Education
Hilary Shoniwa
Academic Qualifications
Post Graduate:
1. MSc (Applied Plant Science) 1989-1990
University of London – Wye College, Department of Biological Sciences, Wye, Kent, United Kingdom
Course Details
World Crops –This was a detailed study of the world’s major crops- their evolution and current status in the world. Some of the crops studies were: Wheat, Sorghum, Maize, Rice, and Cotton
Plant Breeding – This backed the studies on World Crops and involved the improvement of crops through the study of programmes aimed at primarily at increased yield, with disease resistance, pest resistance and stress tolerance contributing to yield.
Plant Physiology –a study of the physiological functions characteristic of plants
Plant Virology –an in depth study of the viruses and their adverse effect on plants of economic importance
Plant Microbe Interaction- a study of the damage caused to plants of agricultural importance through plant microbe interactions.
Statistics (Quantitative Biology) - Statistics are critical in making almost all biological studies meaningful.
MSc (Research Project)
Using the Plant Biotechnology technique of Plant Tissue culture as a plant propagating tool I worked on Marigold (Tagetes sp.).The major part of the work involved using herbicides to control vegetative growth and flowering. The main aim of the project was to reduce the period of vegetative growth to the minimum that is necessary for flowering to begin thereby bringing about an early on set of flowering.
In addition to this the efficacy of herbicides in the control of Fusarium spp. were also studied a fungus prevalent on Tagetes spp. in Mexico.
The project was successful in establishing the reduction of the vegetative growth period. More time was needed however for the control of the fungus.
This work was part of a Mexican project on Marigold (Tagetes spp), which is widely used in the food industry as a colorant.
2. Post Graduate Diploma (Library and Information Science) 1993-1995
University of Botswana, Department of Library and Information
Gaborone Botswana
Course Details:
• Information Resources –an appreciation of all the information resources available
• Information Organisation and Retrieval –the importance of organising and being able to retrieve information
• Management of Human Resources
• Information and the user-ensuring that the user information needs are satisfied
• Marketing of Information Knowledge and the Information Environment -an in depth study of the marketing principles and practices to enable the marketing of information knowledge and the information environment
• Research Project-a study of the user and information retrieval experiences/problems
UNDER GRADUATE:
1. BSc (Biology and Chemistry) 1972-1976
University of Zambia, Department of Biology P.O .Box 2379 Lusaka Zambia
This was a regular fulltime study programme over a period of four years:
Course Details
Year One: Biology I, Chemistry I, Introductory Mathematics and African Studies
Year Two: Environment and Man, General Biology Two, Biological Physics, General
Zoology
Year Three: Organic and Analytical Chemistry, General Botany, Physiology, Basic
Human Processes
Year Four: Basic Biochemistry, Chemical Bonding and Inorganic Chemistry, Ecology
I, Ecology II, Basic Entomology and Selected Topics in Microbiology,
Plant Pathology and Parasitology,
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
GCE O level 1968-1971
Dominican Convent High School Lusaka Zambia
Post Graduate:
1. MSc (Applied Plant Science) 1989-1990
University of London – Wye College, Department of Biological Sciences, Wye, Kent, United Kingdom
Course Details
World Crops –This was a detailed study of the world’s major crops- their evolution and current status in the world. Some of the crops studies were: Wheat, Sorghum, Maize, Rice, and Cotton
Plant Breeding – This backed the studies on World Crops and involved the improvement of crops through the study of programmes aimed at primarily at increased yield, with disease resistance, pest resistance and stress tolerance contributing to yield.
Plant Physiology –a study of the physiological functions characteristic of plants
Plant Virology –an in depth study of the viruses and their adverse effect on plants of economic importance
Plant Microbe Interaction- a study of the damage caused to plants of agricultural importance through plant microbe interactions.
Statistics (Quantitative Biology) - Statistics are critical in making almost all biological studies meaningful.
MSc (Research Project)
Using the Plant Biotechnology technique of Plant Tissue culture as a plant propagating tool I worked on Marigold (Tagetes sp.).The major part of the work involved using herbicides to control vegetative growth and flowering. The main aim of the project was to reduce the period of vegetative growth to the minimum that is necessary for flowering to begin thereby bringing about an early on set of flowering.
In addition to this the efficacy of herbicides in the control of Fusarium spp. were also studied a fungus prevalent on Tagetes spp. in Mexico.
The project was successful in establishing the reduction of the vegetative growth period. More time was needed however for the control of the fungus.
This work was part of a Mexican project on Marigold (Tagetes spp), which is widely used in the food industry as a colorant.
2. Post Graduate Diploma (Library and Information Science) 1993-1995
University of Botswana, Department of Library and Information
Gaborone Botswana
Course Details:
• Information Resources –an appreciation of all the information resources available
• Information Organisation and Retrieval –the importance of organising and being able to retrieve information
• Management of Human Resources
• Information and the user-ensuring that the user information needs are satisfied
• Marketing of Information Knowledge and the Information Environment -an in depth study of the marketing principles and practices to enable the marketing of information knowledge and the information environment
• Research Project-a study of the user and information retrieval experiences/problems
UNDER GRADUATE:
1. BSc (Biology and Chemistry) 1972-1976
University of Zambia, Department of Biology P.O .Box 2379 Lusaka Zambia
This was a regular fulltime study programme over a period of four years:
Course Details
Year One: Biology I, Chemistry I, Introductory Mathematics and African Studies
Year Two: Environment and Man, General Biology Two, Biological Physics, General
Zoology
Year Three: Organic and Analytical Chemistry, General Botany, Physiology, Basic
Human Processes
Year Four: Basic Biochemistry, Chemical Bonding and Inorganic Chemistry, Ecology
I, Ecology II, Basic Entomology and Selected Topics in Microbiology,
Plant Pathology and Parasitology,
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
GCE O level 1968-1971
Dominican Convent High School Lusaka Zambia