Lack of information on threatened species often causes confusion over their degree of rarity especially where species are widespread but sparse. Teucridium parvifolium is such a species but may be one that is more common ...

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 ...

The overall aim of this research was to improve the understanding of the ecology and diversity of Trichoderma species within the soil and rhizosphere of onion (Allium cepa L.) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under intensive ...

Aboveground and belowground ectomycorrhizal (ECM) communities associated with different age classes of the exotic plantation species Pinus radiata were investigated over the course of two years in the North Island of New ...

A database of many variables collected by Zespri from their organic kiwifruit growers and packhouses has been used to find any factors that might enhance the production of larger fruit or higher production volumes. The ...

Lolium perenne is one of the most important forage crops globally and in New Zealand. Lotus corniculatus is a dicotyledonous forage that contains valuable traits such as high levels of condensed tannins, increased ...

An exploration of the creation and use of farmers' commonly used "rules of thumb" is required to conceptualize farmers' decision making processes. While farmers face complex situations, particularly when subsistence is an ...

Control of weeds, particularly pasture weeds, may be important to New Zealand agriculture. However, the impact is hard to assess because there is limited information on the range of weed species and the rates of infestation. ...

This report presents information about the numbers of farms in New Zealand. The different sources providing such data report very different figures and trends over time, but they all seem to indicate an overall trend of ...

This is a report of an investigation of the practices and problems of organic kiwifruit production. These are examined to better understand factors related to productivity with the general aim of improving productivity ...