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Olive leaf spot: epidemiology and control

Obanor, Friday O. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2006)

The overall goal of this research was to improve the understanding of the environmental factors affecting development of olive leaf spot (OLS) in New Zealand olive groves and to develop strategies for the disease management. ...
Optimal control of irrigation systems : an analysis of water allocation rules

Bright, John C. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)

A feasibility study of an irrigation development proposal should include an analysis of the effects of water supply conditions on the degree to which development objectives are expected to be realised. A method of making ...
Optimisation of a buyer’s sourcing strategy in the mixed auction/direct supply of New Zealand wool

Aryal, Jagannath (Lincoln University, 2009)

The New Zealand Wool Industry (NZWI) contributes over a billion dollars a year to NZ gross output. However, this industry is at a crossroads and the incumbent practitioners are looking for ways to increase the value of the ...
Optimisation of permeable reactive barrier systems for the remediation of contaminated groundwater

Painter, Brett D. M. (Lincoln University, 2005)

Permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) are one of the leading technologies being developed in the search for alternatives to the pump-and-treat method for the remediation of contaminated groundwater. A new optimising design ...
Organic F1 hybrid carrot seed (Daucus carota L.) production : the effect of crop density on seed yield and quality, thermal weeding and fungal pathogen management

Merfield, Charles N. (Lincoln University, 2006)

There is interest among vegetable seed companies in the production of certified organic seed, primarily because of USA and EU legislation. Companies and farmers growing organic carrot seed in Canterbury, New Zealand have ...
Organisational adaptation or environmental selection? An enhancement of the evolutionary change theory based on a study of the New Zealand electricity industry

Ahmed, Hafsa (Lincoln University, 2014)

Alterations to social, economic and political conditions demand that organisations change to survive under new settings. Hence, the study of organisational change is an important topic within organisational studies as ...
Organising talk : coastal environmental impact assessment as argumentative practice in Barbados

Alleyne, Yolanda (Lincoln University, 1998)

In Barbados, the most easterly nation of the arc of Caribbean islands, there is increasing pressure on coastal areas due to the island's continued reliance on beach tourism and the growing urbanisation of coastal lands. ...
Organizational decision-making and strategic product creation in the context of business sustainability outcomes: theoretical synthesis and empirical findings

Haropoulou, Mary (Lincoln University, 2013)

This thesis seeks to answer the question “how do organizational decisions around new product development affect sustainable business outcomes?”. In approaching this, the thesis presents a theoretical synthesis of decision-making ...
Organizational factors in aviation safety management failures: the case of Indonesia

Aliandrina, Dessy (Lincoln University, 2012)

On 28 July 2007, the European Union (EU) banned Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe. This threatened reputations, and caused psychosocial harm and economic damage to the country. The ban was imposed because: (1) there ...
Oxalate and antioxidant concentrations of locally grown and imported fruit in New Zealand

Nguyen, H. V. H. (Lincoln University, 2012)

Locally grown and some imported fruits were analysed for their antioxidant and oxalate concentrations. Total phenolic and ascorbic acid concentrations and the antioxidant capacity using ABTS and ORAC methods showed that ...
A participatory model of rural poverty in Samoa

Tuilaepa, Faletoi S. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2006)

The aim of this research was to gain a greater understanding of the nature of rural poverty in Samoa from the perspective of the poor, which could lead to recommendations on strategies for alleviating poverty. More specific ...
Partitioning biotic and abiotic components of soil CO2 fluxes using subsurface CO2 dynamics and stable carbon isotopes, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

Shanhun, Fiona (Lincoln University, 2013)

To date, surface CO₂ fluxes in soils of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica have been assumed to represent heterotrophic respiration. Important aspects of soil ecosystem function have been inferred on the basis of this ...
Pasture production, nutritive value and water use efficiency of irrigated dairy pasture mixtures grazed by dairy cows

Nobilly, Frisco (Lincoln University, 2015)

The objective of this thesis was to compare herbage dry matter (DM) production, nutritive value and water use efficiency of simple perennial ryegrass/white clover and tall fescue-white clover pastures to diverse pastures ...
Pathogenesis-related proteins in Sauvignon Blanc grapes and the influence of their extraction on resultant juice composition and wine protein stability

Tian, Bin (Lincoln University, Christchurch, N.Z., 2014)

Protein stabilization of white wine is a process whereby proteins which may later give rise to a haze are removed prior to bottling. This is normally achieved by fining with bentonite, a clay material that has a strong ...
Pathways to resilient futures: distilling principles to guide landscape policy decisions

Karanja, Dennis Kinyanjui (Lincoln University, 2015)

New Zealand landscapes are changing from both local and global economic drivers with contemporary changes causing conflicts tensions and unease as different interests assert their understandings, ideologies, meanings and ...
Patterns of invertebrate distribution and abundance on Cordyline australis in human-modified landscapes

Guthrie Ruth, J. (Lincoln University, 2008)

Fragmentation of forest habitat by urban and rural development has had profound effects on the distribution and abundance of many native species; however, little is known about the ecological processes driving patterns in ...
Pedogenesis and erosion history in a high rainfall, mountainous drainage basin - Cropp River, New Zealand

Basher, L. R. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)

Cropp River drains a 28.5 km² drainage basin in the western Southern Alps. Extreme erosional modification of this formerly glaciated valley has occurred in response to high rainfall (10,800 mm a⁻¹) and rapid tectonic uplift ...
Performance of landowner companies in the timber projects of Papua New Guinea's forest industry

Hasagama, Michael (Lincoln University, 2014)

The general situation of Landowner Companies (LOCs) that were associated with timber projects under the old 1979 Forest Policy regime in Papua New Guinea (PG) was quite disturbing. Cases of bribery, corruption, mismanagement ...
Peronospora sparsa biology and drivers of disease epidemics in boysenberry

Herath Mudiyanselage, Anusara Mihirani (Lincoln University, 2015)

Downy mildew, caused by the biotrophic oomycetes, Peronospora sparsa, is a major disease of boysenberries, with crop loss from disease for conventional growers being up to 45% and for organic growers up to 100% in some ...
Persons and positions: a social psychology of intentional action

Cook, Andrew J. (Lincoln University, 2003)

The overall aim of this dissertation is to develop an understanding of the intentional actions of persons, whereby the person is assumed to be the principle unit for analysis. Unlike the predominant cognitivism and the ...

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