Publications

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2017

Clearwater, M.J., Revell, M., Noe, S., Manley-Harris, M. (2017) Influence of genotype, floral stage, and water stress on floral nectar yield and composition of mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium). Annals of Botany doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx183

Nardozza, S., Boldingh, H. L., Wohlers, M. W., Gleave, A. P., Luo, Z. W., Costa, G., . . . Richardson, A. C. (2017). Exogenous cytokinin application to Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa ‘Hayward’ fruit promotes fruit expansion through water uptake. Horticulture Research, 4:17043

2016

Pronger J., Campbell D.I., Clearwater M.J., Rutledge S., Wall A.M., and Schipper L.A. (2016) Low spatial and inter-annual variability of evaporation from a year round intensively grazed temperate pasture system. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 236:42-58

Hennessy L.M., Popay A.J., Finch S.C., Clearwater M.J., Cave V.M. (2016) Temperature and Plant Genotype Alter Alkaloid Concentrations in Ryegrass Infected with an Epichloё Endophyte and This Affects an Insect Herbivore. Frontiers in Plant Science 7. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01097

2015

Lusk, C.H., & Clearwater, M.J. (2015). Leaf temperatures of divaricate and broadleaved tree species during a frost in a North Island lowland forest remnant, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 53:202-209

Savage, J.A., Clearwater, M.J., Haines, D.F., Klein, T., Mencuccini, M., Sevanto, S., Turgeon, R., Zhang, C. (2015). Allocation, stress tolerance and carbon transport in plants: How does phloem physiology affect plant ecology? Plant, Cell & Environment 39:709-725

Goodrich, J.P., Campbell, D.I., Roulet, N., Clearwater, M.J., Schipper, L.A. (2015). Over-riding control of methane flux temporal variability by water table dynamics in a Southern Hemisphere raised bog. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 120:819-831

Macinnis-Ng, C., Wyse, S., Veale, A., Schwendenmann, L., & Clearwater, M.J. (2015) Sap flow of the southern conifer, Agathis australis during wet and dry summers. Trees 30:19-33

Jager, M.M., Richardson, S.J., Bellingham, P.J., Clearwater, M.J., & Laughlin, D.C. (2015) Soil fertility induces coordinated responses of multiple independent functional traits. Journal of Ecology 103:374-385

Goodrich, J.P., Campbell, D.I., Clearwater, M.J., Rutledge, S., & Schipper, L.A. (2015) High vapor pressure deficit constrains GPP and the light response of NEE at a Southern Hemisphere bog. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 203: 54-63

2014

Williams, S., King, J., Revell, M., Manley-Harris, M., Balks, M., Janusch, F., Kiefer, M., Clearwater, M.J., Brooks, P., Dawson, M. (2014) Regional, Annual, and Individual Variations in the Dihydroxyacetone Content of the Nectar of Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) in New Zealand. Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry 62: 10332-10340

Montanaro, G., Dichio, B., Lang, Mininni, A.N., Nuzzo, V., Clearwater, M.J., Xyloyannis, C. (2014) Internal vs external control of calcium nutrition in kiwifruit. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 177: 819-830

2013

Wyse, S.V., MacInnes-Ng, C.M.O., Burns, B., Clearwater, M.J. and Schwendenmann, L. (2013) Species assemblage patterns around a dominant emergent tree are associated with drought resistance. Tree Physiology 33: 1269-1283

Nardozza, S., Boldingh, H.L., Osorio, S., Hohne, M., Wohlers, M., Gleave, A.P., Macrae, E.A., Richardson, A.C., Atkinson, A.G., Sulpice, R., Fernie, A.R., Clearwater, M.J. (2013) Metabolic analysis of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) berries from extreme genotypes reveals hallmarks for fruit starch metabolism. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64: 5049-5063.

Hall, A.J., Minchin, P.E.H., Clearwater, M.J., & Genard, M. (2013) A biophysical model of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) berry development. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64: 5473-5483.

