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Employment (7)

Cape Peninsula University of Technology - Bellville Campus: Bellville, Western Cape , ZA

2020-07-01 to present | Post-doctoral Fellow (Horticultuiral Sciences )
Employment
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Callistus Bvenura

Tshwane University of Technology: Pretoria, Gauteng Province , ZA

2017-03-01 to 2020-05-31 | Postdoctoral fellow (Crop Science/ Chemistry)
Employment
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Callistus Bvenura

University of Fort Hare: Alice, Eastern Cape Province, ZA

2014-06-01 to 2015-05-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Botany)
Employment
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Callistus Bvenura

University of Fort Hare: Alice, Eastern Cape Province , ZA

2013-12-01 to 2014-05-31 | Research Fellow (Botany)
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Callistus Bvenura

University of Fort Hare: Alice, Eastern Cape Province , ZA

2012-02-01 to 2013-10-31 | Tutor (Botany and Agronomy)
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Callistus Bvenura

Mlezu Agricultural College: Kwekwe, Midlands Province, ZW

2006-10-01 to 2007-12-31 | Senior lecturer (Agricultural Engineering )
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Callistus Bvenura

Plan International: Bulwayo, Matabeleland Province, ZW

2004-09-01 to 2005-07-31 | Intern (Drip Irrigation Project) (Projects)
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Callistus Bvenura

Education and qualifications (5)

University of Fort Hare: Alice, Eastern Cape Province , ZA

2011-02-31 to 2014-05-16 | PhD Ethnobotany (Botany)
Education
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Callistus Bvenura

University of Fort Hare: Alice, Eastern Cape Province , ZA

2009-02-01 to 2011-05-14 | MSc Ethnobotany (Botany)
Education
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Callistus Bvenura

Midlands State University: Gweru, Midlands, ZW

2002-08-01 to 2006-07-21 | BSc (Hons) Land and water resources management (Natural Resources Management asn Agriculture )
Education
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Callistus Bvenura

Inyathi High School: Bulawayo, Matabeleland South Province, ZW

2000-01-15 to 2001-11-31 | Advanced level (High School)
Education
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Callistus Bvenura

Inyathi High School: Bulawayo, Matabeleland South Province , ZW

1996-01-16 to 1999-11-31 | Ordinary level (High School)
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Callistus Bvenura

Professional activities (3)

South African Association of Botanists: Stellenbosch, ZA

2025-01-01 to present | Ordinary member - Membership number 25817
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Callistus Bvenura

Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development: Alice, Eastern Cape, ZA

2024-03-01 to present | Director of Events
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Callistus Bvenura

Cape Peninsula University of Technology: Cape Town, ZA

2024-12-10 | NRF Rating Award (Horticultural Sciences )
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Funding (8)

The in-vitro propagation and development of low-cost soil moisture sensors for growth and development of Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweif.) B.L. Burt, a critically endangered South African medicinal plant

2024-09 to 2028-08 | Grant
WRC (Pretoria, ZA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

C2024/2025-01612

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Callistus Bvenura

Polyphenolic bioavailability of a lactose and gluten free multigrain yoghurt for food and nutrition security and health

2024-09 to 2027-08 | Grant
SAMRC (Cape Town, ZA)
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Callistus Bvenura

Polyphenolic bioavailability of a lactose free yoghurt for food and nutrition security and health

2024-01 to 2027-12 | Grant
NRF (Pretoria, ZA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CSUR23031582598

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Callistus Bvenura

Development of Herbal Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19

2021-01 to 2024-12 | Grant
SAMRC (Cape Town, ZA)
Source: Self-asserted source
Callistus Bvenura

Influence of fertliser, post-harvest processing and storage on phytonutrients in wild vegetables

2018-06 to 2020-05 | Grant
National Research Foundation (Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA)
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Callistus Bvenura

Domestication and allelopathic potential of Solanum nigrum and Chenopodium album, wild vegetables of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

2016-01 to 2016-12 | Grant
Govan Mbeki Research and Development Center (East London, Eastern Cape, ZA)
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Callistus Bvenura

