Abstract
The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) (Fig. 1) is a free-floating, subtropical, freshwater macrophyte. It is considered to be one of the world’s worst aquatic weeds. This is in no small part due to its phenomenal growth rate. It has been estimated that 10 adult plants can multiply to about 650,000 in only eight months.1 Large mats of water hyacinth restrict navigation for transportation and recreation, impede drainage, greatly hasten eutrophication, and increase water loss by evapo-transpiration.
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O’Keeffe, D.H., Wiese, T.E., Brummet, S.R., Miller, T.W. (1987). Uptake and Metabolism of Phenolic Compounds by the Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). In: Saunders, J.A., Kosak-Channing, L., Conn, E.E. (eds) Phytochemical Effects of Environmental Compounds. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1931-3_4
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