aquatic fern

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aquatic fern - ferns that grow in water

fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

clover fern, pepperwort - any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets

pillwort, Pilularia globulifera - European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps

regnellidium, Regnellidium diphyllum - small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil

floating-moss, Salvinia auriculata, Salvinia rotundifolia - free-floating aquatic ferns

Azolla caroliniana, Carolina pond fern, mosquito fern, floating fern - small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

Ceratopteris pteridioides, water sprite, floating fern - aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

Ceratopteris thalictroides, floating fern - pantropical aquatic fern

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To determine the effect of dietary supplementation of aquatic fern Azolla cristata on growth, serum biochemistry and laying performance layer chicken, a study was conducted on 240 key stone golden layer chicks which were randomly assigned into five groups having three replicates of 16 each.

Effect of Aquatic Fern, Azolla cristata in Diet on Growth, Serum Biochemistry and Laying Performance of Chicken

The aquatic fern Azolla as a natural plant-factory for ammonia removal from fish-breeding fresh wastewater.

Investigation of phytochemical constituents in Azolla microphylla for antibacterial activity

Nevertheless, studies that assess these nutrient concentrations in aquatic fern tissues are scarce.

Biomass allocation and nutrients balance related to the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in Salvinia auriculata (Salviniaceae)/Alocacao de biomassa e o Balanco de nutrientes relacionados a concentracao de nitrogenio e fosforo em Salvinia auriculata (Salviniaceae)

Azolla is a small free floating aquatic fern belong to Phylum-Pteridophyta, Class Polypodiopsida, Order Salviniales, Family Azollaceae with a monotypic genus (Wagnar, 1997).

Microcosm Investigation on Differential Potential of Free Floating Azolla Macrophytes for Phytoremediation of P-controlled Water Eutrophication

Pryer launched a six-week campaign last month to raise $15,000 to decipher the DNA of a fast-growing aquatic fern called azolla.

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The use of Azolla, an aquatic fern with high growth rate and productivity, seems to be very promising to improve treated urban wastewater quality.

Phytoremediation of municipal wastewater by using aquatic plants

Cultivating azolla, an aquatic fern, which when added to cow fodder increases milk yields and using worms to make compost to fertilize crops, are a huge hit.

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This tiny aquatic fern is native to a large area of the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia (Sweet & Hills 1971; PIER 2007).

Native North American Azolla weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), uses the invasive old world Azolla pinnata as a host plant

Aquatic fern extracts lock in moisture to keep you feeling soft and dewy all day long.