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Nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emission from grazed grassland: upscaling from lysimeters to farm
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Irish agriculture is becoming increasingly regulated, with restrictions on fertiliser application rates and stocking rates to reduce nitrate (NO₀⁻) leaching losses. However these regulations have been, to date, based on ...
'Attract and reward' : combining a floral resource subsidy with a herbivore-induced plant volatile to enhance conservation biological control
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Experiments were conducted to assess whether a concept termed 'attract and reward' (A&R) could enhance conservation biological control (CBC). In A&R, a synthetically-produced herbivore induced plant volatile (HIPV) ('attract') ...
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 ...
Water use efficiency of six dryland pastures in Canterbury
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The annual and seasonal water use efficiency of six pasture combinations were calculated from the ‘MaxClover’ Grazing Experiment at Lincoln University. Pastures have been established for six years and are grazed by best ...
A brief introduction to urban resource recovery facilities in Seoul, Korea
(Lincoln Unversity. LEaP., 2009-07)
The objective of this short article is to briefly introduce how Korea deals with urban solid waste problems with the use of urban resource recovery facilities, using the example of the city of Seoul to aid in explaining ...
Increasing the impact of industry training investments in the horticulture industry: a model for ‘best practice’ industry training in the horticulture industry in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2009)
This research project investigates industry-training practices that are occurring in
horticulture businesses in New Zealand and the facilitation practices that are
employed by the New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training ...
Use of floral resources by the lacewing Micromus tasmaniae and its parasitoid Anacharis zealandica, and the consequences for biological control by M. tasmaniae
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Arthropod species that have the potential to damage crops are food resources for communities of predators and parasitoids. From an agronomic perspective these species are pests and biocontrol agents respectively, and the ...
Kiwifruit casual mapping in 2008 : comparisons to 2005 and to other sectors
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2009-03)
New Zealand Farmer Attitude and Opinion Survey 2008 : Management systems and farming sustainability
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2009-10)
The survey results presented in this report are part of ongoing research on New Zealand farmers and how they respond to changes and issues related to the sustainability of primary production. The survey assessed how farmers ...
Transition from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The purpose of the study was to investigate how farmers in Quang Bing Province, Vietnam have been making the transition from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. This process began in 1986 when the Vietnam economy ...