Academic resources

This is a selection of my academic publications, both from my postdoctoral investigation into intuitive farming, and from my PhD research.

Most are open access (accessible to the public). For those articles that are not open access, please contact me.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH

• von Diest, SG. 2021. Intuitive farming: Heart-based decisions for harmony in agricultural ecosystems. Ch. 21 in: Subtle Agroecologies: Farming With the Hidden Half of Nature. Wright, J (ed.). Taylor & Francis.

• von Diest, SG, Wright J, Samways, M, Kieft, H. 2020. A call to focus on farmer intuition for improved management decision making. Outlook on Agriculture 49(4): 278-285.

• von Diest, SG. 2019. Could biodynamics help bridge the gap in developing farmer intuition? Open Agriculture 4: 391-399.

• Wright J, Kieft H, von Diest, SG. 2017. Quantum-Based Agriculture: the Final Frontier? Innovative research for organic 3.0 - Volume 1: Proceedings of the scientific track at the Organic World Congress 2017, November 9-11 in Delhi, India. (NB: The article is on page 106 of the document)

PHD RESEARCH

• von Diest, SG, Meitz-Hopkins, JC, Rabie, A, MacHardy, WE, Lennox, CL. 2019. Temperature influence on pseudothecia development stages of Venturia inaequalis in the Western Cape of South Africa. Plant Disease 104 (1): 147-153.

• von Diest, SG, Meitz-Hopkins, JC, MacHardy, WE, Lennox, CL. 2016. The effect of leaf shredding on apple scab in South African orchards. Plant Disease 100 (10): 2094-2098.

• Meitz-Hopkins, JC, Bahramisharif, A, Koopman, T, Mafofo, J, von Diest, SG, Lennox, CL. 2015. Molecular variation in candidate fungicide resistance genes of Venturia inaequalis from a sanitation trial orchard. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 110: 113-115.

• von Diest, SG, Meitz, JC, MacHardy, WE, Lennox, CL. 2015. Overwintering of Venturia inaequalis conidiospores in South African apple orchards. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 110: 123-124.

• von Diest, SG, Meitz, JC, MacHardy, WE, Lennox, CL. 2015. Venturia inaequalis pseudothecia development in relatively warm and cold winter regions. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 110: 119-122.

• Meitz-Hopkins, JC, von Diest, SG, Koopman, TA, Bahramisharif, A, Lennox, CL. 2014. A method to monitor airborne Venturia inaequalis ascospores using volumetric spore traps and quantitative PCR. European Journal of Plant Pathology 140: 527–541.

• von Diest, SG. 2014. Responses of Venturia inaequalis to sanitation and regional climate differences in South Africa. PhD dissertation, Stellenbosch University.

• Meitz, JC, von Diest, SG, Koopman, T, Kidd, M, Rochefort, J, Schwabe, WFS, Lennox, CL. 2012. Fungicide sensitivity of South African apple scab populations. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 84: 193-199.

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