An ecological study and survey of the brown top dominant grasslands of the Canterbury foothills : With field studies of the establishment of subterranean clover on this area : Thesis presented for M.Agr.Sc. [Master of Agricultural Science] and Honours, University of New Zealand [Lincoln College]

Abstract

The object of this work is :- 1. To give an account of the ecology of that part of the Canterbury foothills where, under the present system of management, pastures are dominated by Brown Top or Creeping Fog and where gorse, manuka or broom cover extensive areas. 2. To give a brief outline of the utilisation of the land. 3. To investigate, in field studies, the part that Subterranean clover may play in the improvement of these areas.