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A study of ecological interaction between introduced and indigenous plant species in the Manawatu district, North Island, New Zealand : a thesis presented at Massey Agricultural College for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1957)
The object of the present work has been to investigate, for one district of New Zealand, the sociological relations between the indigenous plant species and those introduced to the country by man. The result of the invasion ...
Commercial orcharding in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts and Honours in Geography at Massey University, New Zealand
(Massey University, 1957)
In recent years commercial orcharding in New Zealand has assumed a new form. Fruit exports are growing year by year and orchard production has become concentrated within certain districts. Alongside this change, and in ...
A fractionation of acid-soluble non-exchangeable potassium in some New Zealand soils into available and non-available forms : a thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of New Zealand [Massey Agricultural College]
(Massey University, 1956)
One of the most ubiquitous of the mineral elements present in plants, potassium plays on important and essential rôle in their nutrition, being required in large amounts for healthy plant growth. Unlike nitrogen, phosphorus, ...
The influence of importations on the New Zealand pedigree Jersey breed and the level of inbreeding, 1895-1950 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science of the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1952)
Of the 1,845,000 dairy cows in milk in New Zealand in January 1950, 85% were either purebred or grade Jersey cattle (A & P Statistics 1950). With the exception of the Island of Jersey no other country has such a predominance ...
The nature of aggregate supply of New Zealand agriculture : thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of M. Agr. Sc
(Massey University, 1953)
It is a commonplace of the early stages of economics that agriculture is the typical example of an industry with an inelastic supply curve. There is a tendency to accept the concept of elasticity without really translating ...
The market milk industry in New Zealand : being a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of M. Agr. Sc. (Dairy Tech.), Massey University College, University of New Zealand, June, 1952
(Massey University, 1952)
Milk is the most important of all foods for the human race. Throughout the ages it has been the sole food of the very young and has been part of the diet of adolescents and adults of the white races. It has been especially ...
Studies of variation in the rectal temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate and skin temperature of some New Zealand Jersey cows with particular reference to summer climatic conditions : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Agricultural Science in the University of New Zealand
(Massey University, 1959)
The field of research known as Environmental Physiology covers Studies on the physiological responses of animals to variations in their immediate environment and on the adaptation of animals to environment. Generally, ...
A study of the pleiotropic effects of the dominant gene N in the New Zealand Romney sheep : being a thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of New Zealand, Massey Agricultural College
(Massey University, 1956)
In dealing with problems of inheritance in domestic animals the emphasis tends to be placed on those factors which are of economic importance. Such factors are likely to be the result of many interacting and related causes, ...
Responses of Rumex obtusifolius L. to several 'hormone' herbicides : being a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of [Master of] Agricultural Science, University of New Zealand, Massey Agricultural College
(Massey Agricultural College, 1952)
Weeds have been a problem to man ever since he began to till the soil. Their presence is a factor lowering yield and increasing the cost of production of almost every economic crop. Weed eradication and control measures ...