Herbivory-induced reduction in photosynthetic productivity of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae), is not directly related to reduction in photosynthetic leaf areas

Title: Herbivory-induced reduction in photosynthetic productivity of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae), is not directly related to reduction in photosynthetic leaf areas
Creator: Ripley, Bradford S
Creator: deWet, L
Creator: Hill, Martin P
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2008
Date: 2008
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/451425
Identifier: vital:75048
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC32746
Description: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the reduced photosynthetic productivity of water hyacinth plants subject to N. eichhorniae adult feeding was simply the result of reduced leaf area, or if more complex mechanisms were involved.
Format: 3 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Entomology
Relation: Ripley, B.S., DeWet, L. and Hill, M.P., 2008. Herbivory-induced reduction in photosynthetic productivity of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae), is not directly related to reduction in photosynthetic leaf areas. African Entomology, 16(1), pp.140-142
Relation: African Entomology volume 16 number 1 140 142 2008 2254-8854
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Entomology Statement (https://www.africanentomology.com/)

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