org.na/
b) Namibian-Finland Forestry Program
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_5.htm
4. General office and Human resource management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
5. Wild fire management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
-Development of National Forest fire management guidelines
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_8a.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_3.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_2.htm
Selected Publications
Hengari S.N, Valentine A.J, and Theron J.M, 2004. The effect of colonization extent of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of pot grown Pterocarpus angolensis seedlings. South African Journal of Forestry 202:13-20. Link: http://ajol.info/index.php/sfjfs/article/view/4344
S. Hengari. 2004. The growth response of Eucalyptus grandis x e. camaldulensis to salt stress, ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae double colonization. Unpublished MSc thesis. http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/2365
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2014. The effect of high UV-B dosage on apple fruit photosystems at different fruit maturity stages. Scientia Horticulturae 170: 103-114
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2014. Response of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit peel photosystems to heat stress coupled with moderate photosynthetic active radiation at different fruit developmental stages. Scientia Horticulturae 178: 154-162
A. Benkenstein, S. Hengari, W. Mbongo. 2014. Community Forests in Namibia: Ensuring Sustainable Local-level Forest Management. SAIIA Policy Briefing No. 119. December 2014.
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2015. Differential dependence of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars on the xanthophyll cycle for photoprotection. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. Published online, DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2015.1056849
Areas of Interest
Simeon is interested in doing research from any topic, as long as it is interesting and it will add on to our body of knowledge. Specific areas that Simeon has worked on:
-Plant physiology
-Forestry
-Agriculture
-Human resource management
-Wild fire management
-Community based natural resource management
Contacts
Contact Simeon at:
[email protected]
[email protected]
or simply drop Simeon a note "here"
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Simeon has a BSc., BSc. Honours and MSc. degrees in Forest Management and a PhD in Horticultural Science from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Professional Work
Simeon has a wide range of experience in research, teaching and management within the broader context of environment management, plant physiology and horticulture.
A. Research:
1. Physiological and Biochemical response of plants (i.e fruits skin) to UV, visible light and temperature stress
-Position: PhD study, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2007-2012
Title: Genetic and environmental determinants of photoprotection and sunburn sensitivity in fruit from differentially sensitive apple and pear cultivars.
-Department of Horticulture, S. Hengari profile:
http://academic.sun.ac.za/horticulture/students.htm
2. Growth response of vegetation to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi and salt stress
-Position: Master of Science study, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2003-2006
1) Thesis http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/2365
2) Paper http://ajol.info/index.php/sfjfs/article/view/4344
B. Teaching:
1. Plant physiology
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Pomology (fruit physiology pre-and-postharvest), 3rd year students: Bachelor of Technology in Agriculture. Cape Institute for Agricultural Training: Elsenburg, South Africa. 02/2011 - 06/2011
2. Horticulture
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Horticulture, 2nd year students: Bachelor of Agriculture Management. Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. 02/2015 - 12/2015
3. Soil science
-Position: Consulting lecturer - Horticulture, 1st year students: Bachelor of Agriculture Management. Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. 02/2015 - present.
C. Management:
1. Country consultant for Namibia in Phase I of the Land Degradation Neutrality project of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. 02/2015 - 08/2015.
2. Country consultant for Namibia in the Land Degradation Neutrality project supported by the GIZ. 08/2015 - 03/2017.
3. Planning and implementation of community based natural resource management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
a) Community Forestry in Northeast Namibia, German Development Service (DED), http://www.cfnen.org.na/downloads/CFNEN-News-3.pdf
http://www.cfnen.org.na/
b) Namibian-Finland Forestry Program
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_5.htm
4. General office and Human resource management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
5. Wild fire management
-Position: Regional Chief Forester for the North eastern regions of Namibia. 2000-2006
-Development of National Forest fire management guidelines
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_8a.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_3.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/na/na_2.htm
Selected Publications
Hengari S.N, Valentine A.J, and Theron J.M, 2004. The effect of colonization extent of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of pot grown Pterocarpus angolensis seedlings. South African Journal of Forestry 202:13-20. Link: http://ajol.info/index.php/sfjfs/article/view/4344
S. Hengari. 2004. The growth response of Eucalyptus grandis x e. camaldulensis to salt stress, ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae double colonization. Unpublished MSc thesis. http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/2365
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2014. The effect of high UV-B dosage on apple fruit photosystems at different fruit maturity stages. Scientia Horticulturae 170: 103-114
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2014. Response of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) fruit peel photosystems to heat stress coupled with moderate photosynthetic active radiation at different fruit developmental stages. Scientia Horticulturae 178: 154-162
A. Benkenstein, S. Hengari, W. Mbongo. 2014. Community Forests in Namibia: Ensuring Sustainable Local-level Forest Management. SAIIA Policy Briefing No. 119. December 2014.
S. Hengari, K.I. Theron, S.J.E. Midgley, W.J. Steyn. 2015. Differential dependence of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars on the xanthophyll cycle for photoprotection. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. Published online, DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2015.1056849
Areas of Interest
Simeon is interested in doing research from any topic, as long as it is interesting and it will add on to our body of knowledge. Specific areas that Simeon has worked on:
-Plant physiology
-Forestry
-Agriculture
-Human resource management
-Wild fire management
-Community based natural resource management
Contacts
Contact Simeon at:
[email protected]
[email protected]
or simply drop Simeon a note "here"
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