Budgie Breeding Box
Don purchased an MDF (medium density fibreboard) box at the Reverse Garbage Co-operative. The moment he saw the box, he knew it would make the perfect budgerigar or canary breeding cabinet Converting the box to a bird breeding cabinet was easy. ... [... more]
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Peach And Nectarine Breeding In New Zealand
Work to improve peach and nectarine cultivars started in New Zealand towards the end of the last century (Glucina and Logan, 1983). Several selections that have become internationally recognized, and used in various breeding programmes, were ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Backyard Birds
There is nothing as satisfying as breeding your own birds, whether they be budgies or finches. You can also attract native birds to your garden by putting in some native plants, which provide them with food and shelter. Australian finch species, ... [... more]
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Painted Apple Moth Breeding Makes Foresters Nervous
The discovery that painted apple moths are breeding new generations is causing unease in the forestry industry, which sees the moths as potentially significant pests. WELLINGTON 19/1/2001 - The discovery that painted apple moths are breeding new ... [... more]
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Beef cattle breeding and selection
Bos indicus/Bos taurus crosses - growth in different environments Developing an effective breeding plan for your beef business Maximising benefits from scanning for carcase traits in seedstock herds Performance recording options for breeders of ... [... more]
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Breeding Budgies
Budgerigars have a coloured area above their beaks, called a cere. In males the cere is coloured light to dark blue. A male bird in breeding condition will have a deep blue cere in most varieties. He won't have any pin feathers, and his plumage ... [... more]
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Breeding Sawfly-resistant Trees May Be Only Answer To Pest
The breeding of willow trees resistant to sawfly invasions could be the only way to win the battle against the insect that is wreaking havoc in erosion and flood control programmes. PALMERSTON NORTH 1/8/2001 - The breeding of willow trees ... [... more]
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HortNews - Selective Breeding Of Bees Could Create ...
HortResearch scientists say they are encouraged by selective breeding trials using bees from all over the country in a search for resistance to varroa mite. WELLINGTON 22/8/2002 - HortResearch scientists say they are encouraged by selective ... [... more]
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What is involved in plant breeding? (Part III)
The first article (1) explained what is involved in developing and maintaining a germplasm collection. The germplasm collections provide a crucial foundation for the plant improvement programmes undertaken by HortResearch. The second article in ... [... more]
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What is involved in plant breeding? (Part 1)
The term 'plant breeding' implies conscious human effort to improve old and to develop new, alternative crops. The beginnings of plant breeding, which relate to the domestication of wild plants and the beginnings of agriculture, date back some ... [... more]
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Bid To Sell Nation's Apple Breeding Overseas Worries Growers
Efforts by government science company HortResearch to sell off the nation's cutting-edge pipfruit breeding programme has apple and pear growers worried for the future of their $500 million export industry. AUCKLAND 23/9/2002 - Efforts by ... [... more]
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Why cross breed dogs?
It may not be the cutest of the growing list of Designer Dogs, but it would be hard to argue that it isn't the friendliest. The principle of cross breeding is fairly simple. A judicious selection of two compatible breeds which, when crossed ... [... more]
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