• Grazing management strategies of diverse pastures on irrigated dairy farm systems 

  Cun, Grace (Lincoln University, 2018)

  Strategies to increase herbage dry matter (DM) production and quality while reducing environmental impacts are sought for dairy farming systems. Two strategies to improve DM production and quality are grazing management ...

• The effects and interactions of milk proteins on the properties of oat starch 

  Kumar, Lokesh (Lincoln University, 2018)

  Oats are minor cereal crop and widely used as breakfast cereals. Oat starch is a by-product derived from the β-glucan extraction process and is widely used in food and non-food products such as oat meal, soups, gravies, ...

• Wind energy perceptions: The relevance of convention theory to social acceptability 

  Pitanga, Victor (Lincoln University, 2018)

  Wind energy is touted as the cheapest large-scale source of renewable energy. From wind’s global potential of 60 TW-year/year, 10% are exploitable, which represents four times the global electricity consumption. Nonetheless, ...

• Studies on the Efficacy of Three Trichoderma atroviride Isolates for Controlling Take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici) in Grasses 

  Umar, Abdullah (Lincoln University, 2018)

  Take-all, caused by the fungal pathogen Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt), is an internationally important widespread root disease of cereals and grasses. The disease is suspected as the main cause of the increasing ...

• Characterisation of keratin genes associated with wool traits 

  Chai, Wenqiong (Lincoln University, 2018)

  In the textile industries, wool has to compete with cotton and synthetic fibres. In order to improve the competitiveness of wool fibre, the sheep industry is working to find ways to improve the raw product through the ...

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