Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Physical Sciences
Laboratory for Microscopy and Microanalysis
van der Merwe, CF
MSc(Pret) - Control Instructor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2075
Fax number: 012 362 5150
E-mail address: chris.vandermerwe@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The morphology and ultrastructure of the epidermis of leaves and fruit
Development of specimen preparation techniques for Electron Microscopy
Anatomy of the sheep heart
Three dimensional analysis in dentistry
Interaction between micro-organisms
Development of biofilms in various environments
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Pretorius E, Bornman MS, Marx J, Smit E, van der Merwe CF: 2006. Ultrastructural effects of low dosage endocrine disrupter chemicals on neural cells of the chicken embryo model. Hormone and Metabolic Research, 38 (10) / Oct, pp 639-649.
du Plooy GW, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2006. Lenticel discolouration in mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit - a cytological study of mesophyll cells from affected tissue. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81 (5) / Sep, pp 869-873.
Kritzinger Q, Aveling TAS, van der Merwe CF: 2006. Phytotoxic Effects of Fumonisin B1 on Cowpea Seed. Phytoparasitica, 34 (2) / Feb, pp 178-186.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
van der Watt N, Aveling TAS, van der Merwe CF: 2006. Surface topography of various legumes with different test a colours. In Proceedings of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, p. 41.
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