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Aromatic Solvents for the Control of the Submersed Water Weed Naiad, Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Morong., in South Florida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Charles C. Seale ,
John W. Randolph  and
John C. Stephens
Charles C. Seale
Affiliation:
Everglades Experiment Station, Belle Glade
John W. Randolph
Affiliation:
Everglades Experiment Station, Belle Glade
John C. Stephens
Affiliation:
S.C.S., U.S.D.A., West Palm Beach, Florida
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Many different types of water weeds are found infesting the drainage and irrigation systems in south Florida, where a subtropical climate is very favorable for rapid growth.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , July 1952 , pp. 366 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © 1952 Weed Science Society of America 

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