Azolla: A Review of Its Biology and Utilization

Botanical Review

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Wagner, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANIMALIA; AZOLLA;

EID: 0002681918     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02857915     Document Type: Review

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