The origin of Hydrilla verticillata recently discovered at a South African dam

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-180

  Madeira, Paul T ^a   Coetzee, Julie A ^b   Center, Ted D ^a   White, Emily E ^c   Tipping, Phillip W ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Hydrellia; Hydrilla; RAPD; trnL intron; trnL F spacer

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; CHLOROPLAST; DAM;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; KWAZULU-NATAL; MALAYSIA; PONGOLAPOORT DAM; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HYDRELLIA; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 34250890859     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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