Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Weed Science Society Conference for Eastern Africa
Title | Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Weed Science Society Conference for Eastern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Weed Science Society Conference for Eastern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe
Title | Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Weed Science Society Conference for Eastern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Herbicides |
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Invasive Plant Ecology
Title | Invasive Plant Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Shibu Jose |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2013-01-09 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1439881278 |
Invasion of non-native plant species, which has a significant impact on the earth's ecosystems, has greatly increased in recent years due to expanding trade and transport among different countries. Understanding the ecological principles underlying the invasive process as well as the characteristics of the invasive plants is crucial for making good
Proceedings of Water Hyacinth Workshop for Mthunzi Wa Malawi
Title | Proceedings of Water Hyacinth Workshop for Mthunzi Wa Malawi PDF eBook |
Author | Mesheck Kapila |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Water hyacinth |
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Annual Report
Title | Annual Report PDF eBook |
Author | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Ede, Netherlands) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 990 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
The Contribution of NARO to the Modernisation of Agriculture in Uganda
Title | The Contribution of NARO to the Modernisation of Agriculture in Uganda PDF eBook |
Author | National Agricultural Research Organisation (Uganda) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
A History of the Water Hyacinth in Africa
Title | A History of the Water Hyacinth in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremiah Mutio Kitunda |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2017-11-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 149852463X |
Humans and animals are not the only creatures that migrate. Plants also do. This book is a comprehensive and analytical account of the migration of an Old World plant, water hyacinth (also known to botanists as Eichhornia Crassipes) from the Amazon Basin and surrounding areas to Africa through human agency from about 1800 to the present. As an integrative work, which benefits from methodologies and conceptual approaches drawn from limnology, botany, biology, geography, history, ecology and other social sciences and humanities, the book further explores the political, economic, and ecological consequences of the spread of water hyacinth from its native habitat through European botanical gardens to Africa rivers, lakes, dams, and wetlands. In part, as a narrative of Western tinkering with African ecologies gone awry, the study has strong lessons for environmental historians, and social scientists as well as contemporary foundations, aid workers, development experts and African governments. Although it may appear to be a micro-history of a single plant, water hyacinth, it illuminates broader issues in the history of the modern environment in Africa and similar studies worldwide. This study is primarily rooted on the histories of colonialism, bioinvasion, environmental realities and experiences in Africa. The highly visible pathways of hyacinth’s spread across international frontiers along watercourses and communication networks means that not only is this a trans-boundary environmental affair, but one which directly involves bilateral relations between African states.