Research Interests:
Developmental plant anatomy. Main interest is the functioning
of the shoot apical meristem and vascular cambium during seasonal
cycles, ageing, and reproductive growth. Also engaged in anatomical
and histochemical studies of leaf form in Zamia and selected north
temperate gymnosperms.
Special Responsibilities/Interests/Expertise:
Biology Programme undergraduate student advisor
Recent Publications:
Riding, R.T.; Dickson, R.L.; and Welsh, S. 2002 Timing of
male cone initiation in Pinus radiata. New Zealand Journal
of Forestry Science 32:3-15
MacDonald, G.M.; Velichko, A.A.; Kremenetski, C.V.; Borisova,
O.K.; Goleva, A.A.; Andreev, A.A.; Cwynar, L.C.; Riding, R.T.;
Forman, S.L.; Edwards, T.W.D.; Aravena, R.; Hammarlund, D.; Szeicz,
J.M.; and Gattaulin, V.N. 2000. Holocene treeline history and
climate change across northern Eurasia. Quaternary Research 53:302-311.
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Dickson, R.L., Riding, R.T., and Sweet, G.B. 1999. Ramet size
affects the timing of female strobilus formation in a pinus radiata
seed orchard clone. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 29:44-53.
Setiawati, Y.G.B.; Riding, R.T.; and Sweet, G.B. 1999. Determination of the stage at which failure occurred in empty control-pollinated seeds of Pinus radiata. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 29:366-374.
Gordon, D.C., Percy, K.E., and Riding, R.T. 1998. Effects of
uv-B radiation on epicuticular wax production and chemical composition
of four Picea species. New Phytologist 138:441-449
e-mail to: rriding@unb.ca
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Last Update: 25 October 2002
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