Listing of Useful Plants of the World
NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.
The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.
Your attention is drawn to this species' potential as a
weed.Eleocharis dulcis
syn Eleocharis tuberosa
Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
chinese water chestnut syn waternut syn pi-tsi syn teker syn matei (China)References
(Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to
www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]Li, M., V. Kleinhenz, et al. (2000). Response of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Hensch) to photoperiod. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. Jan. 75(1): 72-78. {a} School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia
Li, M. and D. J. Midmore (1999). Estimating the genetic relationships of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Hensch) cultivated in Australia, using random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. March 74(2): 224-231. {a} School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, 4702, Australia
Roalson, E. H. (1999). Eleocharis yecorensis (Cyperaceae), a new species of spike-sedge from Mexico. Aliso . June 18(1): 57-60. {a} Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711-3157, USA
Snyder, G. H., C. W. Deren, et al. (1999). Wetland crops versus wetland drainage. Hortscience 34(1): 46-49. {a} Univ. Fla., Everglades Res. Educ. Cent., P.O. Box 8003, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USA
Yu, B., S. Fujii, et al. (1999). Physicochemical property of Huaishan (Rhizoma Dioscorea) and Matai (Eleocharis dulcis) starches. Starch . Jan. 51(1): 5-10. {a} Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Browning, J., G. K. D. Gordon, et al. (1997). Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa: 32. Eleocharis subgenus Limnochloa section Limnochloa. South African Journal of Botany 63(4): 172-184. {a} Dep. Bot., Univ. Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
Oh, Y. C. and J. Y. Lee (1997). A reconsideration on the Eleocharis R. Br. (Cyperaceae) of Korea: Stem and achene epidermis patterns. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 27(1): 11-39. {a} Dep. Biol., Sungshin Women's Univ., Sunghsin, South Korea
Barua, I. C., T. K. Goswami, et al. (1996). Distributional notes on some plants in Assam. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 20(3): 655-660. {a} Assam Agric. Univ., Jorhat-785 013, India
Kirby, A. R., A. P. Gunning, et al. (1996). Visualization of plant cell walls by atomic force microscopy. Biophysical Journal 70(3): 1138-1143. {a} Inst. Food Res., Norwich Res. Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Parr, A. J., K. W. Waldron, et al. (1996). The wall-bound phenolics of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 71(4): 501-507. {a} Inst. Food Res., Norwich Res. Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Miles, D. H., K. Tunsuwan, et al. (1994). Boll weevil antifeedants from Eleocharis dulcis Trin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 42(7): 1561-1562. {a} Dep. Chem., Univ. Central Fla., Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Pandey, V. N., R. N. Chaube, et al. (1994). Effect of coagulation procedures on LPC yield. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences 64(3): 317-320. Experimental Botany Lab., Dep. Botany, Univ. Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273 009, India
Whitehead, P. J. and K. Tschirner (1992). Sex and age related variation in foraging strategies of magpie geese Anseranas semipalmata. Emu 92(1): 28-32. {a} Conservation Commission Northern Territory, P.O. Box 496, Palmerston, N.T., 0831, Australia
Mudahar, G. S. and J. J. Jen (1991). Texture of raw and canned jicama (Pachyrrhizus tuberosus) and Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis). Journal Of Food Science 56(4): 977-980.
Pandey, V. N. and A. K. Srivastava (1991). Yield and nutritional quality of leaf protein concentrate from Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Hensch. Aquatic Botany 41(4): 369-374.
Whitehead, P. J. and K. Tschirner (1991). Lead shot ingestion and lead poisoning of magpie geese Anseranas semipalmata foraging in a northern Australian hunting reserve. Biological Conservation 58(1): 99-118.
Chand, G. (1990). Resprouting capability of newly developed tubers of Eleocharis dulcis Trin under the influence of growth regulators and herbicides. Acta Botanica Indica 18(1): 137-138.
Singh, B. P. (1989). Invasion of plants in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan (India). Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 13(2): 281-283.
Gopichand, R. S. (1988). The effects of growth regulators and herbicides on the tuber formation of Eleocharis dulcis. Indian Journal Of Plant Physiology 31(3): 301-303.
Shiam, R. and G. Chand (1987). Effects of some growth regulators on the tuber formation of Eleocharis dulcis Trin. Acta Botanica Indica 15(2): 236-241.
Shiam, R. and K. Pratap (1986). Ecological studies of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis). Acta Botanica Indica 14(1): 77-82.
Shiam, R., K. Pratap, et al. (1986). A contribution to the ecological studies of Eleocharis dulcis Trin. Indian Journal Of Forestry 9(1): 16-22.
Xu, S. Y. and C. F. Shoemaker (1986). Gelatinization properties of Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) starch and lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera) starch. Journal Of Food Science 51(2): 445-449.
Ash, J. and W. Ash (1984). Freshwater wetland vegetation of Viti Levu, Fiji. New Zealand Journal Of Botany 22(3): 377-392.
Henderson, J. M., R. A. Heckmann, et al. (1984). Multiple use systems for aquaculture. Great Basin Naturalist 44(3): 471-481.
Joseph, K. T. and V. V. Sivarajan (1984). Dimorphic shoot in Eleocharis dulcis. Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 5(2): 489-490.
Parmar, P. J. (1984). New plant records from Rajasthan, India. Bulletin Of The Botanical Survey Of India 26(3-4): 167-169.
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