Ted Botha
Professor Emeritus
Botany
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
Ted’s main interest is functional anatomy. He holds an NRF “B” rating. His research involves studies of plant structure and function, the effect of long-term elevated CO2 on uptake and loading of photoassimilates in leaves under controlled environment, cell to cell transport in plants using techniques involving light, electron, fluotescence and confocal microscopy – mostly involving molecular probes. His research interests also encompass studies of the long-term effects of aphid and other suctorial insects feeding on the transport systems in leaves at the cellular and molecular level
Research Interest
Functional anatomy
Publications
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de Wet LR and Botha CEJ (2007). Resistance or tolerance: An examination of aphid (Sitobion yakini) phloem feeding on Betta and Betta-Dn wheat (Triticum aestivum). South African Journal of Botany 71: 35-39.
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Botha CEJ, Aoki N, Scofield GN, Liu L, Furbank RT, and White RG (2008). A xylem retrieval pathway in rice leaf blades – evidence of a role for endocytosis? Journal of Experimental Botany.
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Cutler DF, Botha CEJ, and DW Stevenson (2008). Plant Anatomy: An Applied Approach 302pp, and includes 'The Virtual Plant’ CD-ROM. Blackwell’s Scientific Publisher Group UK.
