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Biology and control of green vegetable bug, Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in process sweet corn, Zea mays (L.) in the East Cape Region, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the green vegetable bug (GVB) is a serious pest of process sweet corn Zea mays (L.) in the East Cape region of the North Island, New Zealand. In the past seven years the ...
Population ecology and integrated management of soft wax scale (Ceroplastes destructor) and Chinese wax scale (C. sinensis) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on citrus
(Lincoln University, 1994)
Soft wax scale (SWS) Ceroplastes destructor (Newstead) and Chinese wax scale (CWS) C. sinensis Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Coccidae) are indirect pests of citrus (Citrus spp.) in New Zealand. Honeydew they produce supports ...
Carotenoid pigmentation of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
(Lincoln University, 1992)
Carotenoid pigmentation of chinook salmon under commercial conditions was investigated in a series of experiments carried out in fresh water and salt water. The carotenoid composition of salmonids and factors regulating ...
Ecology and management of Himalayan thar and sympatric chamois in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1997)
This thesis investigated aspects of the ecology and management of Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus) and sympatric chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in the eastern Southern Alps of New Zealand.
The hypothesis that ...
Ectomycorrhizal communities associated with a Pinus radiata plantation in the North Island, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Aboveground and belowground ectomycorrhizal (ECM) communities associated with different age classes of the exotic plantation species Pinus radiata were investigated over the course of two years in the North Island of New ...
Phenology of hazelnut big bud mites in Canterbury and implications for management
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Eriophyoid big bud mites are key pests of hazelnuts throughout the world, although little is known of the identity and impact of the species on New Zealand hazelnut crops. The key objectives of this study were to determine ...
The effects of subsoiling on soil physical properties and crop production
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1989)
In the Canterbury and North Otago regions of New Zealand, many intensively cropped yellow-grey earths contain subsoils which have become compacted by traffic and/or natural processes and which therefore restrict root growth ...
A comparison of the cool season activity of two white clover cultivars
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1972)
Although New Zealand is fortunate in having a climate mild enough to allow some growth of pasture in winter even in the extreme south of the South Island (Duffy, 1971), growth is nevertheless considerably less than in ...
Chemical and mineralogical properties of a sequence of terrace soils near Reefton, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1975)
Changes brought about by chemical and physical weathering were investigated in a chronosequence of terrace soils near Reefton, New Zealand. The parent materials of the soil, which ranged in age from about 1000 to over ...
The fate of lead in soils contaminated with lead shot
(Lincoln University, 2002)
A study of the interactions between lead (Pb) shot and the soil, and the fate of Pb at shooting ranges was conducted in order to address the lack of research on these issues at the current time. Surveys of the spatial and ...