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Aspects of soil ecology of rhizobia affecting nodule occupancy on lucerne and white clover

Wigley, Kathryn (Lincoln University, 2017-01-27)

Successful establishment of white clover (Trifolium repens) and lucerne (Medicago sativa) in the field depends on the formation of effective symbioses with Rhizobium leguminosarum and Sinorhizobium meliloti, respectively. ...
An exploratory investigation into human resource practices and employee retention outcome in the Malaysian ICT industry

Gill, Parveen (Lincoln University, 2017-01-16)

This thesis explores the human resource practices and employee turnover problem in several local and international ICT companies in Malaysia. Human resource practices are used as an intervention to investigate the turnover ...
Causes of elevated coumestrol in lucerne and mitigation of the subsequent risk to ewe reproductive performance

Fields, Rachel Lilian (Lincoln University, 2017)

Coumestrol in lucerne can reduce the ovulation rate of ewes, which lowers lambing rates. This thesis isolated the factors with potential to increase the coumestrol levels of lucerne. The management of ewes during the mating ...
Shattered dreams – inner city revitalisation, gentrification and the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

McDonagh, John (Lincoln Univeristy, Christchurch, N. Z., 2017)

The major earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 brought to an abrupt end a process of adaptive reuse, revitalisation and gentrification that was underway in the early 20th century laneways and buildings located in the south eastern ...
Plant-mediated interactions between the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, insect herbivores and a plant pathogen

Raad, Maya (Lincoln University, 2016-12-19)

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana can adopt an endophytic lifestyle by colonising a wide array of plant species. Several studies have reported enhanced resistance against insects and plant pathogens from ...
Exploring career success with the new paradigm of career crafting

Vidwans, Mohini P. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2016-12)

With the key objective of testing the new paradigm of career crafting, this study examined the main questions about career decisions – how do people choose careers, what motivates and guides their decision-making with ...
Inner plant space - bacterial endophytes of Leptospermum scoparium (mānuka)

Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi (Lincoln University, 2016-11-30)

Leptospermum scoparium or mānuka is a New Zealand native medicinal plant that produces an essential oil with antimicrobial properties. In other plants endophytic bacteria have key roles in plant growth, health and metabolite ...
Understanding the molecular response of potato during infections with Pectobacterium

Ramakrishnan, Pavithra (Lincoln University, 2016-11-30)

Pectobacterium atrosepticum (Pba SCRI1043) and Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis (Pbr ICMP19477) are considered necrotrophic/hemibiotrophic bacterial plant pathogens belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. ...
Matching invasive species to invaded environments using, climate, habitat and phylogeny

Rovira Capdevila, Marona (Lincoln University, 2016-11-28)

Biological invasions have noticeably accelerated with increases in global trade, and international travel. While many non-native species cause changes in both managed and natural ecosystems, and pose a major threat to ...
Reliability of listed companies' value estimates and target prices: evidence from industry-based combined valuation models

Li, Yanfu (Lincoln University, 2016-11-08)

The low reliability of listed companies' target prices is a major issue globally. As the foundation of the target price, the value estimate is important in the determination of target price reliability. The value estimate ...
An unexpected journey: the biogeography and conservation ecology of the trapdoor spider genus Cantuaria Hogg, 1902

Smith, Victoria Rose (Lincoln University, 2016-10-31)

The genus Cantuaria consists of 42 currently recognised species, all of which are endemic to New Zealand (NZ). Cantuaria spiderlings build their burrows near to their mothers, and usually remain there for life. Cantuaria’s ...
Intellectual capital and firm performance: evidence from developed, emerging and frontier markets of the world

Nadeem, Muhammad (Lincoln University, 2016-10-20)

Over the past decade, intellectual capital and firm performance (IC-FP) has become an emerging strand of accounting and finance. The evolution of various theories such as Resource-Based View (RBV), Resource-Dependency (RD) ...
Sustainable management of adult Costelytra zealandica (Coleoptera: Melolonthinae) damage in Marlborough vineyards

González-Chang, Mauricio (Lincoln University, 2016-10-20)

Conventional agriculture is facing many challenges to provide food security for a constantly growing human population. Unfortunately, it still relies heavily on fossil fuel-derived inputs, such as pesticides, which affect ...
Government domestic debt, private sector credit, and economic growth in oil-dependent countries: a dynamic panel data analysis

Anyanwu, Anthony Amarachukwu (Lincoln University, 2016-10-20)

Banks are more liquid, better capitalized, and more profitable in oil-dependent countries. However, bank credit to the private sector is relatively low as a percentage of GDP. The low level has been blamed, amongst other ...
Soil chemistry and ecology on a restoration trajectory of a coastal sandplain forest, Punakaiki, New Zealand

Zhong, Hongtao (Lincoln University, 2016-09-21)

This research was carried out in order to better understand the interactive role of vegetation and soil biogeochemistry on an ecological restoration trajectory on the West Coast of New Zealand. The Punakaiki Coastal ...
Ecological assessments of Pseudomonas communities in pastoral soils: implications for disease suppression and sustainable production in agricultural grasslands

Dignam, Bryony (Lincoln University, 2016-09-16)

Grasslands are an important source of biodiversity, providing a range of essential ecosystem services such as ensuring water quality and soil carbon storage. An increasing proportion of grasslands are being used to support ...
Assessing the behavioural intentions of spa customers: an empirical analysis

Thongkern, Thitiya (Lincoln University, 2016-08-30)

The spa industry has become a major player in the hospitality and leisure sector in Thailand. Despite the economic turndown, the spa industry has continued to grow at a robust pace. Specifically, the day spa industry is ...
Modelling and investigation of NMDAR-mediated calcium signalling at Hippocampal Dendritic Spine in Alzheimer’s disease

Liang, Jingyi (Lincoln University, 2016-08-25)

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating, incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Dysregulation of intracellular Ca2+ signalling has been observed as an early event prior to the presence ...
The above average effect in an end-user computing context

Gibbs, Shirley (Lincoln University, 2016-08-20)

This thesis investigates how the above-average effect presents in the ubiquitous, fast-changing domain of end-user computing (EUC). EUC is mandatory in many workplaces but can be performed with different levels of skill. ...
Interactions between pasture species and management and their implications for evaluating perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars in dairy systems

Rossi Rodriguez, Laura Ines (Lincoln University, 2016-07-19)

An index to rank perennial ryegrass cultivars based on their relative economic benefit to pasture-based dairy systems, has been developed in New Zealand (Chapman et al., 2016; DairyNZ) in recent years. Performance values ...

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