Prof Michael van der Laan
Associate Professor
Agronomy and soil science
Office: Agricultural Sciences Building 4-11
Tel: +27 (0)12 420 3665
Email: michael.vanderlaan [AT] up.ac.za
Selected publications:
Van der Laan, M; Bristow, KL; Stirzaker, RJ and Annandale, JG (2017) Towards ecologically sustainable crop production: A South African perspective. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 236, 108-119.
Van der Laan, M; Stirzaker, RJ; Annandale, JG; Bristow, KL and du Preez, CC (2010) Monitoring and modelling draining and resident soil water nitrate concentrations to estimate leaching losses. Agricultural Water Management, 97, 1779-1786.
Van der Laan, M; Annandale, JG; Bristow, KL; Stirzaker, RJ; du Preez, CC and Thorburn, PJ (2014) Modelling nitrogen leaching: Are we getting the right answer for the right reason? Agricultural Water Management, 133, 74-80.
Van der Laan, M; Miles, N; Annandale, JG and du Preez, CC (2011) Identification of opportunities for improved nitrogen management in sugarcane cropping systems using the newly developed Canegro-N model. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 90, 391-404.
Van der Laan, M; van Antwerpen, R and Bristow KL (2012) River water quality in the northern sugarcane producing regions of South Africa and implications for irrigation: A scoping study. Water SA, 38, 87-96.
Swanepoel, CM; van der Laan, M; Weepener, HL; du Preez, CC; & Annandale, JG (2016). Review and meta-analysis of organic matter in cultivated soils in southern Africa. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems,104, 107-123.
Le Roux, B; van der Laan, M; Vahrmeijer, T; Bristow, KL and Annandale, JG (2017) Establishing and testing a catchment water footprint framework to inform sustainable irrigation water use for an aquifer under stress. Science of the Total Environment, 599,1119-1129.
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