Browsing by Subject "irrigation"
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Changes in soil carbon stocks of New Zealand’s grazed pasture in response to variations in management and environmental factors.
(Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand., 2015)Dairy farming is New Zealand‟s pre-eminent primary industry. It achieves large export earnings but is also responsible for a large proportion of the country‟s greenhouse gas emissions. One of those greenhouse gases is CO₂, ... -
Environmental Assessment of the Effects of Leachate Irrigation and Seepage from the Paokahu Landfill, Gisborne, New Zealand.
(The University of Waikato, 2010)Paokahu landfill operated near Gisborne from 1977 to 2002. About 1 million cubic metres of mixed domestic and industrial (predominantly food processing) wastes were disposed of at the site. The Paokahu landfill is located ... -
Internal versus external control of calcium nutrition in kiwifruit
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2014-10-08)Higher calcium (Ca) concentration in several fleshy fruit including kiwifruit is a pre-requisite for lower incidence of Ca-related diseases and improved fruit nutritional value. This review examines the internal and external ... -
Leaching and uptake of nitrogen, and pasture production, associated with irrigation of treated wastewater, Taupō, New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2013)Secondary-treated wastewater from Taupō Township is irrigated onto perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) which is harvested and removed from the View Road wastewater treatment site. To determine the fate of the applied ... -
Socio-economic drivers of freshwater fish declines in a changing climate: a New Zealand perspective
(Wiley, 2010)New Zealand has a freshwater fish fauna characterized by high levels of national and local endemism and which is threatened by anthropogenic stressors including habitat destruction or deterioration, commercial harvest, ... -
The effects of irrigation on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks of pumice soils
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The use of irrigation has become important for sustaining the production of food, fibre and biofuel. In New Zealand (NZ), irrigation of pastures is increasing in areas with seasonal water deficits, such as the Central North ... -
The Value of Irrigation Water in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to examine issues pertaining to freshwater quantity in New Zealand agriculture. Currently, freshwater is managed under the Resource Management Act (1991) and the allocation system is essentially ... -
Water requirements for 'Hass' avocado flowering and fruit development in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2016)The aim of this work was to determine water requirements for Persea americana 'Hass’ avocado trees (mature, ca. 9 years and young, ca. 3 years) from November 2014 to October 2015 in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In addition, ...
