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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/6323| Title: | Allelopathic aquatic plants for aquatic plant management : a feasibility study |
| Authors: | University of Southern Mississippi. Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (U.S.) Elakovich, Stella D. Wooten, Jean W. |
| Keywords: | Allelopathy Bioassay Growth inhibition Aquatic macrophytes Aquatic plants Biocontrol Biological control Lemna minor |
| Publisher: | Environmental Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: This report presents results of a literature search and feasibility study of the use of allelopathic aquatic plants for aquatic plant management. To establish a list of potential allelopathic plants, 16 aquatic macrophytes native to the southeastern United States were subjected to two bioassays -- one involving lettuce seedlings and one involving the aquatic plant Lemna minor as the target species. The results suggest that Nymphaea odorata and Brasenia schreberi are both highly inhibitory and are therefore candidates for aquatic weed management. The results also indicate that the simple lettuce seedling assay may be a reasonable first "easy" assay for determining the allelopathic potential of aquatic plants. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/6323 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| TR-A-89-2.pdf | 7.47 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |