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The kiwifruit (Actinidia sp.) vine root system: Responses to vine manipulations
No full textThe root system is a significant component of whole-plant biomass in kiwifruit vines and is likely to be a considerable carbohydrate sink. Seasonal trends in root growth were investigated to infer seasonal fluctuations in root carbohydrate demand. Root growth peaked in summer and autumn. Observations indicate that peak root demand for carbohydrates occurs when fruit demands are also high. This infers competition between fruit and root growth, disagreeing with observations in other species. Carbohydrate partitioning between fruit and roots was studied in small kiwifruit plants using the tracer 14C. Simultaneous tracer import was observed into fruit and roots. When half the root system was cut off, root system import was reduced. The fruit imported a larger proportion of the available tracer, whilst there was no change in import into the remaining root half. Simultaneous carbohydrate import into fruit and roots demonstrated competition between these sinks. However, increased carbohydrate import into fruit suggests that the fruit has higher priority. The findings of this research suggest that the root system is a more competitive sink in kiwifruit vines than in some other fruit crops.
Trunk girdling and root pruning are used to improve kiwifruit vine productivity. The effects of these practices on vine physiology, and root growth and function were investigated. Girdling reduced photosynthesis, with reductions attributed to stomatal limitation and feedback inhibition. Repeat annual girdling reduced root biomass by approximately 59%. Root growth rates were not affected, however, girdled vines produced less root tips. This suggests that new root production is more of a carbon expense than root extension. Root pruning reduced whole-vine hydraulic conductance. As treatment severity increased, reduced photosynthesis was evident, attributed to reduced sink demand. Roots in other species have demonstrated rapid changes in hydraulic conductance in response to environmental stresses. Hydraulic conductance in intact roots of kiwifruit vines did not respond when 80% of root biomass was removed. However, sap flow increased to a rate approximately 50% higher than pre-treatment. Kiwifruit roots exhibited hydraulic redundancy, which may be a stress tolerance mechanism
Kevin Brockmeier, Fiction Reading
No full textOctober 25, 2013, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State UniversityAward winning author Kevin Brockmeier, reads from his work.University Libraries, Department of English, Department of Women's Studies, Watermark Books & Cafe, Ulrich Museum of Ar
Dr. Kevin Pelletier – Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Kevin Pelletier, Associate Professor of English, discusses his new book, Apocalyptic Sentimentalism: Love and Fear in US Antebellum Literature, published recently by the University of Georgia Press. The book provides powerful insights into the relationship between nineteenth-century sentimentality, religious discourse, and antislavery reform
Kevin Fenton: A Reading
No full textThe John S. Lucas Great River Reading Series (GRRS) hosts Winona native and author Kevin Fenton. Fenton will read from his new novel Cyan Magenta Yellow Black published by Black Lawrence Press, 2025.
Kevin Fenton is the author of Merit Badges, which won the AWP Prize for the Novel and the Friends of the American Writers Award, and Leaving Rollingstone, which Patricia Hampl called “the most important memoir to come out of the Midwest (or anywhere) in years.” He works as an advertising writer and creative director; in that capacity, he’s published essays in the design quarterlies Émigré and Eye (London), the anthology Looking Closer 2: Critical Writing On Graphic Design, and the UX design blog Boxes and Arrows. He got a slightly better education than he deserved at Beloit College, the University of Minnesota Law School, and the University of Minnesota MFA program. He lives in St Paul with his wife Ellen and his greyhound Evie
'Web of Life' - Profile of Kevin Petrie in Printmaking Today Winter 2024
No full textKevin Petrie, Professor of Creative Practice at the University of Sunderland, uses print to explore the novels and philosophy of Iris Murdoch writes Dr Miles Leeson. This is a 1200 word profile of Kevin Petrie and his recent work for 'Printmaking Today' which is the journal of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. The piece gives an overview of Petrie's creative practice focusing on the novels and thinking of Dame Iris Murdoch (1919-1999). The piece discusses Petrie's evolving model of creative practice for this project: reading the novels, sketching to visualise elements, developing and combining images in the studio and then reengagement with Murdoch (through the community, literature and archive). Petrie's 'Other Journeys' and 'Web of Life' exhibitions are discussed.
The author, Dr Miles Leeson, is the Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at University of Chichester and Visiting Research Fellow at Kingston University. He is the lead editor of the Iris Murdoch Review, the Series Editor of ‘Iris Murdoch Today’ with Palgrave Macmillan, and has published widely on Murdoch’s work. He published Iris Murdoch: Philosophical Novelist (Continuum) in 2010, the edited collection Incest in Contemporary Literature (Manchester University Press, 2018), the festschrift Iris Murdoch: A Centenary Celebration (Sabrestorm Fiction, 2019), the edited collection Iris Murdoch and the Literary Imagination (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and is currently writing Iris Murdoch: Feminist.
Four prints by Kevin Petrie are reproduced with the text:
Untangle
2024
Etching from two plates with Chine Collé
Paper 38x29cm Image 14.8x12.5cm
Photo: Dave Williams
Friends
2023
Etching with Chine Collé
Paper 38x29cm Image 14.8x12.5cm
Photo: Dave Williams
Love
2023
Etching with Chine Collé
Paper 38x29cm Image 14.8x12.5cm
Photo: Dave Williams
What lies beneath
2024
Lithograph
38.5x28cm
Printed by Lee Turner at Hole Editions Newcastle
Photo: Dave William
Dr. Kevin Cherry – Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Kevin Cherry, Assistant Professor of Political Science,discusses his new book, Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics, published recently by Cambridge University Press. In this book, he compares the views of Plato and Aristotle about the practice, study and the purpose of politics
Dr. Kevin Cruz - Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Kevin Cruz, Assistant Professor of Management in the Robins School of Business, discusses his recent article, “Perceptions of psychological contract breach and perceptions of co-worker exclusion: The moderating effects of collectivism and individualism,” in Occupational Health Science. Dr. Cruz’s research interests focus on employee – employer relationships, employee – team relationships and employee – co-worker relationships
Major, Kevin
No full textThe fonds consists of records created and received by Kevin Major as a Canadian writer, editor and teacher between 1974 and 2014. Material includes correspondence with family, friends, writers, editors, agents and readers; contracts and royalty statements; material related to author readings and appearances at literary festivals; school visits and other author appearances; literary awards received by the author; literary awards juries the author participated in; as well as general media coverage about the author. The fonds contains materials related to each of the author’s published works, including administrative documents, research, manuscript drafts and media coverage. The fonds also includes documentation about the author’s personal life, including materials related to his education, his teaching career, travel, and family life.
The types of documents include letters and e-mails, transcripts, posters, contracts, reports, research notes, manuscripts, certificates, books, newspapers and journals, photographs, slides, interviews, and audio/visual materials in a variety of media: cassette tapes, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and VHS tapes
Barer, Julie & Wilson, Kevin : Publishing Panel; November 26th, 2018
No full textContents:
All tracks Panel [complete]
Track 01 Introduction
Track 02 Q&A
Digital Projects SAN: folder location for wav and mp3 files: /J:\Elliston Working\11-27-2018 (Julie Barer and Kevin Wilson
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