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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 ...
Mode of action of methylene bisthiocyanate on sapstain fungi of Pinus radiata
(Lincoln University, 2005)
Methylene bisthiocyanate (MBT) is the active ingredient of Sentry™, a common antisapstain product used for protection of export radiata pine logs. This research was carried out to advance the understanding of the mode of ...
Determining the key pathogenicity factors in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum to improve its potential as a mycoherbicide
(Lincoln University, 2006)
The objective of this research project was to provide a basis for enhancing the storage and field performance of a S. sclerotiorum-based mycoherbicide intended for control of Ranunculus acris in dairy pastures. The approach ...
Development of a tomato/root knot nematode bioassay to screen beneficial microbes
(New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc.), 2009)
In common with other root knot nematodes Meloidogyne hapla is a serious plant pest. A rapid screening system for candidate microbes that benefit plant growth is a first step to developing screening bioassays in ...
Modelling the proximal source of intercepted exotic insects
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Biological invasions are major threats to any nation’s economy and biodiversity. To detect new biological incursions of some species biosecurity agencies deploy pheromone sentinel traps for targeted species at high risk ...
Modelling the spread of invasive species across heterogeneous landscapes
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Invasive species are well known to cause millions of dollars of economic as well as ecological damage around the world. New Zealand, as an island nation, is fortunate because it has the opportunity to regulate and monitor ...
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 ...
Ecosystem Services in Productive Landscapes: New Zealand’s emerging agricultural pattern and land-use change
(Lincoln University. Bio-Protection Research Centre, 2008-06)
It is considered that New Zealand has the greatest rate of land-use change in
the Western world (Penman 2008 pers. comm.). Although New Zealand’s
land-use changes may be dynamic, reflecting overseas market needs in ...
Do we use a ‘bouquet’ or a ‘KISS’ to win a natural enemy’s heart?
(2008)
There is a controversy surrounding the approach used to provide flowers in conservation biological
control. One approach involves the provision of a single flower species (‘KISS’), while the other involves
multiple flower ...
Using DNA barcodes to investigate the taxonomy of the New Zealand sooty beech scale insect
(Science & Technical Publishing, Department of Conservation New Zealand, 2007-11)
It is currently proposed that there are two species of honeydew-producing sooty beech scale insects (Ultracoelostoma spp.) in New Zealand. It is thought that U. brittini lives exclusively on trunks of southern beech
(Nothofagus ...