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The biology of magpies (Gymnorhina spp.) in New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
During the 1860s and 1870s the early settlers in New Zealand experienced insect plagues, especially armies of caterpillars, which created havoc amongst their crops (Drummond, 1907). Although some native birds were regarded ...
Light and the growth of prairie grass (Bromus willdenovii) and short-rotation ryegrass (Lolium perenne x L. multiflorum) swards
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1964)
For many reasons, a great deal of recent agricultural research has been directed towards the maximization of pasture and crop yield per unit area of land. One facit of such research has been the evaluation of light as a ...
Onset of the breeding season in the Corriedale ewe
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1968)
Any sheep husbandry programme aiming at an improvement of lamb production must rely on known information about ewe and ram reproductive physiology. Of primary importance in the case of the ewe is a knowledge of the breeding ...
Studies of the toxicity and phytotoxicity of two soil applied granulated systemic insecticides
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1965)
Control of aphids on agricultural crops can be obtained by various cultural practices, but insecticides figure prominently in most programmes aimed at obtaining economic control of aphid species which are persistent virus ...
A management study of town supply dairy farming in the Christchurch area
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1967)
Town milk supply is produced by small groups
of farmers throughout the country, each with its own particular problems. Many of the areas are not suited to dairy farming
so that town milk producing farms are often isolated ...
An agronomic evaluation of subterranean clover cultivars
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1969)
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 ...
A comparison of the lactation performaces between Romney, Corriedale and Merino ewes under high country conditions
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1966)
Factors which affect the growth of the lamb are of considerable economic importance in animal production. Most workers in this field have shown that growth rates are influenced to a large extent by milk production, especially ...
A management study of light land farming in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1967)
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 ...
A study of the economic and managerial effects of automatic irrigation in the Mid-Canterbury District of New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1967)
A summer climate of low humidity, warm winds and high temperatures creates the soil moisture conditions that are sufficient to sustain active plant growth over the summer period in Canterbury. Irrigation was installed to ...
Comparative studies on the toxicity of selected Acaricides to susceptible and resistant strains of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acarina : Tetranychidae)
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1966)
Although scientific knowledge on insect resistance to chemicals has advanced spectacularly during the last few years it is not possible to apply directly these findings to resistance within the order Acarina. Not only are ...