Mr Lungelo G Buthelezi

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Agriculture

Discipline: Plant Science

Highest Qualification

Masters in Botany (Plant Breeding and Genetics)

Contact details

Email: ButheleziLG@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6061

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Plant Physiology
Plant Phytochemistry
Plant Genomics
Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Diversity of fruiting crops in their morphology, nutrition and phytochemical composition, and their genetic make-up.

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

South African Association of Botanists (SAAB)

South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)

Teaching Interest Areas

Plant Sciences

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Buthelezi LG, Mavengahama S and Ntuli NR. 2019. Morphological variation and heritability studies of Lagenaria siceraria landraces from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Biodiversitas 20(3): 922 – 930

Buthelezi LG, Mavengahama S and Ntuli NR. 2020. Variability and heritability of nutritional composition among L. siceraria landraces from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research 17(1): 24 – 41.

Buthelezi LG, Mavengahama S, Sibiya J and Ntuli NR. 2023. Variation in shoot, peduncle and fruit growth of Lagenaria siceraria landraces. Plants 12 (532): 1 – 23.