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Quantifying invasion risk : the genus Pinus as a model system

McGregor, Kirsty (Lincoln University, 2012)

Introduction: The New Zealand Government has committed to a 250,000 ha expansion of plantation forests by 2020 in order to diversify the forestry sector and capture carbon to mitigate climate change. Whilst introducing ...
Quantifying the economic value of ecosystem services on arable farmland: a bottom-up approach

Sandhu, H. S. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2007)

The study concerns the evaluation and quantification of the economic value of ecosystem services (ES) or nature's services in arable farmland. The importance of ES is now very well established and ES have been demonstrated ...
Quantitative genetics study and development of a molecular marker for use in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) breeding

Stephens, Mark Joseph (Lincoln University, 2012)

Introduction Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is an outcrossing (but self fertile) diploid fruit crop that is clonally propagated (homogeneous within cultivars) and highly heterozygous. Raspberries grown for freezing and ...
Quantitative inheritance in wheat

Lee, Choo Kiang (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1980)

The inheritance of yield, yield components and some morpho-physiological traits such as, plant height, spike length, and flag leaf length was studied in six New Zealand wheat cultivars. Three biometrical methods namely, ...
Re-conceptualising the integrated water management model: reflections from the New Zealand experiment

Tulloch, Susan M. (Lincoln University, 2010)

The widely accepted, but increasingly criticised concept and process of Integrated Water Management (the IWM model) has been embedded within the wider environmental management and planning literatures for well over a ...
Real and simulated altitude training: physiological and performance effects

Manimmanakorn, Apiwan (Lincoln University, 2012)

The use of altitude training has long been of interest to enhance sea-level performance in athletes. Living at altitude and training at sea-level is claimed to be the most effective approach compared to other forms of ...
Recasting knowledge governance: the struggle of accommodating divergent knowledge systems in East Java, Indonesia

Nugroho, Hesthi (Lincoln University, 2016-03-07)

The role of knowledge in environmental policy development and implementation is gaining more attention nowadays. Scholars have argued for some time that the implementation of environmental policy should appreciate the ...
Reconstruction of past climates using pink pine (Halocarpus biformis) tree-ring chronologies

Fenwick, Pavla (Lincoln University, 2003)

Knowledge of past climate variability is essential for understanding present and future climate trends. This study used Halocarpus biformis (pink pine) ring-width chronologies to investigate palaeotemperature history in ...
REDD+: dream or nightmare? A multi-level exploration of the design and implementation of REDD+ scheme

Iturbide-Flores, Maria José (Lincoln University, 2015)

The name of Guatemala derives from the náhuatl “Quahtlemallan”, which means “land of trees”. However, since 1950 total deforestation has ranged from 60,000 to 70,000 ha/year, with an accumulated loss of 2,958,826 hectares ...
The relationship between wool fibre intrinsic material strength variation and staple strength in a flock of New Zealand romney ewes

Gourdie, Robert (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)

A study of wool fibre intrinsic material strength (IMS) variation in relation to staple strength was performed. Fleece wools of varying midside staple strength were generated in a pen-feeding trial in which four groups of ...
Relationships between carbohydrate supply and reserves and the reproductive growth of grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.)

Bennett, Jeffrey S. (Lincoln University, 2002)

Viticultural practices such as trunk girdling and shoot topping along with defoliation, shading and node number per vine treatments were used to alter the carbohydrate physiology of mature Chardonnay grapevines growing in ...
Relationships between shoot and root growth of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants under various environmental stresses

Chung, G. C. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)

The response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants to various root and shoot environments (solution depth, temperature, ionic strength, nitrogen and calcium level and light intensity) were studied. Cucumber plants were ...
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 ...
Remodelling circadian rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster: to investigate the role of a new clock component clockwork orange (CWO)

Ranganathan, Jeevabharathi (Lincoln University, 2015)

The ability of almost all organisms to change their behaviour on a daily basis is one of the remarkable features of life on earth. This phenomenon which is called circadian rhythm is observed in diverse organisms such as ...
Residual concentrations and persistence of the anticoagulant rodenticides brodifacoum and diphacinone in fauna

Fisher, P. M. (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 ...
Response of wheat cultivars to chlorsulfuron and the effect of nitrogen availability

Dastgheib, Farhad (Lincoln University, 1993)

Sensitivity of wheat cultivars to the herbicide chlorsulfuron was tested and mechanisms to explain their differential response determined. In addition, a sensitive wheat cultivar, Rongotea, was selected and the effect of ...
The responses of Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) and Planotortrix excessana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to insecticides

Suckling, D. M. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1983)

Topical application of azinphos-methyl and fenvalerate to lightbrown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) and greenheaded leafroller larvae (Planotortrix excessana) showed the latter species to be more susceptible to both ...
Rheological investigations of debris flow materials

Phillips, Christopher J. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1988)

A 2.0 m diameter viscometer/rheometer was designed, constructed, and used to test the behaviour of coarse grained debris flow materials. A 1/5 scale model was also constructed and used to test fluid-only and grain-fluid ...
Rhizobium inoculation, cultivar and management effects on the growth, development and yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Kellman, Anthony (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2008)

Genotypic differences in growth and yield of two common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) cultivars to Rhizobium inoculation and management were investigated. In 2003-04, the two bean cultivars (Scylla and T-49) were combined ...
Rhizoctonia solani on potato in New Zealand: pathogen characterisation and identification of double-stranded RNA viruses that may affect their virulence

Das, Subha (Lincoln University, 2013)

Rhizoctonia solani is an economically important pathogen of potato in New Zealand, causing significant yield and quality reductions in potato crops. Rhizoctonia disease management relies heavily upon fungicide applications, ...

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