Threats, management and envisaged utilizations of aquatic weed Eichhornia crassipes: An overview

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-259

  Patel, Seema ^a  

^a LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Eichhornia crassipes; Eutrophication; Management; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 84865425157     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-012-9289-4     Document Type: Review

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