Lincoln Ventures has been involved with frost protection research and application of frost detection techniques for many years. Previous work has covered studies of wind machines, sprinklers, and investigations of other techniques. This work has involved experimental design, and extensive measurement, monitoring and analysis of data at numerous sites within New Zealand, for commercial clients as well as public organisations.
List of Projects:
- Hawke's Bay Grape Growers and Sustainable Farming Fund project.
- Rangiora frost protection study.
- Targeted and pulsing study in Central Otago.
- Wind machine study in Hawke's Bay.
- Over tree and under tree frost protection study at Lincoln.
- Lateral freezing study at Lincoln.
Publications:
Sprinkler Frost protection - a series of Central Otago and Lincoln trials and reports from the mid 1980s covering under-tree, overhead, targeted and pulsed application of water for frost protection.
Wind machines - an early 1980s study on the applicability of wind machines to NZ conditions, and results from a Hawke's Bay trial
Lincoln Ventures Ltd | PO Box 133, Lincoln | Christchurch 7640
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