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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 ...
National parks in New Zealand : conservation or preservation?
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)
Natural protected areas are a resource for, and in which, a wide range of
values is identified; market value, non-market value, and intrinsic value.
National park history, philosophy and legislation is interpreted to ...
Pest management of the New Zealand flower thrips Thrips obscuratus (Crawford) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on stonefruit in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1988)
The New Zealand flower thrips (Thrips obscuratus (Crawford)) is an important pest of stonefruit during flowering and at harvest in New Zealand. The biology and control of this species formed the basis for this study.
A ...
The biophysical regulation of methane oxidation by a Nothofagus forest soil
(Lincoln University, 2001)
Methane (CH₄) is an important greenhouse gas (GHG) whose tropospheric concentration has risen from approximately [0.80µℓℓ⁻¹] prior to the industrial revolution, to the present concentration of
[1.72 µℓℓ⁻¹.] New Zealand ...
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 potential of native damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) as bioindicators of insecticide contamination of freshwater
(Lincoln University, 1998)
This thesis investigated if and how New Zealand damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) could be used as bioindicators of insecticide contamination of freshwater.
Two damselfly species are common throughout New Zealand: ...
Forms of soil phosphate in some genetically-related New Zealand soils
(Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1965)
Phosphate fertilisation of soils is essential for the maintenance of high levels of agricultural production. This is especially true in New Zealand, where repeated topdressings with superphosphate are essential for 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 ...
Top performing farmers are information rich : case studies of sheep and cattle farmers in the South Island of New Zealand
(International Farm Management Association, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the management behaviours of six top performing sheep and beef farmers from the South Island of New Zealand. Information was obtained through interviews using grounded theory ...
A2 milk, farmer decisions, and risk management
(International Farm Management Association, 2007)
Approximately 500 New Zealand (NZ) dairy farmers are converting their herds to eliminate production of A1 beta-casein within the milk. The alternative casein is A2 beta-casein, and the associated milk is known as A2 milk. ...