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A Survey of the Chemical Composition of Potamogeton and Myriophyllum in New Jersey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

D. N. Riemer
Affiliation:
Department of Soils and Crops, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
S. J. Toth
Affiliation:
Department of Soils and Crops, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Abstract

Several species of Potamogeton and Myriophyllum from New Jersey were collected and analyzed for 11 elements. Wide variations were observed in the inorganic composition of the plants, both within species and among species. In some instances, there appeared to be a relationship between the content of a specific element in a plant sample and the content of that element in the water in which the plants were growing. The nitrogen content of the plants was sufficiently high so that no extra nitrogen would be required to prepare composts from them.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 Weed Science Society of America 

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