Manger, Kirstine (née May)
Job TitleProcessing Assistant
DepartmentSeed Conservation
SectionConservation & Technology
Science Teams:
Joined Kew: 2000
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons), Thames Polytechnic, 1989
Role
Processing and curation of seed bank collections.
To assist with the daily processing of seed collections for long-term storage and conservation. This includes the initial receipt and assessment of incoming collections, checking the associated field data and accessioning on to the seed bank database. Cleaning, x-raying, counting, banking and germination testing of the received collections is also performed. If necessary, regeneration and harvesting of relevant collections is carried out. Research into dormancy issues and germination testing for a variety of collections within the families Aizoaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Ericacaceae, Gentianaceae and Saxifragaceae is also undertaken.
Selected Recent Publications
Daws, M.I., Kabadajic, A., Manger, K. & Kranner, I. (2007). Extreme thermo-tolerance in seeds of desert succulents is related to maximum annual temperature. South African Journal of Botany 73: 262-265.
Selected Earlier Publications
Hay, F.R., Mead, A., Manger, K. & Wilson, F.J. (2003).One-step analysis of seed storage data and the longevity of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 54: 993-1011.
Pritchard, H.W., Tompsett, P.B., Manger, K. & Smidt, W.J. (1995). The effects of moisture content on the low temperature responses of Araucaria hunsteinii seed and embryos. Annals of Botany 76: 79-88.
Dickie, J.B., May, K., Morris, S.V.A. & Titley, S.E. (1991). The effects of desiccation on seed survival in Acer platanoides L. and Acer pseudoplatanus L. Seed Science Research 1: 149-162.
