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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Research Projects


Research Projects in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
 
Unlocking the Future

Stochastic models for mortality

Prof Maxim (MS) Finkelstein

Chromatin and Gene Regulation

Prof Hugh (H) Patterton

Specialised project

Prof Pieter (PWJ) Van Wyk


Conservation and management of ecosystems and biodiversity

Genetic Floriculture

Prof Johan (JJ) Spies


Economic growth and international competitiveness

Control of Beak and Feather Disease virus

Prof Robert (RR) Bragg

Live vaccine against infectious coryza

Prof Robert (RR) Bragg

Industrial Fungal Bioprocesses (NRF programme)

Prof James (JC) Du Preez

Lipid Biotechnology

Prof Lodewyk (JLF) Kock

The Nature and Mechanism of Oxygenases

Prof Martie (MS) Smit

Warning systems in food production

Prof Celia (CJ) Hugo

Surface characterisation

Prof Hendrik (HC) Swart

Industrial Reaction Mechanisms

Prof Andreas (A) Roodt

Oxidative Biotransformation of Alkylphenols

Prof Martie (MS) Smit

Mining fungal genome databases

Prof Martie (MS) Smit

A Directed Evolution System for Hydroxylases

Prof Martie (MS) Smit


Education and the Challenges for Change

General Microscopy

Prof Pieter (PWJ) Van Wyk


OTHER

Computational Chemistry and Catalysis

Prof Gideon (G) Steyl

Applied Process Chemistry

Prof Andreas (A) Roodt

Anti-fungal effect of unusual fatty acids

Dr Carolina (CH) Pohl-Albertyn

The utilization of microbial diversity

Prof Wijnand (WJ) Swart

Integrated management of sorghum diseases

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Resistance and tolerance to rust in Soybean lines

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Disease management of Hoodia gibsonii

Prof Wijnand (WJ) Swart

Human-computer Interaction

Prof Pieter (PJ) Blignaut

Data Warehousing in Health Care

Prof Theo (T) McDonald

Data warehousing in Telecoms

Prof Theo (T) McDonald

Precision Farming

Dr Wimpie (WT) Nell

Hazards in heterogeneous populations

Prof Maxim (MS) Finkelstein

Models of imperfect repair

Prof Maxim (MS) Finkelstein

Modeling of aging

Prof Maxim (MS) Finkelstein

Survival in dynamic environment

Prof Maxim (MS) Finkelstein

Conservation Genetics

Prof Paul (JP) Grobler

Polymer Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites

Prof Riaan (AS) Luyt

Integrated management of grain molds of Sorgum

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Hydro power generation

Prof Daniel (DJ) De Waal

Frontier analysis

Prof Daniel (DJ) De Waal

Effect of rainfall on power stations

Prof Daniel (DJ) De Waal

Disease evaluation for Sclerotinia stalk rot

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Agroecology & biotechnology of stem rot pathogens

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Germplasm enhancement for resistance to insects

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Country program enhancement

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Distribution and quantification of Fusarium sp.

Prof Neal (NW) McLaren

Fusarium head blight of wheat

Cereal rust pathogens

Prof Zakkie (ZA) Pretorius

Rust resistance in wheat cultivars

Prof Zakkie (ZA) Pretorius

Marker-assisted selection for rust resistance

Prof Zakkie (ZA) Pretorius

Gluten Proteins and their influence on breadmaking

Prof Maryke (MT) Labuschagne

Elicitors in plant defence responses

Dr Lintle (L) Mohase

Genetic and chemical studies on starch

Prof Maryke (MT) Labuschagne

The development of high oleic acid sunflower

Prof Maryke (MT) Labuschagne

Marker assisted breeding for FHB resistance

Prof Liezel (L) Herselman

Algal biotechnology, limnology, chl fluorescence

Prof Johan (JU) Grobbelaar

Late Quaternary Palynology and Environments

Prof Louis (L) Scott

Coprolite pollen taphnomy

Prof Louis (L) Scott

Digitizing pollen reference material

Prof Louis (L) Scott

Biochemical resistence responce in plants

Prof Amie (AJ) Van Der Westhuizen

Pollen morphology of Apocynaceae

Oxygen sensing mechanisms in plants

Dr Gerhard (GP) Potgieter

Plant growth manipulation

Dr Gerhard (GP) Potgieter

Taxonomic revision of the genus Licium in Africa

Dr Andor (AM) Venter

Taxonomic revision of the family Apocynaceae

Prof Johan (HJT) Venter

Taxonomic revision of the genus Cryptolepis

Me Lize (L) Joubert

Early response to pathogen infection in wheat

Dr Botma (B) Visser

Molecular analysis of gene expression in plants

Dr Botma (B) Visser

Classification of riparian vegetation

Prof Johann (PJ) Du Preez

Phytosociology and ecology: Pan & valley wetlands

Prof Johann (PJ) Du Preez

Phytosociology of the Green River catchment

Prof Johann (PJ) Du Preez

Refinement of the VEGMAP units in the FS

Prof Johann (PJ) Du Preez

Compilation of vegetation map: Rolfontein NR

Prof Johann (PJ) Du Preez

 

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