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An information system for planning agricultural development in the Kingdom of Tonga
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)
Past development efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga are reviewed in relation to the goals of reducing poverty, unemployment and inequality. It is shown that progress has been strictly limited and evidence is provided to support ...
Genotypic evaluation of Trifolium ambiguum
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
A number of morphological, floral, rhizome, root and herbage characteristics were studied in order to describe genetic variation and environmental responses in T. ambiguum. From each of six lines, 30 genotypes were clonally ...
The vegetation of Maud Island, Marlborough, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Maud Island (Te Hoiere - "a long paddle or mighty pull") is a moderately sized island of 309 hectares, located in the Pelorus Sound (41°, 02 'S, 173° 54 'E) Marlborough, at the north-east end of the South Island of New ...
Management of a marine protected area by a local NGO in Honduras: its implications for local communities
(Lincoln University, 2008)
This study explores the factors that influence the management of a protected area situated on private land as well as the implications of these factors in the interaction between the NGO and the communities associated with ...
The fate of nitrogen in lactose-depleted dairy factory effluent irrigated onto land
(Lincoln University, 2008)
A two-year lysimeter study was undertaken to compare the environmental effects
(e.g. nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions) of soil applied lactose-depleted dairy
factory effluent (LD-DFE) with lactose-rich DFE. The ...
An evaluation of Solanum nigrum and S. physalifolium biology and management strategies to reduce nightshade fruit contamination of process pea crops
(Lincoln University, 2004)
The contamination of process pea (Pisum sativum L.) crops by the immature fruit of
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) and hairy nightshade (S. physalifolium Rusby
var. nitidibaccatum (Bitter.) Edmonds) causes income ...
Fair trade coffee supply chains in the highlands of Papua New Guinea: do they give higher returns to smallholders?
(Lincoln University, 2009)
This research focussed on Fair Trade (FT) coffee supply chains in Papua New Guinea. Three research questions were asked. First, do small holders in the FT chains receive higher returns than the smallholders in the ...
Citizen-led environment management : learning from the ’bush restorers’
(Lincoln University, 1997-11)
1. The resource management issue under consideration is the conservation and ecological restoration of natural lowland forest and its associated plant and animal communities (referred to here as native bush), which have ...
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 ...
The ovine lens cytoskeleton
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The lens of the eye is a vital tissue in the visual system, responsible for the collection and focusing of light on to the retina. Comprised of epithelial cells at differing stages of differentiation, the transparency of ...