Biography:
Sihle Ngxabi is a Doctoral candidate at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. Sihle currently holds a Masters (MSc) degree in Horticultural sciences, which he completed in 2021 at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Sihle is due to graduate with his Doctoral Degree in December 2025. He has published more than 8 scientific articles in internationally recognized journals. Sihle focuses on strengthening food security by introducing more wild edible vegetables into the market. His research also looks at the potential of halophytes and the effect of salinity stress on them.
Title : Salinity influenced phytochemical, proximate, anti-nutrient and mineral composition of Trachyandra ciliata kunth (wild cabbage): A neglected halophyte from the western cape, South Africa