Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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The Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences represents a land-based philosophy including research and teaching in:
Nutrition and health, soil and physical sciences, applied mathematics, statistics and computational modelling, biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology, toxicology, agronomy and plant science, food science, horticulture, viticulture and oenology, farm management, ecology, conservation and plant pathology.
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Seed yield and subsequent emergence pattern of subterranean clover cultivars in response to summer rain
(New Zealand Grassland Association, 2018-11-13)At Lincoln University, Canterbury, seven subterranean cultivars rated in Australia as having different levels of ‘hardseedeness’ were established. Monocultures were sown in autumn and allowed to grow and set seed. Seed ... -
Establishment, production and regeneration of subterranean clovers at in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand
(New Zealand Grassland Association, 2018-11-13)The ‘Red Flats’ on Omarama Station in the Mackenzie Basin, has a winter cold, summer dry environment and soils with low plant available water (<60 mm in the top 1 m), and low pH(H₂O) (5.2) and high aluminium (8 mg/kg) below ... -
Insect flower visitors in native plantings within the arable landscape of the Canterbury Plains
(Lincoln University, 2018)This thesis investigates the value of native plantings for pollination services within the arable landscape of Mid-Canterbury, New Zealand. The vegetation of the Canterbury Plains is among the most heavily modified landscapes ... -
Is grassfed meat and dairy better for human and environmental health?
(Frontiers Media, 2019-03-19)The health of livestock, humans, and environments is tied to plant diversity—and associated phytochemical richness—across landscapes. Health is enhanced when livestock forage on phytochemically rich landscapes, is reduced ... -
Variation in the caprine KAP24-1 gene affects cashmere fibre diameter
(MDPI, 2019-01-05)The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are structural components of cashmere fibres. The gene encoding the high-sulphur (HS)-KAP24-1 (KRTAP24-1) has been identified in humans and sheep, but it has not been described in ...
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