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August 30, 2024
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Impacts of long-term biomass management on soil phosphorus under temperate grassland
We assessed and quantified the cumulative impact of 20 years of biomass management on the nature and bioavailability of soil phosphorus (P) accumulated from antecedent…
Technical Report
What are the opportunities to reduce variability in apple tree productivity through targeted (sub-block) water and nutrient application?
Most of New Zealand's apple production occurs on soils which have formed from alluvial (river movement) deposits. These soils range from clays to sand, to…
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LandscapeDNA
The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to the Physiographic Environment Classification developed with funding from Our Land and Water. Interactive maps allow you to…
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Applying whakapapa research methodology in Māori kin communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Indigenous research methods centralises the importance of Indigenous ways of researching, validating and interpreting knowledge. In Māori kin-community (kāinga) contexts this methodology is called whakapapa.…
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Growing Kai Under Increasing Dry: Adapting to Increasing Drought
Advice to central and regional government, industry bodies, and the research, science and innovation community on what is needed to better support primary sector adaptation…
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Land-use suitability is not an intrinsic property of a land parcel
Land-use choices should not be determined by potential productivity alone but should also account for environmental constraints and for land use elsewhere in the landscape.…
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Contrasting subsurface denitrification characteristics under temperate pasture lands and its implications for nutrient management in agricultural catchments
Subsurface denitrification plays a key role in the reduction or ‘attenuation' of nitrate contamination of groundwater and surface waters. We investigated subsurface denitrification characteristics at…
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Assessing soil health following conversion from forestry to pasture in Canterbury
Soil health was assessed across land conversions from forestry (Pinus radiata) to irrigated dairy pasture. Samples were collected and indicators of soil fertility, organic matter,…
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Transformation Is ‘Experienced, Not Delivered': Insights from Grounding the Discourse in Practice to Inform Policy and Theory
Calls for transformation, transformative research, and transformational impact are increasingly heard from governments, industry and universities to set a course towards sustainability. This paper contributes…
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