Lusk, C.H., Kaneko, T., Grierson E. and Clearwater, M.J. (2013). Correlates of tree species sorting along a temperature gradient in New Zealand rainforests: seedling functional traits, growth and shade tolerance. Journal of Ecology, 101: 1531-1541

Gould, N., Morrison, D.R., Clearwater, M.J., Ong, S., Boldingh, H.L. and Minchin, P.E.H. (2013). Elucidating the sugar import pathway into developing kiwifruit berries (Actinidia deliciosa). New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 41: 189-206

Hatier J-H.B, Clearwater M.J., Gould, K.S. (2013) The functional significance of black-pigmented leaves: photosynthesis, photoprotection and productivity in Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’. PLOS One 8: e67850

Mazzeo M., Dichio B., Clearwater M.J., Montanaro G., Xyloyannis C. Hydraulic resistance of developing Actinidia fruit. (2013) Annals of Botany 12: 197-205

2012

Black M.Z., Minchin P.E.H., Gould N., Patterson K.J., Clearwater M.J. (2012) Measurement of Bremsstrahlung radiation for in vivo monitoring of ¹⁴C tracer distribution between fruit and roots of kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta) cuttings. Planta. 236: 1327-1337

Woodward T.J., Clearwater M.J. (2012) Spatial variation in ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit fruit size and orchard yield within a growing region across seasons. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science: 40: 187-199

Clearwater M.J., Luo Z., Ong S.E.C., Blattmann P., & Thorp T.G. (2012) Vascular functioning and the water balance of ripening kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) berries. Journal of Experimental Botany 63: 1835-1847

Black M.Z., Patterson K.J., Gould K.S., & Clearwater M.J. (2012) Physiological responses of kiwifruit vines (Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. chinensis) to trunk girdling and root pruning. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 40: 31-41

2011

Black M.Z., Patterson K.J., Minchin P.E.H., Gould K.S., & Clearwater M.J. (2011) Hydraulic responses of whole vines and individual roots of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) following root severance. Tree Physiology 31: 508-518

Bryan C.L., Clarkson B.D., & Clearwater M.J. (2011) Biological flora of New Zealand 12: Griselinia lucida, puka, akapuka, akakōpuka, shining broadleaf. New Zealand Journal of Botany 49: 461-479

Woodward T.J. & Clearwater M.J. (2011) Spatial variation in Hayward kiwifruit dry matter content within a growing region across seasons. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 39: 241-249

Nardozza S.N., Gamble J., Axten L.G., Wohlers M.W., Clearwater M.J., Feng J., & Harker, F.R. (2011) Dry matter content and fruit size affect flavour and texture of novel Actinidia deliciosa genotypes. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91: 742-748

Nardozza S.N., Hallett I.C., McCartney R., Richardson A.C., MacRae E.A., Costa G., & Clearwater M.J. (2011) Is fruit anatomy involved in variation in fruit starch concentration between Actinidia deliciosa genotypes? Functional Plant Biology 38: 63-74

2010

Nardozza S.N., Boldingh H.L., Richardson A.C., Costa G., Marsh H., MacRae, E.A., & Clearwater M.J. (2010) Variation in carbon content and size in developing Actinidia deliciosa fruit. Functional Plant Biology, 37: 545-554

2009

Clearwater M.J., Luo Z.W., Mazzeo M., & Dichio B. (2009) An external heat pulse method for measurement of sap flow through fruit pedicels, leaf petioles and other small-diameter stems. Plant Cell and Environment 32: 1652-1663.

2008

Woodward T.J. & Clearwater M.J. (2008) Relationships between ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit weight and dry matter content. Postharvest Biology and Technology 48: 378-382

2007

Clearwater M.J., Blattmann P., Luo L. & Lowe R.G. (2007) Control of scion vigour by kiwifruit rootstocks is correlated with spring root pressure phenology.  Journal of Experimental Botany 58: 1741-1751

Buxton K.N., Clearwater M.J., Giles-Hanson K., Hewett E.W., & Ferguson I.B. (2007) Non-destructive measurement of mineral concentrations in xylem sap of different kiwifruit shoot types using spittlebugs. Functional Plant Biology 34: 1029-1037

Woodward T.J., Green T.G.A., & Clearwater M.J. (2007) Between-vine variation in ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit vine income: The use of Lorenz curves and Gini Coefficients to describe variation and assess the potential for zonal management. European Journal of Horticultural Science 72: 280-287

Snelgar W.P., Clearwater M.J., & Walton E.F. (2007) Flowering of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is reduced by long photoperiods. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 35: 33-38

