Allelopathic effects of water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes].

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms is an invasive weed known to out-compete native plants and negatively affect microbes including phytoplankton. The spread and population density of E. crassipes will be favored by global warming. The aim here was to identify compounds that underlie the effects on mi...

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Main Authors: Sanaa M M Shanab, Emad A Shalaby, David A Lightfoot, Hany A El-Shemy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2951916?pdf=render