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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"ANZSRC::050302 Land Capability and Soil Degradation"”.
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A study of the influence of aspect on some soil properties of a Kaikoura steepland soil under a tussock grassland : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
Steepland soils tend to show more variability than soils on rolling or flat land. One of the factors responsible for some of the variation within these soils is the microclimatic changes that occur between different aspects of a hill. North - and south - facing slopes offer excellent situations in …
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An analysis of the financing of soil conservation subsidies on high country properties
Subsidies are made available to New Zealand farmers who undertake soil conservation programmes. This thesis is concerned with alternative financing proposals for subsidies given to farmers undertaking soil conservation programmes on high country sheep farms. The results establish that the present …
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A study of some soil fertility problems in Canterbury
… of the early work associated with improvement of soil fertility was confined to the relatively productive plains and other readily accessible regions. That these areas have been highly developed agriculturally may be seen by the capability of some of them to give maximum pasture productions in …
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A study of forest ecosystem development
… ecosystem of Pinus radiata D. Don. on skeletal soils and integrades to Yellow-Brown Sands. Every endeavour was made to keep other soil forming factors (and the influence of other factors on the ecosystem) as constant as possible, thus satisfying the criteria for a chronosequence. Studies of this …