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Estimating nitrate-nitrogen leaching rates under rural land uses in Canterbury
(2010-09)
Over the last two decades, agricultural production in the region has grown as a result of the increasing
use of inputs, such as fertilisers, supplementary feeds and irrigation water, accompanied by the
conversion of ...
Effect of a Trichoderma bio-inoculant on ectomycorrhizal colonisation of Pinus radiata seedlings
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Ectomycorrhizal colonisation potential of Pinus radiata seedlings inoculated with the commercially available Trichoderma species bio-inoculant, Arbor-Guard™, was investigated in a commercial containerised nursery setting ...
International comparisons of models of innovation models: what is to be learned about the New Zealand situation?
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2011)
This paper focuses on cross-cultural comparisons of innovation identity for selected nations. Through comparison with other nations, one can come to better understand the uniqueness of New Zealand’s innovation situation. ...
Belowground legacies of Pinus contorta invasion and removal result in multiple mechanisms of invasional meltdown
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company, 2014)
Plant invasions can change soil biota and nutrients in ways that drive subsequent plant communities, particularly when co-invading with belowground mutualists such as ectomycorrhizal fungi. These effects can persist following ...
Weather, climate and tourism: a New Zealand perspective
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design., 2010-05)
This report is part of a larger project “Preparing the tourism sector for climate change”, which seeks
to identify which parts of the tourism sector are most vulnerable to climate variability and change,
and what adaptation ...
Good industry-good investments
(New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2010-08)
New Zealand primary sector industry approaches to industry-good investment, and the approaches to evaluation reported in the literature were reviewed to provide understanding of the key issues in ensuring such investments ...
Factors affecting the response of thrips to an olfactory cue
(Lincoln University, 2013)
Some thrips (Order Thysanoptera) are key pests of many greenhouse and outdoor crops worldwide. Biological attributes such as polyphagy, rapid reproduction, cryptic behaviour and insecticide resistance make them particularly ...
Understanding Trichoderma bio-inoculants in the root ecosystem of Pinus Radiata seedlings
(Lincoln University, 2010)
The overall aim of this study was to understand better the ecological behaviour of Trichoderma bio-inoculants in the root system of commercially grown Pinus radiata seedlings. Three Trichoderma isolates, representing three ...
Publishing at Lincoln as an emerging researcher
(Lincoln University. Library, Teaching and Learning., 2011-09-02)
Presentation to post-graduate conference on publishing as an emerging researcher.
Ecosystem services provided by native New Zealand plants in vineyards
(Lincoln University, 2010)
This thesis investigates the value of native New Zealand plants within the agricultural landscape of the Waipara District, Canterbury Province, New Zealand with regards to their provision of ecosystem services (ES). ES ...