Alien and exotic Azolla in northern Iran

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-190

  Hashemloian, Babak Delnavaz ^a   Azimi, Azra Ataei ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azolla filiculoides; Cyanobacteria; Exotic plant; Mosquito fern

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; RICE; RIVER; SEED PRODUCTION;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; CYANOBACTERIA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 59649118132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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