Parasites of economic importance in New Zealand

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 438-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Wharton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Economic Importance

II.—The Unconformable Relationship of the Lower Tertiaries and Upper Cretaceous of New Zealand

1911 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 539-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Park
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Lower Tertiary ◽  
Great Economic Importance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Discussion ◽  
Relationship Of

With the question of conformity or unconformity between the Lower Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous, there is associated a problem of great economic importance to New Zealand. The subject involves something more than a mere academic discussion. If conformity exists, then we have only one coal-bearing formation; but if unconformity, then we have two. I believe that both the stratigraphical and palæontological evidence is overwhelmingly in favour of the latter.

Systematics of the longicorn beetle genus Coptomma Newman (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Cerambycinae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deping Song ◽  
Qiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The North ◽  
Longicorn Beetle ◽  
Exotic Tree ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sawn Timber ◽  
A New Species

Longicorn beetles of the New Zealand genus Coptomma Newman are associated with a wide range of both native and exotic tree genera and are of some economic importance in forestry and horticulture because they kill leading shoots and degrade sawn timber. In this paper, the genus is revised and its scope is redefined. The genus Navomorpha White is synonymised with Coptomma. Two species, N. textorium and N. philpotti, are synonymised with Coptomma lineatum (Fabricius). A new species, C. marrisi, is described for Coptomma. All known species are redescribed. As a result of this revision, the present number of species in Coptomma has increased to five: C.�variegatum, C. lineatum, C. sulcatum, C. sticticum and C. marrisi. A key to species is given. Terminalia of both sexes are illustrated and described. The phylogeny of species is analysed cladistically and the monophyly of the genus is confirmed. Coptomma is widely distributed on the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and Three Kings Islands of New Zealand. Known biology is noted for each species. The distribution of each species is mapped and discussed.

THE ANIMAL AS A MEANS OF MEASURING THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF PASTURES

1934 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Dr I.J. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Pasture Grass ◽  
Great Economic Importance ◽  
Domestic Stock ◽  
Made In

There is no need to point out to a meeting of this Association the great economic importance, particularly to New Zealand, of pasture grass, nor to refer to the advances that have been made in the management of grasses in their utilisation as food for domestic stock.

scholarly journals Pathogenicity of Phoma betae isolates from red beet (Beta vulgaris) at seed farms in Canterbury, New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Nitesh Chand ◽  
E. Eirian Jones ◽  
Seona Casonato
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Beta Vulgaris ◽  
Leaf Spot ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fodder Beet ◽  
Leaf Spots ◽  
Red Beet ◽  
Phoma Betae

Phoma betae is an economically important pathogen of red beet causing preemergence seedling damping, leaf spot and root rot. However, the pathogenicity of P. betae is unknown in New Zealand despite the economic importance of this pathogen. Twenty-five isolates were collected from a survey of red beet seed farms in Canterbury, New Zealand during 2016/2017 and three of these PB101 (from seeds), PB103 (from roots) and PB106 (from leaves) were used for pathogenicity testing of two red-beet cultivars. Isolate PB106 was further used to investigate its effects on spinach and fodder beet as well as red beet under greenhouse conditions. All three P. betae isolates were pathogenic on both red-beet cultivars tested, causing leaf-spot symptoms. Isolates PB101 and PB106 produced significantly larger leaf-spot lesions (P<0.001) compared with PB103. Phoma betae isolate PB106 was pathogenic to both red-beet cultivars, spinach and fodder beet but fodder beet was less susceptible than the other species tested. Regardless of cultivar, <i>P. betae </i>is an important pathogen of beets and is capable of causing leaf spots.

scholarly journals Towards a Languages Policy for New Zealand Education

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Benton
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Discussion Document ◽  
Official Policy ◽  
National Languages ◽  
Major Emphasis ◽  
Mathematics And Science

Although a national languages policy had not yet been formulated, developments during 1994 indicated that at least some of the key recommendations of the 1992 discussion document Aoteareo: Speaking for Ourselves had been incorporated in official policy. Draft curriculum statements were launched for Spanish, English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Maori (including mathematics and science taught through Maori). Both the Minister of Education and the Prime Minister stressed the economic importance of developing competence in key foreign languages among New Zealanders. Some attention was paid to community languages but major emphasis was given to commercially significant foreign languages, English and Maori. Although the position of Maori as an official language seemed to be universally recognised and assured, serious deficiencies in the effectiveness of measures being taken to revitalise the language were highlighted. Among these, inadequacies in teacher-training and resource development attracted comment from Maori groups and from several official agencies.

Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
S.C. Bishop ◽  
A.J.F. Russel
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Fibre Diameter ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Hair Follicles ◽  
Cashmere Goat ◽  
Pasture Management ◽  
Goat Population ◽  
Cashmere Goats ◽  
Selection For ◽  
The Uk

The production of cashmere from goats is one of the most promising options for hill sheep farmers wishing to diversify. Not only is cashmere, the down from the secondary hair follicles, a valuable commodity but goats’ grazing preferences can benefit pasture management and ecology. Because no economically viable breeds of cashmere bearing goats are indigenous to the UK, goats were imported from Iceland, Siberia, Tasmania and New Zealand and an extensive crossbreeding programme involving these genotypes and native feral goats was undertaken to produce genotypes suitable to Scottish conditions (Bishop and Russel, 1994). At the completion of this crossbreeding programme the best means of continued improvement of the existing cashmere goat population was considered to be selection for genetic merit, based on an index combining traits of economic importance. This paper summarises responses to the first two years of this selection.

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