HANDBOOK OF UTILIZATION OF AQUATIC PLANTS CONTENTS

A Review of World Literature

by
E. C. S. Little
Kerikeri, Bay of Islands
New Zealand

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ISBN 92-5-100825-6

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1979
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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

The Fisheries Department of FAO has a special interest in the control and utilization of aquatic plants owing to the frequency with which such vegetation interferes or is thought to interfere with fish production in inland waters, especially in the tropics. Dr. E. C. S. Little's handbook, Utilization of aquatic plants (1968) proved very useful to workers concerned with such problems, but is no longer available. Dr. Little has revised and expanded the handbook for FAO to bring it up to date.

ABSTRACT

There are many kinds of aquatic plants which are, or could be, utilized for such purposes as feeds, fuel, building materials, soil improvement and water purification. As some of these plants can also be a nuisance to fisheries, water transportation, or water supply systems, it is desirable to find ways of controlling such vegetation by harvesting and using it. The water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is a well-known example of a nuisance plant which could be used in many ways.

This volume provides a comprehensive reference to all of the important aspects of utilization of aquatic plants, listing, with annotations, more than 250 books, scientific papers and other publications. The largest section concerns the chemical composition and productivity of various species and a large number of analytical results are quoted. Also included are sections on harvesting and protein extraction, as well as on the various types of uses of these plants. An author index and an index of plants are included.

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