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Collaborative water governance in New Zealand : turning the tide in the Canterbury region?
(Lincoln University, 2008-06)
Our objective in this paper is to draw on the increasingly voluminous international
literature on collaborative approaches to watershed, natural resource, and ecosystem
management to critically appraise the potential for ...
Mineral nitrogen regimes in soils of natural and modified snow tussock grasslands of Canterbury and Otago, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)
Mineral nitrogen (N) levels in natural grasslands of the world fluctuate in response to a range of environmental influences but are generally low with ammonium (NH₄-N) levels usually below 10 µg g⁻¹ soil and nitrate (NO₃-N) ...
Environmental influences on the growth, development and yield of pinto beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The effect of the environment (sowing dates and seasons), irrigation and inoculation on the growth, development and yield of pinto beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cv. Othello was investigated in two seasons on a Wakanui silt ...
Riparian management guides : are they meeting the needs of the interested public?
(Lincoln University, 2008)
In New Zealand, there are many published guidelines about the management of riparian areas. The question needs to be asked, are these guides useful? This research thesis investigates the extent to which riparian management ...
The decision making of organic and conventional agricultural producers
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1996-06)
The main objective of this research was to describe and understand the decision making of organic and conventional farmers so
that we could understand why, or why not, they grew organic products. Organic production was ...
ISO 14001 environmental management system performance: an evaluation of ten organisations in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University. Environment Society and Design Division, 2008-08)
The aim of our research was to undertake a qualitative evaluation of the performance of ISO 14001 in ten Canterbury based organisations. An evaluation framework was developed consisting of twenty-two questions based on the ...
The effect of irrigation on radiation absorption, water use efficiency and yield of conventional and semi-leafless peas
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1984)
The growth, water use and yield of conventional and semi-leafless peas were studied for two spring sowings
under dryland and irrigated conditions on a Templeton silt loam soil at Lincoln during the 1981/82 season. Irrigation ...
Factors affecting Canterbury, New Zealand farmers' adoption and use of computerised information systems
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
The aim of this study is to identify which factors have operated as adoption barriers to information innovations (computerised systems) in Canterbury (New Zeeland) daily farming. This study is a attempt to link the farm ...
A survey of Mid Canterbury farmers’ attitudes to growing sugar beet
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1978)
A postal survey of farmers in Mid Canterbury was
carried out in 1977 in order to ascertain the interest,
resources and attitudes of farmers to the growing of
sugar beet in their region.
An extremely high net valid ...
Selection of entomogenous nematodes from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae (Nematoda) to control grass grub (Costelytra zealandica (White)) and porina (Wiseana cervinata Walker) larvae in pasture
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
Eight strains of nematode from the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae and their associated bacteria, Xenorhabdus spp. (Enterobacteriaceae), were taxonomically characterized and evaluated for their ability to ...