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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"0703 Crop and Pasture Production"”.
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The effects of production techniques on the yield and quality of some leafy vegetables
… exists for Australia to satisfy the expanding Asian fresh produce markets, because of our climate, space and technology to expand and enhance production of fruit and vegetables. Growers always strive to obtain maximum yields of high quality produce from their fields. Many factors such as …
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Effect of processing on the distribution of cadmium in wheaten products
An understanding of the cadmium levels in the Australian wheat crop and areas of elevated levels that may be of concern to health has great potential for both the export market and the domestic consumer in Australia. This understanding is most effective if the sources of the cadmium in the wheat, …
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Studies of the establishment of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and the rate of breakdown of hardseededness
… effect of dates (6 February, 4 March, 27 March and 9 April) of sowing, irrigation or no irrigation and vegetation cover (high and low) on the emergence and establishment of subterranean clover, c.v. Mt.Barker, oversown into unimproved pasture was investigated on a Templeton silt loam soil at …
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Seedling emergence and growth of winter barley as affected by sowing date and sowing depth: a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours in the University of Canterbury
Establishment and growth of winter barley, c.v. "Illia", was compared at five sowing dates (22 April, 2, 14 and 30 May and 20 June) and two nominal sowing depths (20 mm and 50 mm) at Lincoln, Canterbury. Seedling emergence rate, total emergence and canopy development (number of leaves on the main …
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Development of mechanistic energy balance models for grassland
Grasslands are responsible for a significant percentage of the world's food supplies and, due to their large geographical extent, have an important influence on global climate. Major determinants of grassland productivity include near-surface soil and air temperatures and plant water use. Therefore …
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Environmental drivers of bulb production in brassicas
… are used as supplementary feed in intensive pastures systems. However, there is a lack of quantitative data to define their growth and development. This has limited the creation and use of prediction models and decision support systems. Thus a series of experiments were used to clarify the …
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The growth, yield and water use responses of lentils (Lens culinaris Medic.) to irrigation
In a field trial conducted at Lincoln, New Zealand, during 1984/85, the water relations and the growth and yield responses of lentils (Lens culinaris Medic.) to irrigation were investigated. The cultivars Titore and Olympic were sown in May (autumn) and September (spring) and were grown with or …
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An investigation into the anthelmintic properties of seed extracts from endophyte containing pasture grasses
… AR37, wild type in perennial rye grass (RG), and the loline producing endophytes namely Meadow Fescue (MF and U2) and Tall Fescue (TF and AR542) with Nil endophytes rye grass (Nil RG) and Nil endophytes tall fescue (Nil TF) used as controls. The in vitro efficacy of the extracts was determined …
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The influence of ryegrass sowing rates and nitrogen fertiliser on white clover establishment : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) pastures were sown on 19 February at four sowing rates (0, 5, 10, 20 kg/ha) with four rates of nitrogen fertiliser (0, 20, 40, 80 kgN/ha). White clover (Trifolium repens L.) was sown at 3 kg/ha in all plots. Ryegrass and white clover seedling development, …
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Agronomic potential of Lupinus polyphyllus L. for dryland Merino properties in the Mackenzie Basin : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… of Lupinus polyphyllus L. (also known in New Zealand as perennial lupin and Russell lupin) as a productive pasture component for high-country pastures. To do this, a combination of on-farm studies, controlled field experiments and glasshouse experiments were carried out. Throughout the thesis, …