Robert Murray

Doctor of Philosophy, (Agricultural Engineering)
Study Completed: 2008
College of Sciences

Citation

Thesis Title
Variable Rate Application Technology in The New Zealand Aerial Topdressing Industry

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Mr Murray’s research focused on variable rate application technology in the New Zealand aerial topdressing industry.A case for technology assisted fertiliser application was developed. This involved investigating the field performance of conventional and enhanced flow control systems and the effect of variable rate application on hill country pasture production.The research showed that automating the fertiliser flow control system can reduce off-target fertiliser application. Increased profitability should result when managing fertiliser inputs, based on the potential pasture production outputs of the farmland.

Supervisors
Professor Ian Yule
Professor Michael Hedley
Professor Jim Jones