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Response of Waterhyacinth to Laser Radiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Richard Couch  and
Edward O. Gangstad
Richard Couch
Affiliation:
Athens College, Athens, AL
Edward O. Gangstad
Affiliation:
Aquatic Plant Control Program, Office, Chief of Engr., U.S. Army Corps of Engr., Washington, D.C. 20314
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Abstract

Waterhyacinth [Eichornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.] was partially controlled with 10.6 nm laser radiation. Radiation levels of < 1 J/cm2 for individually irradiated plants and 69 J/cm2 for group-irradiated plants significantly inhibited growth. Photosynthesis in treated plant-leaf tissue was inhibited about 50% by an exposure level of 4 J/cm2. 14C-labeled compounds fixed by plant-leaf tissue following laser treatment were found to be normally distributed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , September 1974 , pp. 450 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © 1974 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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