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Effects of Light Intensity and Quality on the Growth of Elodea densa and Heteranthera dubia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. D. Blackburn
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Auburn University Crops Protection Research Branch, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
J. M. Lawrence
Affiliation:
Auburn, Alabama
D. E. Davis
Affiliation:
Auburn, Alabama
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The need for information concerning effects of quality and quantity of light on submerged aquatic plants has been emphasized by the Committee on Aquatic Weed Control at the Southern Weed Conference and by Westman. Factors such as light intensity, water temperature, and depth of water interact with soil fertility to govern the establishment of rooted aquatic vegetation and determine the rate at which it grows.

Type
Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , April 1961 , pp. 251 - 257
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 Weed Science Society of America 

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