# 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

Prof Godfrey Zharare

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Agriculture

Discipline: Plant Science

Contact details

Email: ZharareG@unizulu.ac.za 

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Impactful Research Publications

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

Akweni Arindo Lukawu, Sibanda Sifiso, Zharare Godfrey Elijah, Zimudzi Clemence (2022). Deriving Biomass Allocation and Carbon Stocks in Fruit Components of Strychnos Madagascariensis (Poir.) And Strychnos Spinosa (Lam.) In South Africa. International Journal of Fruit Science.

Mbhele Zoliswa, Zharare Godfrey E., Zimudz Clemence and Ntuli Nontuthuko R. (2022), Morphological Variation of Strychnos spinosa Lam. Morphotypes: A Case Study at Bonamanzi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Diversity 2022, 14, 1094. .

Mbhele Zoliswa, Zharare Godfrey Elijah, Zimudzi,Clement and Ntuli Nontuthuko Rosemary, (2022), Indigenous Knowledge on the Uses and Morphological Variation among Strychnos spinosa Lam. at Oyemeni Area, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Sustainability, 14, issue 11, p. 1-20, https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:11:p:6623-:d:826581

Oboh M , Zharare G, Osunsanmi F, Mosa R and A Opoku (2023) Nutritional composition and cytotoxicity studies of black Monkey (Strychnos madagascariensis) ripe fruit. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 23(2): 22585-22601 https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.117.22585

Oboh MO, Osunsanmi FO, Zharare GE, Mosa RA, Ojo MC, Opoku AR (2020). In vitro Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Potential of Crude Extracts from the Seed Coat and Fruit Pulp. Phcogj.com of Strychnos madagascariensis. Pharmacogn Journal. 12(6) Suppl:1504-11.

Zharare G.E., Akweni AL., Mostert M., Andrew Rowland Opoku A.R. (2022),The potential of Strychnos madagascariensis (Poir.) as a source of vegetable oil, Food Bioscience, 48, 101719, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101719.