Dr Kevin Gould

:same:1:--> Kevin Gould Associate Professor Phone: 0-4-463 6649 Fax: 0-4-463 5331 Email: address Room 610, New Kirk Building, Kelburn Pde

Associate Professor

Research Projects

My research has focused on the structural and physiological mechanisms through which plants tolerate environmental stressors. Recent projects have included:

• roles of anthocyanin pigments in the photoprotection, UV-B screening, and thermotolerance of leaves in native New Zealand plants;
• foliar aposematism as an anti-herbivore defence;
• protective functions of betalains and anthocyanins in stems;
• free radicals and antioxidant defences in shoots and roots under stress;
• cellular basis for the modification of flower colour;
• nitric oxide as a mediator of plant stress responses;
• protective mechanisms in New Zealand liverworts;
• evaluation of antioxidants from native plant extracts and traditional Maori foods as nutritional supplements for humans.
  
  
  

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