The permanent pasture based on a grass-clover association and utilised in situ by grazing stock is the basis of New Zealand's chief primary industries. Although white clover is the main legume species used for this purpose ...

This booklet contains references to almost all New Zealand published work in the agricultural field in 1964. The list comprises two selections: the first, which is arranged alphabetically by subject headings, includes ...

The purpose of this research report is to bring together the complete set of data on income and productivity for the New Zealand agricultural sector for the period 1921-1967. It is anticipated that the resulting tables ...

This discussion paper updates the data on income and productivity for the New Zealand agricultural sector for the period 1921-1967 in the AERU research report titled: Productivity and income of New Zealand agriculture, 1921-67.

Before devaluation in November 1967, New Zealand faced the most marked deflationary pressure on the economy since the 1930’s. Since 1964, economic policies had emphasised the need for growth, based on an expanding flow ...

In recent years, some 12,000 acres in New Zealand has been used for green pea production for processing. The greater proportion of this land is in Hawkes Bay, but commercial crops are also grown in Nelson, Marlborough, ...

By far the greatest proportion of the 1,150,000 acres of light land in Canterbury is found on the Canterbury Plain. This plain, originally covered by "low tussock" and of easy contour, was enticing to the early pioneers ...

In recent years, much agricultural research has been directed towards maximizing pasture and crop yields. The determination of yield through the growth and development of the forage crop plant is very complex. It involves ...

One method of studying the effects of Time as a Soil Forming Factor is the recognition and investigation of a Chronosequence, wherein four of the five Soil Forming Factors are kept constant or ineffectively varying. Thus, ...

Apatite inclusions have been identified in several primary minerals, and their abundance and morphology have been described. A comparison of several methods used for the determination of total P in soils showed that Na₂CO₃ ...