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The development and application of analytical techniques for planning of irrigation systems
(Lincoln University, 1978)
Computer-based techniques for assessment of irrigation water supply and demand are illustrated using a 140 x 75 km discrete element representation of the Canterbury Plain, New Zealand.
A versatile soil moisture accounting ...
An investigation into aspect related erosion forms in a valley in the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
The study region is in an asymmetrical valley about 100 m a.s.l., within the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula. Mass movement of the loess colluvium regolith mantling the southwest facing backslopes is common but has rarely ...
The New Zealand meat export industry : structure, conduct and performance
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1978)
Economic management requires that within the economy resources are allocated to achieve maximum efficiency in an overall attempt to promote standards of living.
The objective of this study is to examine efficiency of ...
The effects of nitrogen on ryegrass seed production
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
Pasture plants, particularly the perennial species, are poor seed producers. Where the seed itself is agriculturally important, as in cereals, excessive vegetation is unnecessary for maximum yields per acre and a real ...
Uptake of phosphate by mycorrhizal Griselinia littoralis
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1970)
The aim of this particular study, was to examine the uptake of phosphate by the New Zealand broadleaf Griselinia littoralis with emphasis on the role played by the associated endophytic symbiotic organism of the plant. An ...
Some aspects of the biology, damage, population dynamics and flight of Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphidiae) in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1979)
The effect of temperature on aspects of survival fecundity morph determination, rate of development and relative growth rate of the bluegreen lucerne aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji) (BGLA) is discussed. Age specific ...
Regional linear programming models for the New Zealand dairy industry
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1971)
Exports of pastoral products have always occupied a most important place in the New Zealand economy. The viability of the economy is closely connected with the growing amount of products New Zealand is able to export and ...
A spatial economic analysis of electricity supply in Christchurch
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1974)
The objective of this thesis is to utilize spatial economic analysis to satisfy anticipated 1974 electricity demands in Christchurch in the most economical way possible. Chapter II deals briefly with the electricity supply ...
The response of agricultural prices to a change of the New Zealand exchange rate
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1977)
The objective of this thesis is to establish the response of agricultural prices to changes of the New Zealand exchange rate. Following an outline of the theory of exchange rate changes a brief history of the use of exchange ...
An analysis of the interdependence of costs and prices and their effects on the agricultural sector
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1976)
In recent years the agricultural sector in New Zealand has been faced with rising input prices and apart from the commodity price booms in the 1973 and 1974 seasons, prices received have been insufficient to maintain an ...