Weevils tame unruly hyacinth
A new control methodology that uses weevils has resulted in a near 80% reduction of the notorious water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes, in Uganda. As weevil damage reduces leaf area and root length, the affected plants cannot grow or produce new...
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1999
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| description | A new control methodology that uses weevils has resulted in a near 80% reduction of the notorious water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes, in Uganda. As weevil damage reduces leaf area and root length, the affected plants cannot grow or produce new... |
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| spelling | CGSpace484312021-02-23T15:45:23Z Weevils tame unruly hyacinth Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation A new control methodology that uses weevils has resulted in a near 80% reduction of the notorious water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes, in Uganda. As weevil damage reduces leaf area and root length, the affected plants cannot grow or produce new... 1999 2014-10-16T09:14:24Z 2014-10-16T09:14:24Z News Item https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48431 en Open Access Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTA. 1999. Weevils tame unruly hyacinth. Spore 81. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. |
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