Partitioning of soluble calcium in the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms) in Lake Victoria, Uganda

Botanica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Tabuti, J R S ^a   Oryem Origa, H ^a   Mutumba, G M ^a   Kashambuzi, J T ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Ca oxalate; Calcium; Uganda; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031708315     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1998.tb00712.x     Document Type: Article

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