People

Liu, Kenwin

Job Title

Seed Information Co-ordinator
Department Seed Conservation Department
Section Millenium Seed Bank
Science Teams Large-Scale Syntheses
Joined Kew 2007
Foreign Language(s)

Qualifications & Appointments

PhD Science (Ecological Modelling), University of Aberdeen, 2002

MSc Marine & Fisheries Science, University of Aberdeen, 1994

BSc (Hons) Applied Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1992

Role

Manage the content of the MSBP Seed Information Database (SID) for dissemination outside the MSBP

Developing, updating and managing the MSBP Seed Information Database (SID) on behalf of stakeholders that include partners of the MSBP, scientists and academic users both internal and external, as well as the general public; Developing the Seed Germination Predictor using information available in the scientific literature as well as data stored in the MSBP Seed Bank Database (SBD), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical modelling.

Projects

Comparative Longevity (Orthodox Seeds)

Development of Predictive Tool of Germination Requirements for MSB Collections

Germination Micro-Site Perception: the Role of Light Quality and Quantity

Interactions between Climate and Plant Species Function and Distribution for Recalcitrant Seeded Taxa

Screening for Physical Dormancy (MSBP Collections)

Seed Information Database (SID)

Theme: Ecophysiology and Morphology

Unwelcome Guests? The Seed Biology of Invasive Species