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Water use of kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2001)
A research program to study the growth, development and water use of Kabuli chickpeas was initiated in 1998 and continued to 2001. The response of early and late sown Kabuli chickpeas (cultivars - Sanford, Dwelley and B-90) ...
Study of sorption of heavy metals on organic and inorganic fractions of biosolids-amended soils
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Much research has demonstrated that the phytoavailability of heavy metals (HM) are generally greatest in the first year of biosolids applications. It then gradually decreases with time after applications are terminated. ...
Rumen biohydrogenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in high quality pasture
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids, can prevent many diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes and hypertension. This work looked at aspects ...
Fortress-dwellers to global players? Globalisation and New Zealand: description, discourse and action
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The simplistic use of broad concepts or metaphors results in 'grooved thinking'. My thesis is that globalisation and its related concepts have become accepted amongst influential opinion-shapers in New Zealand as an ...
Industrial leadership : a historical analysis of merchant shipping
(Lincoln University, 2002)
This thesis set out to explore the forces that determine the rise and fall of industrial leadership. It attempted to do this by applying an industry life cycle model to the shipping industry. The industrial life cycle was ...
Riparian management: an exploration into connecting the biophysical and social sciences
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Over the last fifty years, environmental management thinking has been moving from the traditional 'balance of nature' and 'command and control' perspectives towards an evolving paradigm that explicitly recognises the ...
Development of educational software for learning equation solving
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Research into the contribution made by educational software to student learning has shown mixed results. More needs to be known about how to include learning theories in the design of educational software, particularly in ...
Salmon "framing" in New Zealand: How differing "frames of reference" of chinook/quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawatscha) influence current management approaches
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Chinook / quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha) is unique to New Zealand insofar as it is an introduced species that receives special provisions for conservation and enhancement under the Conservation Act 1987 and ...
The involvement of calpastatin in myoblast fusion
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Myoblast fusion is a dynamic event that can be recreated in vitro using tissue culture. Portions of cDNA encoding inhibitory and non-inhibitory domains of ovine calpastatin were expressed in murine C2C12 myoblasts as fusion ...
An economic analysis of the domestication of the tuna fishery - the case of Kiribati
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) is home to the largest tuna fishery stock in the world. However, Pacific Island members of the Western and Central Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPTC) argue that their share of the ...