Dr Michael Clearwater
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BSc, MSc(Hons) Auckland, PhD Edinburgh
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater, Dr Michael | 4613 | mclearw | D.1.05A | Biological Sciences |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Plant vascular transport and carbon and water physiology. Vascular functioning and accumulation of water and carbohydrates in developing berry fruit, including kiwifruit, and the environmental physiology and ecology of native New Zealand plants.
Students Supervised
PhD
- Sedayu,Agung (in progress). How arborescent ferns survive in the world of arborescent trees.
- Black, Mary (submitted). Root Physiology of the Kiwifruit Vine.
- Mazzeo,MariaRosaria (University of Basilicata,2007). Xylem transport in the developing the kiwifruit berry.
- Nardozza, Simona (University of Bologna, 2007). Genotypic variation in kiwifruit berry development.
- Woodward,Tim (2006). Variation in Hayward kiwifruit quality.
MSc
- Walker, Carlie (in progress). Ecological and physiological aspects of Tainui.
- Morrison, Daniel (in progress). Phloem and xylem transport in the developing kiwifruit berry.
- Trivedi, Pathik (2010). Aspects of biology of the weed of arable crops broom corn millet (Panicum miliaceum L).
Recent Publications
- Black, M., Patterson, K., Gould, K., Clearwater, M. (2011) Physiological responses of kiwifruit vines (Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. chinensis) to trunk girdling and root pruning
Refereed Journal Articles - New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science - Woodward, T., Clearwater, M. (2011) Spatial variation in Hayward kiwifruit dry matter content within a growing region across seasons
Refereed Journal Articles - New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science - Clearwater, M., Luo, Z., Ong, S., Blattmann, P., Thorp, T. (2011) Vascular functioning and the water balance of ripening kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) berries
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Experimental Botany - Bryan, C., Clarkson, B., Clearwater, M. (2011) Biological flora of New Zealand 12: Griselinia lucida, puka, akapuka, akakōpuka, shining broadleaf
Refereed Journal Articles - New Zealand Journal of Botany
