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Nutrition of container grown plants with emphasis on the Proteaceae
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
A range of Proteaceous shrubs and other nursery plants were grown
in containers with soilless media and various N levels. Plants demonstrated a range of responsiveness. Supplying soilless media with Osmocote (26% N) and ...
The development and application of analytical techniques for planning of irrigation systems
(Lincoln University, 1978)
Computer-based techniques for assessment of irrigation water supply and demand are illustrated using a 140 x 75 km discrete element representation of the Canterbury Plain, New Zealand.
A versatile soil moisture accounting ...
An investigation into aspect related erosion forms in a valley in the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
The study region is in an asymmetrical valley about 100 m a.s.l., within the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula. Mass movement of the loess colluvium regolith mantling the southwest facing backslopes is common but has rarely ...
Field investigations into the fate of fertilizer sulphur added to pasture-soil systems
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
In order to understand, more fully, some of the factors affecting the S requirements of pastures, S³⁵-labelled gypsum fertilizer was applied to several field trials located on soils within the recent, yellow brown earth ...
The New Zealand meat export industry : structure, conduct and performance
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1978)
Economic management requires that within the economy resources are allocated to achieve maximum efficiency in an overall attempt to promote standards of living.
The objective of this study is to examine efficiency of ...
Association between growth characters and suckering ability in populations of lucerne
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1970)
The place of lucerne (Medicago sativa) in New Zealand agriculture and the extent of its contribution to future agricultural production has been the subject of much discussion. Lynch (1967) quotes the Government Statistician ...
Pedogenesis and vegetation trends in the elefulvic and eldefulvic zones of the north-east Ben Ohau Range, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
The Twin Stream catchment is one of several transverse valleys in the Ben Ohau Range which flows into the Tasman
River. It is approximately 44 sq km in area and is bounded by the Whale Stream in the south and the
Bush ...
The effects of nitrogen on ryegrass seed production
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
Pasture plants, particularly the perennial species, are poor seed producers. Where the seed itself is agriculturally important, as in cereals, excessive vegetation is unnecessary for maximum yields per acre and a real ...
Uptake of phosphate by mycorrhizal Griselinia littoralis
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1970)
The aim of this particular study, was to examine the uptake of phosphate by the New Zealand broadleaf Griselinia littoralis with emphasis on the role played by the associated endophytic symbiotic organism of the plant. An ...
Some aspects of the biology, damage, population dynamics and flight of Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphidiae) in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
The effect of temperature on aspects of survival fecundity morph determination, rate of development and relative growth rate of the bluegreen lucerne aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji) (BGLA) is discussed. Age specific ...