Domestication of wild vegetables

2014-06 to 2014-12 | Grant
Govan Mbeki Research and Development Center (University of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape Province, ZA)
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Callistus Bvenura

Domestication of Solanum nigrum, a wild vegetable growing in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

2014-01 to 2014-12 | Grant
Govan Mbeki Research and Development Center (East London, Eastern Cape, ZA)
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Callistus Bvenura

Works (39)

Food and nutrition security and health: the future of undervalued food plants

CRC Press
2025-01-15 | Book | Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing, Project administration
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Geographic based phenolic compound variations in South African Schinus molle L. peppercorns

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Exploring the Nutrient Profiles in Overlooked Food Plants for Enhanced Food Security and Nutrition

2024-11-19 | Book chapter
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Food Security and Nutrition

2024-11-19 | Book
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Optimizing Food and Nutrition Security

2024-11-19 | Book chapter
Contributors: Peter Avwerosuo Ohwofasa; Callistus Bvenura; Oluwaseyi Moyode Aboyade; David Roy Katerere
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The Future of Undervalued Indigenous Crops

2024-11-19 | Book chapter
Contributors: Learnmore Kambizi; Callistus Bvenura
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Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Chemistry, Nutrition and Post-harvest Technology

MDPI Applied Sciences
2023-11-22 | Journal issue or edition | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Can phylogenetics clear plant taxonomic confusion for conservation and sound bioprospecting?

Sustainable uses and prospects of medicinal plants
2023-05-05 | Book chapter
Contributors: Steven Mapfumo ; Charles P Laubscher ; Joice Ndlovu ; Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Ethnobotanical study of plants used for the management of diabetes mellitus in South Africa

Sustainable uses and prospects of medicinal plants
2023-05-05 | Book chapter
Contributors: Learnmore Kambizi; Callistus Bvenura
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Callistus Bvenura

Solanum nigrum seed viability and germination and soil modulation effect on seedling emergence

Sustainable uses and prospects of medicinal plants
2023-05-05 | Book chapter
Contributors: Adijat F Ogundola; Anthony J Afolayan ; Callistus Bvenura
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Callistus Bvenura

Sustainable Uses and Prospects of Medicinal Plants

CRC Press
2023-05-05 | Book
Contributors: Learnmore Kambizi; Callistus Bvenura
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Callistus Bvenura

Sustainable uses and prospects of medicinal plants: a brief overview

Sustainable uses and prospects of medicinal plants
2023-05-05 | Book chapter
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Effects of soil types on phytochemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Solanum nigrum

South African Journal of Botany
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0254-6299
Contributors: Adijat F. Ogundola; Callistus Bvenura; Adeola F. Ehigie; Anthony J. Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Composition of Phenolic Compounds in South African Schinus molle L. Berries

Foods
2022-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Effect of soil type on chemical composition and antioxidant properties of Solanum nigrum (L.) shoot oil extracts

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
2022-01-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1596-9827
Part of ISSN: 1596-5996
Contributors: Adijat F. Ogundola; Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J. Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Future grain crops.

Future Foods: Trends and Sustainability Challenges.
2022-01-14 | Book chapter
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Pigmented Potatoes: A Potential Panacea for Food and Nutrition Security and Health?

Foods
2022-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Hildegard Witbooi; Learnmore Kambizi
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The Potential Effect of Elevated Root Zone Temperature on the Concentration of Chlorogenic, Caffeic, and Ferulic acids and the Biological Activity of Some Pigmented Solanum tuberosum L. Cultivar Extracts

Applied Sciences
2021-07-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2076-3417
Contributors: Hildegard Witbooi; Callistus Bvenura; Anna-Mari Reid; Namrita Lall; Oluwafemi Oguntibeju; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

The role of root zone temperature on physiological and phytochemical compositions of some pigmented potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) cultivars

Cogent Food &amp; Agriculture
2021-01-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2331-1932
Contributors: Hildegard Witbooi; Callistus Bvenura; Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju; Learnmore Kambizi
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Callistus Bvenura

Soil Modulation Effect on Growth/yield of Solanum nigrum in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

American Journal of Plant Physiology
2019-12-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1557-4539
Contributors: Adijat Funke Ogundola; Callistus Bvenura; Anthony Jide Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Back to the future – the prospects of African indigenous crops as future foods

Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge for the Modern Era
2019-09-05 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781315270340
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Estonce T Gwata; Felix D Dakora
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Callistus Bvenura

Niselo sorghum drink

Radio 2000
2019-03-28 | Talk, interview, podcast or speech
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura
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Callistus Bvenura

Nutritional and Health Benefits of Temperate Fruits

Postharvest Biology and Technology of Temperate Fruits
2018-07-14 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9783319768427
Part of ISBN: 9783319768434
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Ngemakwe NP Hermaan; Lingyun Chen; Dharini Sivakumar
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Morphological assessment of the roots, stems and leaves of Solanum nigrum L. cultivated on different soil types

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1589-1623
Part of ISSN: 1785-0037
Contributors: Adijat F Ogundola ; Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Plating plant foods from the wild: Consumer perceptions, challenges and implications on household food and nutrition security

3rd International Conference on Global Food Security held in Cape Town, South Africa, 3-6 December, 2017.
2017-12-03 | Conference poster
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Dharini Sivakumar
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Callistus Bvenura

The role of wild fruits and vegetables in delivering a balanced and healthy diet

Food Research International
2017-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0963-9969
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Dharini Sivakumar
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Callistus Bvenura

Tackling food and nutrition insecurity using leafy wild vegetables: The nutritional compositions of some selected species

Science within food: Up-to-date advances on Research and educational ideas
2017-07-20 | Book chapter
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Ethnobotanical Survey of Wild Vegetables in Mbashe and Nkonkobe Municipalities, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Society for Medicinal Plants and Economic Development International Conference held in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 14 – 17 August 2016.
2016-08-14 | Conference abstract
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Callistus Bvenura

Proximate and Phytate Accumulation in Solanum nigrum L. Cultivated on Fertilizer-Amended Soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
2016-06-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0010-3624
Part of ISSN: 1532-2416
Contributors: Anthony J Afolayan; Callistus Bvenura
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Callistus Bvenura

The role of wild vegetables in household food security in South Africa

Autumn International Scientific Conference on Food Security and Safety held in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 16 – 18 May 2016.
2016-05-16 | Conference abstract
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Callistus Bvenura

Nutrient compositions of some leafy wild vegetables in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Joint Annual Conference of the 42nd South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) and the 12th Southern African Society for Systematic Biology (SASSB) held in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, 10 – 13 January 2016.
2016-01-10 | Conference abstract
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Callistus Bvenura

The role of wild vegetables in household food security in South Africa: A review

Food Research International
2015-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0963-9969
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J. Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

The effect of light, temperature and scarification on germination of Solanum nigrum seeds.

The combined 18th Annual Indigenous Plant Use Forum and 56th Annual Society for Economic Botany held in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa, 28 June - 2 July, 2015
2015-06-28 | Conference abstract
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Callistus Bvenura

Mineral uptake in Solanum nigrum L. cultivated on fertiliser amended soils of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J. Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Maturity effects on mineral concentration and uptake in Solanum nigrum L.

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil &amp; Plant Science
2014-11-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0906-4710
Part of ISSN: 1651-1913
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony Jide Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Mineral and proximate compositions of some leafy wild vegetables in Mbashe and Nkonkobe Municipalities, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The 17th Annual Indigenous Plant Use Forum held in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, 30 June - 3 July, 2014.
2014-06-30 | Conference abstract
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Callistus Bvenura

Ethnobotanical survey of wild vegetables in Mbashe and Nkonkobe municipalities, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Acta Botanica Gallica
2014-04-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1253-8078
Part of ISSN: 2166-3408
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J. Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Growth and physiological response to organic and/or inorganic fertilisers of wild Solanum nigrum L. cultivated under field conditions in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil &amp; Plant Science
2013-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0906-4710
Part of ISSN: 1651-1913
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony Jide Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura

Analysis of heavy metal contamination in home gardens in Alice, Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany
2010-04 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 0254-6299
Contributors: Callistus Bvenura; Anthony J Afolayan
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Callistus Bvenura
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Genetic resources and crop evolution. (1)
Review activity for Vegetos. (1)