Land plants have evolved various mechanisms to cope with a life fixed in one place. One key adaptation is the production of specialised metabolites called ‘flavonoids’, which are critical to protect plants from UV-B radiation and provide the red pigments of fruit and flowers. Verified email at plantandfood.co.nz. Dr Kevin Davies received his PhD in plant molecular biology in 1989 at the University of Nottingham. William A. Clayton. New Phytologist, 189: 602-615. Sort. View Kevin Davies’ profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Dr Davies will bring together an international multi-disciplinary team to establish the physiological, metabolic and genetic status of the flavonoid pathway in hornworts. View the profiles of professionals named "Kevin Davies" on LinkedIn. Share your condolences, send flowers, find funeral home information. A spectacular example is red leaf colours of deciduous trees during the cold nights and bright sunny days of autumn. Plant & Food Research. Kevin John Davies pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court to $14,000 in penalties, including a fine of $9000 and $5000 reparation he must pay to affected neighbours. Reviewed by Yuepeng Han. He was appointed in 2008 following roles including South Island Manager and Contracts Manager since 2000. Air Marshal Kevin Short is a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer, serving as Chief of Defence Force since 1 July 2018.. Short joined the Air Force in 1976. His core interest is the function and genetic regulation of plant specialised metabolism, an area for which he is an internationally recognised expert. Read the list of winners of scholarships for study in 2018. DAVIES, Kevin Arthur. Remarkably, hornworts have been found to not produce any flavonoid pigments. 3 Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand. Kevin Davies is General Manager of Doug Hood Mining Ltd. "Burning waste to cut costs means the environment and human health ultimately pays the price and this prosecution demonstrates that isn't acceptable," he said. Photo: Provided, General enquiries: +64 4 472 7421 | enquiries@royalsociety.org.nz | PO Box 598, Wellington 6140. • There have been 573 open burning complaints across the Bay of Plenty over the past 12 months to date. Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Timothy Baker, 4SS Senior (pic – Kevin Davies) He enjoys working in areas where different disciplines interact. A Tauranga man has been prosecuted for burning demolition waste material, some that contained asbestos, at a residential subdivision site in Rotorua in June 2018. The molecular basis for venation patterning of pigmentation and its effect on pollinator attraction in flowers of Antirrhinum. Dr Davies’ project will add to our knowledge on the biology and ecology of hornworts and their vulnerability to environmental change. 2The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North, New Zealand. These red pigments are therefore considered to be a universal feature of land plants, inherited from an early common ancestor. A special poem by Labour's deputy leader Kelvin Davis, following in the tradition of political verse started by David Cunliffe. Notice of Appointment of Liquidator and Notice to Creditors to Prove Debts or Claims. 4 New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand; kevin.davies@plantandfood.co.nz Oyvind.Andersen@uib.no. Photo / Supplied. In his sentencing decision, Judge J A Smith said he was "baffled" as to why Davies, a former senior firefighter, decided to burn the demolition materials rather than taking it to a landfill and noted that doing so had not saved costs. Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts. The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, New Zealand. Phone 09 4028922 Mobile 0274949062 During his James Cook Research Fellowship, Dr Davies’ goal is to understand the origin and current diversity of the flavonoid stress-tolerance system of land plants. Labour's deputy leader Kelvin Davis - also known as Kevin Davies - thrilled his party's conference with this speech on the coalition ending nine years of blue darkness and preparing for the return of an election year taniwha. Kevin has 5 jobs listed on their profile. Add Message. Kevin Davies. View more on how to contact us or use this form to send us an email. The production of flavonoids is thought to have arisen when plants first adapted to life on land about 500 million years ago. Title. Despite the small number of species, hornworts are a key plant group due to their placement in the evolutionary tree and their unique biology. On average, a person inhales about 14,000 litres of air every day and when the air people breathed was contaminated, it affected their health. Dr Kevin Davies – Plant & Food Research, New Zealand Associate Editors Associate Professor