Pistia stratiotes L. and Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.: Emerging invasive alien hydrophytes in Campania and Sardinia (Italy)

EPPO Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 568-579

  Brundu, G ^a   Stinca, A ^b   Angius, L ^c   Bonanomi, G ^b   Celesti Grapow, L ^d   D'Auria, G ^e   Griffo, R ^e   Migliozzi, A ^b   Motti, R ^b   Spigno, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Regione Sardegna   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 84871051964     PISSN: 02508052     EISSN: 13652338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epp.12004     Document Type: Article

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