Effects of pH on growth of Salvinia molesta mitchell

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 43, Issue JAN., 2005, Pages 34-38

  Owens, Chetta S ^a   Smart, R Michael ^a   Honnell, David R ^a   Dick, Gary O ^a  

^a Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Giant salvinia; Nutrient availability; ph

Indexed keywords

SALVINIA; SALVINIA MOLESTA;

EID: 23644453609     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Cary, P. R. and P. G. J. Weerts. 1984. Growth of Salvinia molesta as affected by water temperature and nutrition. III. Nitrogen-phosphorus interactions and effect of pH. Aquat. Bot. 19:171-182.
2. Forno, I. W. and K. L. S. Harley. 1979. The occurrence of Salvinia molesta in Brazil. Aquat. Bot. 6:185-187.
3. Harley, K. L. S. and D. S. Mitchell. 1981. The biology of Australia weeds 6. Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitchell. J. Austral. Inst. Agr. Sci. pp. 67-76.
4. Holm, L. G., D. L. Plunknett, J. V. Pancho and J. P. Herberger. 1977. The World's Worst Weeds. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 609 pp.
5. Mitchell, D. S. 1979. The incidence and management of Salvinia molesta in Papua New Guinea. Draft Rep., Office Envir. Conserv. Papua, New Guinea. 15 pp.
6. Owens, C. S., R. M. Smart and R. M. Stewart. 2004. Low temperature limits of Sal vinia molesta Mitchell. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 42:91-94.
7. Raven P. H., R. F. Evert and H. Curtis. 1981. Biology of Plants, Third Ed. Worth Publ., Inc. New York, NY. 686 pp.
8. Riemer, D. N. 1984. Introduction to Freshwater Vegetation. AVI Publ. Co., Westport, CN. 200 pp.
9. Room, P. M., K. L. S. Harley, I. W. Forno and D. P. Sands. 1981. Successful biological control of the floating weed Salvinia. Nature 294:78-80.
10. Smart, R. M, J. D. Madsen, G. O. Dick and D. R. Honnell. 1995. Physical and environmental characteristics of experimental ponds at the Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility. Misc. paper A-95-2, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. pp. 1-37.
11. Thomas, P. A. and P. M. Room. 1986. Taxonomy and control of Salvinia molesta. Nature 320:581-584.
12. USGS. 2004. Salvinia News and Notes. www.salvinia.er.usgs.gov
13. nd edition. Saunders College Publ, Philadelphia, PA 766 pp.
14. Whiteman, J. B. and P. M. Room. 1991. Temperatures lethal to Salvinia molesta Mitchell. Aquat. Bot. 40:27-35.