Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Plant Production and Soil Science
Rethman, NFG
MSc(Agric) PhD(Agric)(Natal) - Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3225
Fax number: 012 420 4120
E-mail address: norman.rethman@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Biochemical aspects of the quality and health properties of tea
Sustainable plant production
Soil water relations and plant water use
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Mphinyane WN, Rethman NFG: 2006. Livestock utilization of grass species at different distances from water on both traditional cattle post and ranch management systems. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 23 (2), pp 147-151.
Marais D, Rethman NFG, Annandale JG: 2006. Dry matter yield and water use efficiency of five perennial sub tropical grasses at four levels of water availability. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 23 (3), pp 165-169.
Bayu W, Rethman NFG, Hammes PS, Alemu G: 2006. Effects of farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizers on sorghum growth, yield, and nitrogen use in a semi-arid area of Ethiopia. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 29 (2), pp 391-407.
Hassen A, Gizachew L, Rethman NFG: 2006. Effect of Lablab purpureus and Vicia atropurpuria as an intercrop, or in a crop rotation, on grain and forage yields of maize in Ethiopia. Tropical Grasslands, 40, pp 111-118.
Hassen A, Rethman NFG, Apostolides Z: 2006. Morphological and agronomic characterization of Indigofera species using multivariate analysis. Tropical Grasslands, 40, pp 45-49.
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