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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Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1999
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48431
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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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