Seasonal growth of waterhyacinth in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, California

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 43, Issue JUL., 2005, Pages 91-94

  Spencer, D F ^b   Ksander, G G ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aquatic weeds; Eichhornia crassipes; Integrated control; Phenology; Weed biology

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 30744446469     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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