Mike Clearwater – University of Waikato, New Zealand Dr Tony Conner – Lincoln Genetics, New Zealand Dr Karine David – University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor Andrew East – Massey University, New Zealand Dr Davies, with three of his Plant and Food Research colleagues who are studying how liverworts cope with extreme growing environments (from left, David Brummell, Kevin Davies, Yanfei Zhou and Rubina Jibran). The fires were lit to dispose waste material from two demolished houses at the site and contained plastics, carpet, insulation and some asbestos. Dr Davies has broad scientific interests across both fundamental research and the practical application of discoveries. Scholarship winners for 2018. STAY IN THE KNOW. Now is not the time to despair, we are here to get you through. Between 1992 and 2000 Kevin was Area/Branch Manager for Works Civil Construction Rotorua with responsible for the Rotorua area and eastern Bay of Plenty business unit. Kevin John Davies pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court to $14,000 in penalties, including a fine of $9000 and $5000 reparation he must pay to affected neighbours. Contact Us. Regional council compliance manager Alex Miller said the offending was "inexcusable" and undermined the community's efforts to clean up Rotorua's air. These plants comprise about a third of Aotearoa New Zealand’s native plant species, and can be found in the green carpet of our forest floor. He proposes this lack of red pigmentation limits the ability of hornworts to cope with environmental stress. China Agricultural University, China. Shang Y, Venail J, Mackay S, Bailey P, Schwinn K, Jameson P, Martin C, Davies K (2011). One year ago on the 24th May 2017, our cherished Kevin, husband and father of Jewell and family, left us. Father to Donna, Warren and Karen, Nature Genetics, 47: 5-6. A statement from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council said the offending involved two separate fires, with the second occurring after a regional council compliance officer had already been on site earlier on the same day in response to a complaint about the fire. All rights reserved. Mr Davies is listed as Fusion's chief executive and a biography on the website says he "has extensive knowledge in property and construction". The burning of these materials was prohibited. Dr Kevin Davies. That has made up 15 per cent of all complaints to the Pollution Hotline and 108 of those complaints were from Rotorua. Joined: Jan 30, 2020 Messages: 884 Equipment: Canon M50 Canon 18-45mm m, Canon 18-150mm m, Canon 55-200mm m, Canon 22mm m, Canon 28mm m macro, Cleaner air makes a difference to the health of the community – especially the young, the elderly and those with respiratory illnesses. Yuncong Yao. Davies KM (2015). DAVIES, Kevin Arthur. Kevin Davies Deputy CFO - Financial Strategy and Monitoring at Ministry of Health New Zealand Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand 500+ connections 2020: Dr Kevin Davies, Plant & Food Research, has been awarded a James Cook Research Fellowship in Biological Sciences for research titled ‘Answers from the road less travelled: How hornworts can help decipher the evolution of a fundamental stress tolerance adaptation of land plants’. "This is one of the worst air sheds in New Zealand and the discharge of these toxins into the air in Rotorua is a serious matter.". THE FIRM . Passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday 24 May 2017 surrounded by his loving wife Jewell and his family. 2 New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand. SIGN UP TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERS HERE. TaG R Medium winner, Joshua Dagg led home a family 1-2-3 (pic – Kevin Davies) The one 4SS Senior competitor here this weekend, Timothy Baker actually had a great race day battling with Gregg Dagg all day catching him in the corners only to be left down the straights! Share memories or express condolences below. In 1996, Dr Davies took up a team leader position at Plant & Food Research Rangahau Ahumāra Kai in Te Papa-i-Oea Palmerston North, and is currently a Principal Scientist in New Cultivar Innovation. View All. Remember. Print Obituary. The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand. Dr Kevin Davies received his PhD in plant molecular biology in 1989 at the University of Nottingham. Ross Crowhurst The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd Verified email at plantandfood.co.nz. Guest Book for Kevin DAVIES of Auckland, Auckland. Judge Smith said the case should act as a deterrent to others who thought that fire was a simple way of getting rid of materials they did not want. Read More. 11 Turnbull StThorndon, Wellington 6011Aotearoa - New Zealand, © 2021 - Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi, Examples of New Zealand hornwort species, with a close up of the reproductive ‘horns’. There are 500+ professionals named "Kevin Davies", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Importantly, their biosynthetic pathway is also an excellent model for answering fundamental questions on gene regulation. “I can’t recommend this gorgeous bed & breakfast highly enough – a very special couple of days indeed!” Judy & Kevin Davies, NZ . 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He served as Commander, Crib Rotation 9, the Provincial Reconstruction Team, in the early years of the deployment to Bamiyan, Afghanistan.. Children are the most vulnerable as they breathe more rapidly than adults and so absorb more pollutants. kevin.davies@bayleys.co.nz +64 22 643 1422 Sofitel Hotel, 8 Duke Street, Queenstown Sheryl Williams sheryl.williams@bayleys.co.nz Kevin Davies kevin.davies@bayleys.co.nz false MM/DD/YYYY 1440 Māori are natural storytellers. Born September 17, 1937. SH2 closed: Pedestrian struck and killed near Ōpōtiki, Playground sabotage: Broken glass endangering kids' fun, Father of Napier-Taupō crash victim hits out at speed drop plan, All Perth-NZ flights grounded; four new MIQ cases; 27 Brisbane arrivals self-isolating. Follow. The first land plants are thought to have resembled plants like mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Directory of Profiled Business People: Kevin Davies Davey, Lawrence - Davis, Chester > Davies, Kenneth - Davies, Luther > Davies, Kev - Davies, Kevyn > Davies, Kevin 1-25 of 108 Contacts Electronic address: kevin.davies@plantandfood.co.nz. Troubled property developer Kevin Davies' property empire continues to collapse, with his Te Awamutu property being put up for mortgagee sale. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Kevin’s connections and jobs at similar companies. For details on the relevant Regional Air Plan rules, please visit the regional council website. His hypothesis is that hornworts are unique among land plants in that they lack the ability to produce flavonoids. See what Kevin Davies (kdaviesnz) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. The burning occurred in the Rotorua urban area, a polluted air shed, with a history of air quality issues, which the regional council and the community had invested in and worked hard to try and improve, the statement said. In addition to the environmental impacts, burning prohibited materials could have an impact on human health, as highlighted in this case by the orders that Davies was to pay reparation to affected neighbours. Anthocyanins are major plant pigments, with roles in pollination, seed dispersal and environmental stress tolerance. My research focus is the genetic control of plant pigment production, particularly the molecular regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis. • Open burnings pose health and safety threats to the environment and cannot occur within 100 metres of a neighbouring dwelling for both rural and urban properties. Kevin DAVIES, Science Leader | Cited by 6,357 | of Plant and Food Research, Auckland | Read 199 publications | Contact Kevin DAVIES Kevin was the first full time Fire Fighter employed by the City of West Jordan and was actively involved in the Greater Salt Lake Valley Chief Fire Officers Association. He then moved to Aotearoa New Zealand as a research scientist at what was the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Technology/Crop and Food Research in Levin. Red flavonoid pigmentation is also produced in plant foliage in response to stressors like cold, strong sunlight, drought, nutrient deprivation or disease. Photo: Copyright © Plant & Food Research. Andrew Dare Verified email at plantandfood.co.nz. For correspondence (e‐mail kevin.davies@plantandfood.co.nz).Search for more papers by this author. Photo: Supplied, Understanding Aotearoa's plastics problem, Supporting international research collaboration, President's Address 2019 on redefining research excellence, Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, Climate change mitigation options for New Zealand, Climate change implications for New Zealand, Search James Cook Fellowship awards 1996–2017. He then moved to Aotearoa New Zealand as a research scientist at what was the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Technology/Crop and Food Research in Levin. The fire in 2018 which Kevin Davies was prosecuted for. View all. Open burning within 100m of a neighbouring dwelling was not allowed in urban and rural areas in the Bay of Plenty. Guestbook provided by The New Zealand Herald. Kelvin Glen Davis (born 2 March 1967) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the House of Representatives who has served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 1 August 2017. 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