New Zealand is under increasing pressure from terrestrial and aquatic pests, weeds and
diseases that threaten the country's ecosystems and economy. Ongoing improvement in …

ABSTRACT The New Zealand economy is export-driven and heavily reliant on the
productivity of the pastoral sector. The transformation of native forest and tussock grassland …

A systematic review focused by plant on non-target impacts from agents deliberately
introduced for the biological control of weeds found significant non-target impacts to be rare …

Weeds can be major environmental and economic burdens in New Zealand. Traditional
methods of weed control including manual and chemical approaches can be time …

In New Zealand, pastoral farming for dairy and meat production is the major land use. As
with any agricultural production system, weeds are a threat to efficient pasture production in …

Abstract The New Zealand flora has a high proportion of endemic species but has been
invaded by almost the same number of non-native plant species. To support management of …

New Zealand's intensive pastures, comprised almost entirely introduced Lolium L. and
Trifolium L. species, are arguably the most productive grazing-lands in the world. However …

Gorse (Ulex europeus L.) is a woody legume and invasive woody weed that has been
introduced to temperate pastoral landscapes worldwide. Despite the apparent cosmopolitan …

Farming began in Australia and New Zealand after the arrival of European settlers, who
brought with them many of the weeds that later infested their cropping systems. Herbicides …

Steep, uncultivable hill country below 1,000 m comprises about 40% of New Zealand's land
surface area. Hill country farmers require options to increase the resilience of their farms to …