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Biochemistry and genetics of carotenoid composition in potato tubers
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Potato cultivars exhibit a wide variation in skin and flesh colour due to the presence of pigments. This study established that potato cultivars differ greatly with respect to types and concentrations of carotenoids in ...
Residual concentrations and persistence of the anticoagulant rodenticides brodifacoum and diphacinone in fauna
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Brodifacoum is a highly effective anticoagulant rodenticide that presents a secondary hazard to some non-target wildlife. The high acute toxicity of brodifacoum to mammals and birds, and its prolonged persistence in liver ...
'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') ...
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 ...
Influence of root exudates on soil microbial diversity and activity
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Interactions between plant roots and soil microorganisms in the rhizosphere are critical for plant growth. However, understanding of precisely how root exudates influence the diversity and activity of rhizosphere microorganisms ...
Microbial factors associated with the natural suppression of take-all wheat in New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philiosophy at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Take-all, caused by the soilborne fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt), is an important root disease of wheat that can be reduced by take-all decline (TAD) in successive wheat crops, due to general and/or ...
Lincoln University campus: a guide to some of the shrubs currently growing there
(Lincoln University, 2009-05)
As with the first book “Lincoln University campus – a guide to some of the trees currently
growing there” (April 2008) the purpose of this guide is primarily to increase the awareness
for those people who are interested ...
Soil and forest pattern of Saltwater Forest
(Indigenous Forest Section of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association, 2009-02)
We are familiar with effects of soil type on forest compositions, particularly in natural forests. Species organise themselves in the landscape in part according to their competitiveness in different conditions of soil ...
Noninvasive recovery and detection of possum Trichosurus vulpecula DNA from bitten bait interference devices (WaxTags)
(Wiley, 2009-01-16)
The brushtail possum is a major agricultural and ecological pest in New Zealand. A novel noninvasive DNA sampling tool for detecting its presence (WaxTags, or WT) was tested. DNA was recovered from saliva left on WT, and ...