Department of Pest Management and Conservation
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The Department of Pest Management and Conservation carries out research and teaching in the following specialist areas: Animal behavior; Conservation and biodiversity; Ecological restoration; Evolutionary biology; Fire ecology; Molecular ecology; Plant microbiology; Plant pathology; Remediation of degraded and contaminated land; Soil ecology; Sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services; Wildlife and pest management.
Recent Submissions
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Pathogenicity and reproduction of isolates of reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis, from Louisiana on soybean
(Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America FL, Inc. (ONTA), 2019-06)The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) is one of the major pests on both soybean and cotton in the southern United States. Although resistant soybean cultivars are available, this resistance may not be uniform ... -
The effect of hot water treatment (HWT) of grapevine propagation material on endophytic bacterial communities and susceptibility to Botryosphaeria dieback : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Horticultural Science at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2020)Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are a major economic issue for grapevine production worldwide. Within this group is Botryosphaeria dieback, currently known to be caused by 10 different fungal genera, is an important disease ... -
Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rootstock cultivar on the susceptibility to infection by Ilyonectria species
(Firenze University Press, 2014-12)Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been shown to increase tolerance of grapevine rootstocks to black foot disease caused by Ilyonectria spp. The effect of pre-colonisation of different rootstocks with two AMF species ... -
Mate choice in kaki (black stilts) : Does this highly managed and endangered species avoid inbreeding? : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2001)In order to maximise individual fitness, animals would be expected to pair with a mate of the highest possible quality. One measure of mate quality is relatedness, or genetic similarity. Choosing an unrelated, genetically ... -
Border planting to enhance biological control of brassica pests by Hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Horticultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 1994)Brassicas in New Zealand are attacked by the cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae (L.)), green peach aphid (Myzus persicae (Sulzer)) and by the larvae of white butterfly (Artogeia rapae (L.)) and diamond-back moth (Plutella ...