Nathan Sangombe
Research Officer
Plant Protection Research Institute
Harare, Zimbabwe
I am jointly working as a lead researcher on biological control of Invasive alien plants and plant pathologist at the Institute.
My organisation
Plant Protection Research Institute
Plant Protection Research Institute
Research Institute
Harare, Zimbabwe
About me
I hold a Bsc Honours degree in Agricultural Sciences majoring in Crop Science (Bindura University of Science Education- BUSE) and an Msc in Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture (BUSE). I worked as a Plant health assistant at Plant Quarantine Services Insitute from 2009 to 2022. I have vast knowledge in plant pests and disease management, plant health inspections, good agricultural practices and general crop production aspects. I joined Plant Protection Research Institute in 2022 as a researcher for cereal diseases and other field crops. Have successfully carried out efficacy trials for biopesticides to facilitate their registration in Zimbabwe. In collaboration with Centre for Biological Control (Rhodes University, I have also successfully implemented a biological control program on Water hyacinth using Water hyacinth plant hopper (Megamelus scutellaris) and Salvinia molesta using Cyrtobagous salvinia in selected infested water bodies in Zimbabwe.