Title Guide to the naturalized and invasive plants of eastern Africa / Arne Witt, co-author Quentin Luke

Edition [Enhanced Credo edition] Published Wallingford [England] : CAB International, 2017 ©2017 Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (223 entries) : 1712 images Contents Foreword / Mrs Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, African Union Commission -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Aquatics -- Climbers -- Herbs -- Palms -- Shrubs -- Succulents -- Trees -- Useful websites -- References -- Appendix A: Summary table of plant species included in this Guide that are considered to be naturalized, potentially invasive or invasive in eastern Africa -- Appendix B: Biological control agents that have established in eastern Africa or elsewhere on some of the plant species described in this field guide -- Appendix C: Herbicides registered or permissible with minor or emergency use permits in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority against some of the plant species included in this field guide -- Appendix D: Additional information on the herbicides registered for use in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, together with useful information on their modes of application, against some of the plant species included in this field guide -- Appendix E: Registered and minor-use herbicides applied in South Africa for the control of some of the plant species included in this field guide Summary The main aim of this Field Guide is to enable people to identify some of the alien plant species that are invasive, potentially invasive, or naturalized in East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and Ethiopia, and to enable them to learn more about the impacts of these species and about possible options for managing and controlling such plants Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Title screen of Credo Reference website (viewed Jan. 21, 2021) Subject Invasive plants -- Africa, Eastern Alien plants -- Africa, Eastern Weeds -- Africa, Eastern Plant introduction -- Africa, Eastern Alien plants Invasive plants Plant introduction Weeds Eastern Africa Form Electronic book Author Luke, W. R. Q. (W. R. Quentin), author. ISBN 9781787857810 1787857816

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