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Causal mapping of ARGOS high country farms and comparisons to sheep/beef and dairy farms
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2008-02)
The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS) is investigating the social, environmental and economic consequences of different management systems in different farming sectors in New Zealand (for more information ...
Phaeomoniella chlamydospora: potential inoculum sources in the grapevine propagation process
(Lincoln University, 2004)
Phaeomoniella chlamydospora is a recently described fungal pathogen that infects grapevines causing Petri disease, which is observed externally as a general decline. The objective of this research programme was to identify ...
Institutional barriers to developing community indicators in New Zealand : a preliminary assessment
(Commonwealth Local Government Forum and the UTS Centre for Local Government, 2008-05)
There has been enormous activity in many countries and by international agencies during the last few decades to develop indicators to measure trends in different attributes of the environment, including indicators for ...
The effect of shading and crop load on flavour and aroma compounds in Sauvignon blanc grapes and wine
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The effects of crop load and berry exposure on the composition of Marlborough Sauvignon blanc grapes and wine from the Brancott vineyard, Blenheim, were explored. Commercially grown, 2-cane and 4-cane Sauvignon blanc vines ...
Enhancing the biological control of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using floral resource subsidies in an organic vineyard in Marlborough, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2005)
In this thesis, experiments were conducted in both the laboratory and the field to determine whether the provision of floral resources to Dolichogenidea tasmanica Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) could enhance the biological ...
Livelihoods and customary marine resource management under customary marine tenure: case studies in the Solomon Islands
(Lincoln University, 2008)
In many ways, coastal marine resources have provided an important source of protein, income and even employment for coastal rural Solomon Islands communities. Fishing, for instance, has always played a very important role ...
Nutritional and toxicological studies on New Zealand mutton bird meat (Puffinus griseus) : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2009)
New Zealand mutton bird or tītī (Puffinus griseus and order procellariiformes) nest in New Zealand during the summer months, migrate to the northern hemisphere during May and return in September. Their eggs are laid during ...
The vegetative and reproductive development of balansa clover
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The vegetative and reproductive development of balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum Savi.) were quantified in relation to the environmental drivers of each phenophase in field and controlled environments. In a grazed ...
Determining seed vigour in selected Brassica species
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Variables for the accelerated ageing (AA) test, methods for reducing fungal
contamination during the AA test, using the conductivity test as a vigour test, the
effect of seed size on seed vigour and the relationship between ...
Understanding sheep / beef farm management using causal mapping: development and application of a two-stage approach
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2007-06)
Causal mapping was used to document how the participating sheep/beef farmers described and explained the factors involved in their farming systems, broadly defined to include economic, social and environmental factors. ...