Patricia Berjak
Patricia Berjak was a South African botanist known for her work on the biology of plant seeds, especially seed recalcitrance. She was professor for 48 years at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.
She earned a B.Sc. degree in biochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand, then went on to the University of Natal, earning a M.Sc. in mammalian physiology and biochemistry and PhD in seed biology. She was a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and a Fellow of the University of Natal, the Royal Society of South Africa and the Third World Academy of Sciences. She was awarded the Order of Mapungubwe in 2006.
