Displaying items by tag: Lincoln University
Legacy remembered
Wine scientist Dr David Heatherbell had a major influence on New Zealand's horticulture and wine industry, says two of his colleagues.
High-value hort crops to feature on energy farm
Plans are afoot for an energy farm, which will demonstrate how productive land can be optimised to grow high-value horticulture crops while generating commercial-scale solar energy.
PhD Précis: Ziyu Li
Felton Road produces two distinctly different single vineyard Pinot Noirs from two relatively close Bannockburn vineyards, both farmed biodynamically. Ziyu Li, from Lincoln University’s Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences, has been exploring the distinctive sensory profiles of these wines, along with their chemical differences, by considering the individual sites, rootstocks, soils and rhizosphere microbes. In this Q&A, Ziyu takes us from land to lab to explain her work.
Seminar on improving dispute resolution
A seminar on rural dispute resolution has been organised at Lincoln University, Christchurch this month.
MOU a significant milestone
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Lincoln University and Ballance Agri-Nutrients is being hailed as a significant milestone.
SIDE returns to Lincoln
Rural resilience programme expands
Mental health and resilience programme WellMates is available at Massey University for a second year after research found that it has significantly benefitted participants.
Strengthening resilience in young adults entering the rural sector
Research into the impacts of the inaugural rollout of the WellMates programme at Massey University has shown promising results and outlined ways to strengthen its delivery, the university says.
Study puts value on food safety research centre
A new study from Lincoln University’s Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU) has put a valuation on the NZ Food Safety Science & Research Centre in terms of its value to New Zealand.
PhD Précis: Pradeep Wimalasiri
Developing a banana wine to reduce waste in his home country of Sri Lanka eventually led Pradeep Wimalasiri to Lincoln University, following a fascination for fermentation. Pradeep undertook a master's research project on the effect of whole bunch fermentation on Pinot Noir wine composition and is now working on a PhD that continues that investigation. He talks about some of the work.