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Kōrero: Weeds of agriculture

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Introduction of weeds

Lupins in the Arrow River bed

Lupins in the Arrow River bed

Bracken fern

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound

Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound

Gorse

Gorse seed for sale

Gorse seed for sale (2 o 3)

‘Oh dear’

‘Oh dear’ (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Weeds in pasture, crops and forestry

Barley grass eye damage

Barley grass eye damage

Scotch thistle

Scotch thistle (1 o 3)

Nodding thistle

Nodding thistle (2 o 3)

Californian thistle

Californian thistle (3 o 3)

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Mouse-ear hawkweed

Weeds in maize crop

Weeds in maize crop

Pampas

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Weeds in water and in ecosystems

Alligator weed

Wilding pines

Controlling wilding pines

Controlling wilding pines

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Legislation

Nassella tussock

Nassella tussock

Agapanthus

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Weed control

Spray equipment, 1939

Spray equipment, 1939

Chemical control of gorse

Chemical control of gorse

Roundup advertisement

Roundup advertisement

Biological control of St John’s wort

Biological control of St John’s wort

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Costs of weeds, and the future

Weed dump

Giant buttercups

Giant buttercups

Field or common horsetail

Field or common horsetail

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Ian Popay, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/weeds-of-agriculture/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Ian Popay, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008