Abstract
ABSTRACT In a six-week greenhouse investigation, variations in the growth of Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle and Potamogeton nodosus Poiret (- P.. americanus) were examined separately under high and low levels of sediment fertility and plant density. For both species, diminished biomass production and shoot lengths accompanied increased root-to-shoot ratios on infertile sediment. In corresponding density/fertility treatments, Potamogeton consistently produced greater total biomass and root-to-shoot ratios than Hydrilla. Shoot production was similar between species on infertile sediment, but on fertile sediment, Potamogeton produced nearly twice as many shoots as Hydrilla. High plant density, combined with high sediment fertility, resulted in a significant reduction in aboveground biomass of individual Hydrilla plants. However, at neither level of sediment fertility did the biomass of individual Potamogeton plants show significant density effects. Growth responses under nutrient-poor sediment conditions...
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