Determinants and patterns of population growth in water hyacinth

By John R. U. Wilson, N. Holst, M. Rees. 2005

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Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Ecological and socio-economic utilization of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes Mart Solms) (2010, background): “…improve effluent quality from oxidation ponds and as a main component of one integrated advanced system for treatment of municipal, agricultural and industrial wastewaters (U.S. EPA, 1988; Sim, 2003; Wilson et al., 2005; Mangabeira et al., 2004; De Casabianca and Laugier, 1995; Maine et al., 2001).”
• The decline of water hyacinth on Lake Victoria was due to biological control by Neochetina spp. (2007, background): “Plant size and nutrient status must also be considered as there is a strong robust linear correlation between growth rate and biomass density and between growth rate and nutrient conditions (Wilson et al., 2005).”
• A Review of the Biological Control Programmes on Eichhornia crassipes (C.Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae), Salvinia molesta D.S.Mitch. (Salviniaceae), Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae), Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. (Haloragaceae) and Azolla filiculoides Lam. (Azollaceae) in South Africa (2011, background): “…these sites, they recover quickly from the crown in spring, while the weevils, which were found to overwinter only as thirdinstar larvae, have to complete their development and lay eggs before they can significantly contribute to plant damage through larval mining of petioles (Wilson et al. 2005).”
• Ecological and socio-economic impacts of invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): a review (2010, background): “Its success as an invader is attributed to its ability to outcompete native vegetation and phytoplankton and the absence of consumers found within its native range such as Neochetina eichhorniae Warner and Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Wilson et al., 2005).”
• Transgenics are imperative for biofuel crops (2008, background): “The primary productivity of water hyacinth can be as high as 140 tonnes dry matter per ha/year with a doubling time of week [134].”