Thorp T.G., Boyd L.M., Barnett A., Lowe R.G., Hofstee B.J., Blattmann P., & Clearwater M.J. (2007) Effect of inter-specific rootstocks on inorganic nutrient concentrations and fruit quality of ‘Hort16A’ kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. chinensis). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 82: 829-838

2006

Clearwater M.J., Seleznyova A.N., Thorp T.G., Blattmann P., Barnett A.M., Lowe R.G. & Austin P.T. (2006) Vigor controlling rootstocks affect early shoot growth and leaf area development of kiwifruit.  Tree Physiology 26: 505-515

2004

Clearwater M.J., Lowe R.G., Hofstee B.J., Barclay C., Mandemaker A.J., & Blattmann P. (2004) Hydraulic conductance and rootstock effects in grafted vines of kiwifruit. Journal of Experimental Botany 55: 1371-1382.

2003

Clearwater M.J. & Clark C.J. (2003) In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of xylem vessel contents in woody lianas. Plant Cell and Environment 26: 1205-1214. (Cover Article)

de Lucia E.H., Whitehead D., & Clearwater M.J. (2003) The relative limitation of photosynthesis by mesophyll conductance in co-occurring species in a temperate rainforest dominated by the conifer Dacrydium cupressinum. Functional Plant Biology 30: 1197-1204

James S.A., Meinzer F.C., Goldstein G., Woodruff D., Jones T., Restom T., Mejia M., Clearwater M., & Campanello P. (2003) Axial and radial water transport and internal water storage in tropical forest canopy trees. Oecologia 134: 37-45.

2002

Gould K.S., Vogelmann T.C., Han T., & Clearwater M.J. (2002) Profiles of photosynthesis within red and green leaves of Quintinia serrata. Physiologia Plantarum 116: 127-133.

James S.A., Clearwater M.J., Meinzer F.C. & Goldstein G. (2002) Heat dissipation sensors of variable length for the measurement of sap flow in trees with deep sapwood.  Tree Physiology 22: 277‑283 (An important sap flow method cited > 100 times)

2001

Clearwater M.J. & Meinzer F.C. (2001)  Relationships between hydraulic architecture and leaf photosynthetic capacity in nitrogen fertilized Eucalyptus grandis trees.  Tree Physiology 21: 683-690

Meinzer F.C., Clearwater M.J., & Goldstein G.  (2001)  Water transport in trees: Current perspectives, new insights and some controversies.  Environmental and Experimental Botany 45: 239-262

1999

Clearwater M.J., Susilawaty R., Effendi R. & van Gardingen P. R. (1999) Rapid photosynthetic acclimation of Shorea johorensis seedlings after logging disturbance in Central Kalimantan.  Oecologia 121: 478-488

Clearwater M.J., Nifinluri T. & van Gardingen P. R. (1999) Forest fire smoke and a test of hemispherical photography for predicting understorey light in Bornean tropical rain forest.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 97: 129-139

Clearwater M.J., Meinzer F.C., Andrade J.L., Goldstein G. & Holbrook N.M. (1999)  Potential errors in measurement of non-uniform sap flow using heat dissipation probes.  Tree Physiology 19: 681-687 (An important sap flow method cited > 230 times)

1998

Gardingen P.R., Clearwater M.J., Nifinluri T., Effendi R., Rusmantoro W., Noor M., Mason P.A., Ingleby K., & Munro R.C. (1998) Impacts of logging on the regeneration of lowland dipterocarp forest in Indonesia. Commonwealth Forestry Review 77: 71-159

Ingleby K., Munro R. C., Noor M., Mason P. A. & Clearwater M.J. (1998)  Ectomycorrhizal populations and growth of Shorea parvifolia seedlings regenerating under three different forest canopies following logging. Forest Ecology and Management 111:171-179.

1995

Clearwater M.J. & Gould K.S. (1995) Leaf orientation and light interception by juvenile Pseudopanax crassifolius in a partially shaded forest environment.  Oecologia 104: 363-371

1994

Clearwater M.J. & Gould, K.S. (1994) Comparative leaf development of juvenile and adult Pseudopanax crassifoliusCanadian Journal of Botany 72: 658-670