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Understanding 'Challenger' sweet corn yield, quality and phenology responses to phosphorus

Fletcher, Andrew L. (Lincoln University, Canterbury, 2004)

The research in this thesis examined the response of field grown 'Challenger' sweet corn crops to P supply at Lincoln Canterbury, New Zealand in 2001/02 and 2002/03. Initial soil tests showed that the site had an available ...
Understanding constraints to cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) based pasture production

Mills, Annamaria (Lincoln University, 2007)

This research examined the mechanisms by which temperature, water availability and nitrogen (N) affect the dry matter (DM) yield potential of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) dominant pastures. The experiment was a split ...
Understanding ethnic entrepreneurship in agricultural settings : qualitative comparative analysis of ethnic groups in New Zealand agriculture

Krivokapic-Skoko, Branka (Lincoln University, 2001)

This thesis examines ethnic solidarity and ethnic resource mobilisation within agricultural settings using Qualitative Comparative Analysis of ethnic groups in New Zealand agriculture. The thesis addresses ethnic solidarity ...
Understanding growth and development of lucerne crops (Medicago sativa L.) with contrasting levels of perennial reserves

Teixeira, Edmar I. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2006)

This research examined seasonal patterns of growth and development of lucerne crops grown with different levels of crown and taproot reserves in a cool temperate environment. The approach required derivation of explanatory ...
Understanding how pasture irrigation influences soil nitrous oxide fluxes and nitrous oxide reductase

Owens, Jennifer (Lincoln University, 2016-06-15)

This thesis is a combination of field and laboratory studies aimed at understanding how irrigation influences nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from grazed pastures in New Zealand. The general goal was to understand how nitrous ...
An understanding of the factors influencing young international leisure travellers’ commercial accommodation purchase decisions: a comparative study of New Zealand and Malaysian inbound travellers

Anuar, Nadiah (Lincoln University, 2014)

Despite indications from past studies that young travellers are important contributors to the tourism industry, very little is known about this segment. In response to the call for better understanding of young travellers, ...
Understanding technology adoption and non-adoption: a case study of innovative beef farmers from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil

de Aragao Pereira, Mariana (Lincoln University, 2011)

This study draws on social-psychology in an attempt to identify the various motivations for technology adoption (TA), including both economic and non-economic, and to gain insights into how and why Brazilian innovative ...
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. ...
Understanding Trichoderma bio-inoculants in the root ecosystem of Pinus Radiata seedlings

Hohmann, Pierre (Lincoln University, 2010)

The overall aim of this study was to understand better the ecological behaviour of Trichoderma bio-inoculants in the root system of commercially grown Pinus radiata seedlings. Three Trichoderma isolates, representing three ...
Understanding yield and water use of dryland forage crops in New Zealand

Brown, Hamish E. (Lincoln University, 2004)

Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) was found to be a more productive dryland forage option than chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) or red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). This was concluded from superior annual dryland yields of 20 ...
Understorey management for the enhancement of populations of a leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) parasitoid (Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron)) in Canterbury, New Zealand apple orchards

Irvin, N. A. (Lincoln University, 1999)

This study investigated understorey management in Canterbury, New Zealand, apple orchards for the enhancement of populations of Dolichogenidea tasmanica (Cameron) (Braconidae) for leafroller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) ...
An uneasy marriage : ecological reason and the Resource Management Act

Kerr, Simon (Lincoln University, 2005)

The late 1960s witnessed an unprecedented interest in the environment. One of the intellectual characteristics of this period was the rise of ecocentrism, a form of ecological reasoning that challenged the domination of ...
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 ...
The unpredicted host use of Chamaecytisus profiler by the introduced weed biocontrol agent, Bruchidius villosus: a retrospective analysis and explanation

Haines, Melanie L. (Lincoln University, Canterbury, 2004)

This study investigates unpredicted host use by a weed biological control agent in New Zealand. Bruchidius villosus, a seed-feeding beetle, was released into New Zealand in 1986 as a biocontrol agent to aid in the control ...
Unstable equilibrium : modelling waves and turbulence in water flow

Connell, Robert J. (Lincoln University, 2008)

This thesis develops a one-dimensional version of a new data driven model of turbulence that uses the KL expansion to provide a spectral solution of the turbulent flow field based on analysis of Particle Image Velocimetry ...
Untangling spatial distribution patterns of the invasive herb Hieracium lepidulum Stenstr. (Asteraceae) in a New Zealand mountain landscape

Miller, Alice L. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2006)

The invasive herb Hieracium lepidulum Stenstr. (Asteraceae) has been observed increasing in a range of indigenous ecosystems in New Zealand in recent years. The ability of this species to occupy and potentially to dominate ...
Uptake of agroforestry technologies among smallholder farmers in Zambia

Kabwe, Gillian (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2010)

Means for improving agricultural productivity among resource-poor smallholder farmers in Zambia has been high on the agenda of agricultural research in the last 20 years. Agroforestry research was initiated after the ...
Urban comfort: adaptive capacity in post-earthquake Christchurch

Tavares, Silvia Garcia (Lincoln University, 2015)

The urban environment influences the way people live and shape their everyday lives, and microclimate sensitive design can enhance the use of urban streets and public spaces. Innovative approaches to urban microclimate ...
Urban ecology in Christchurch: a reconciliation approach to enhancing native biodiversity on urban greyfields

Greenep, H. K. (Lincoln University, 2009)

Traditionally New Zealand ecological research has focused on nature outside of cities, however, as with global trends, there is now more interest being given to the ecological functioning of cities and the potential they ...
Use less, lose less: obtaining and maintaining an environmentally and agronomically sustainable farming system with phosphorus

Dodd, Rosalind (Lincoln University, 2013)

Long-term application of phosphorus (P) in excess of crop or pasture requirements has led to accumulation of P within many well developed agricultural soils. Due to the increased risk of P loss to surface waters from such ...

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