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Studies on the Efficacy of Three Trichoderma atroviride Isolates for Controlling Take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici) in Grasses
(Lincoln University, 2018)
Take-all, caused by the fungal pathogen Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt), is an internationally important widespread root disease of cereals and grasses. The disease is suspected as the main cause of the increasing ...
New permanent pastures as greenfeed in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1935)
The Canterbury farmer depends to a great degree
upon supplementary greenfeeds as part of the diet of sheep
and dairy cows, but the actual extent to which he is dependent
upon them is seldom fully realised until the ...
Adjustments of seasonal feed-supply to seasonal requirements of animals
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1936)
Because of the differential growth of herbage plants throughout
the year and because of weather hazards, the most difficult problem
of the stock-raiser is the provision of an adequate supply of feed
for every day in the ...
A study of the nutritive value of untopdressed hill country pastures
(Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand, 1951)
Pastures provide the natural food supply of grazing animals and are the raw materials for the world's wool, meat and dairying industries. In an effort to increase livestock production, research workers have been developing ...
The next step: intensification of East Coast hill country farming
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Kellogg Rural Leaders Programme., 2014)
This project sought to identify whether utilising ‘spray and pray’, as a re-grassing tool on hill country, was an option for all East Coast hill country farmers that were looking to intensify their operations. The advantages ...
Pastures and their improvement in relation to the management of foot-hill farms in Canterbury
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1936)
The foothill areas of Canterbury consist of a large portion of the province, extending from the Conway River in the north to the
Waitaki River in the south, a distance of some 230 miles. This
same area varies in width ...
Fertilizer and stocking rates on two King Country soils
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1973)
Parent materials such as volcanic ash and sedimentary siltstone
and sandstone form soils which differ markedly in their physical
and chemical properties. In stocking x fertilizer rate trials on
two families of soils, ...
Oversowing grasses on sunny and shady faces
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1972)
Eight grasses were oversown on steep north and south aspects at
Hunua, North Canterbury, either initially with clovers or three
years after oversowing clovers. On the north aspect, cocksfoot
established and persisted ...
Pasture seed-mixtures for districts of low rainfall
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1937)
The low rainfall districts of New Zealand grow poor pastures of low carrying capacity.
They are situated in Canterbury,
Central Otago, Marlborough, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, a total area
of several million acres.
to ...
Light land pastures
(New Zealand Grassland Association., 1956)
Approximately ¾ million acres of the Canterbury
Plains are classified as light land. The soils are a
shallow, stony loam overlying an open, shingle subsoil
with a very low moisture holding capacity. The rainfall
of 25 ...