Journal Article10.2989/16085914.2002.9626570
The response of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns to eutrophication in natural wetlands of Lake Victoria, Uganda
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TL;DR: Papyrus vegetation had a better potential for the treatment of nutrientenriched water than Miscanthidium, which tended to have more and shorter roots in nutrient-rich wetlands as opposed to fewer and longer roots under low nutrient concentrations.
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Abstract: Interrelationships between nutrient concentrations and aerial biomass, root numbers, length and rhizomes size in Cyperus papyrus (L.) (papyrus) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns (synonymous to Miscanthus violaceus (K. Schum) Pilg.) were established in five different wetlands around the northern shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The two macrophytes were also grown experimentally under controlled nutrient conditions. There were no significant differences between the rhizome sizes of Miscanthidium in the different wetlands, but those of papyrus varied significantly. Papyrus showed no significant differences in root lengths and numbers under different nutrient conditions in the different wetlands studied. Miscanthidium on the other hand tended to have more and shorter roots in nutrient-rich wetlands as opposed to fewer and longer roots under low nutrient concentrations. Below-ground biomass values for floating papyrus swamps had an average of 1296g dry wt m−2 and rooted papyrus swamps, 776g dry ...
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