Recent Publications in Cyperology 14: Subject Index

Compiled by P. Goetghebeur & D.A. Simpson
ANATOMY

Maranhao Estelita, M.E. (1993). [The anatomy of Remirea maritima Aubl. (Cyperaceae).] Naturalia (Rio Claro) 18: 123-134. (Port., Engl. summ.)

Nijalingappa, B.H.M., Tejavathi, D.H. & Leela Bai, D. (1993). Studies on male and female gametophytes in Ascopholis, Cyperus and Carex (Cyperaceae). Vignana Bharathi 13: 58-67, 3 fig. [Ascopholis gamblei, Cyperus dubius, C. hyalinus, C. laevigatus, C. pachyrrhizus, C. pseudokyllingioides, Carex longicruris, C. longipes, C. baccans, C. glaucina]

Novoselova, M.S. (1994). [The anatomical structure of fruits of Eriophorum (Cyperaceae).] Bot. Zhurn. 79: 106-109, ill. (Russ., Engl. summ.)

Zhou, F., Si, M. & Li, J. (1993). [Renewed study of the type of leaf trace bundles of Cyperus rotundus L.] Chin. J. Chin. Mat. Medic. 18(11): 648-650, 702. (Chin., Engl. summ.)

BIOCHEMISTRY

Adebajo, L.O. (1993). Microbial counts and invert sugars in juice extracts from stored tubers of Cyperus esculentus Linn. (earth almond). Nahrung 37(6): 607-612.

Adebajo, L.O. (1993). Survey of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in stored tubers of Cyperus esculentus L. Mycopathologia 124(1): 41-46.

Balatova - Tulackova, E. (1993). [Contribution to the knowledge of the chemical composition of species growing on moist meadows.] Phytocoenologia 23: 227-256. (Germ., Engl. summ.) [Carex preacox, C. suzae]

Mahmout, Y., Bessire, J.M. & Dolmazon, R. (1993). Hydroxymanoyloxides from Kyllinga erecta. Phytochemistry 34(3): 865-867.

Omokawa, H., Kuramochi, H., Kawata, Y. & Konnai, M. (1994). Structural characteristics of s-triazine compounds inducing rhizome in Cyperus serotinus Rottb. J. Pestic. Sci. 19(1): 25-32.

Xue, J., Jiang, Y. & Yan, Y. (1993). [Effects of the combination of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. (AM), tail of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (TAS), Cyperus rotundus L. (CR), Ligusticum chunanxiong Hort. (LC) and Paeonia veitchii Lynch (PV) on the hemorheological changes in normal rats.] Chin. J. Chin. Mat. Medic. 18(10): 621-623, 640. (Chin., Engl. summ.)

ECOLOGY

Barthlott, W., Gröger, A. & Porembski, S. (1993). Some remarks on the vegetation of tropical Inselbergs: diversity and ecological differentiation. Biogeographica 69(3): 105-124, 10 fig. [Afrotrilepis pilosa, Microdracoides squamosus, Coleochloa setifera, Bulbostylis leucostachya]

Benkobi, L., Trlica, M.J. & Smith J.L. (1993). Soil loss as affected by different combinations of surface litter and rock. J. Environm. Qual. 22(4): 657-661. [Cover treatments included herbaceous litter of Carex spp.]

Bosman, A.F., Van der Molen, P.C., Young, R. & Cleef, A.M. (1993). Ecology of a paramo cushion mire. J. Veget. Sci. 4(5): 633-640. [Oreobolus cleefii]

Catling, P., McElroy, A.R. & Spicer, K.W. (1994). Potential forage value of some eastern Canadian sedges (Cyperaceae: Carex). J. Range Manag. 47: 226-230, 1 fig., 2 tab.

Chown, S.L. & Smith, V.R. (1993). Climate change and the short-term impact of feral house mice at the subantarctic Prince Edward Islands. Oecologia (Heidelberg) 96(4): 508-516. [Uncinia compacta]

Clark, D.L. & Wilson, M.V. (1994). Heat-treatment effects on seed bank species of an old-growth Douglas-fir forest. Northwest Sci. 68(1): 1-5. [Carex deweyana]

Dzwonko, Z. (1993). Relations between the floristic composition of isolated young woods and their proximity to ancient woodland. J. Veget. Sci. 4(5): 693-698. [Carex brizoides]

Falkengren - Grerup, U. & Lakkenborg - Kristensen, H. (1994). Importance of ammonium and nitrate to the performance of herb-layer species from deciduous forests in southern Sweden. Environm. Experim. Bot. 34(1): 31-38. [Carex pilulifera, C. sylvatica]

Geetha, N., Gopalan, M. & Balasubramanian, G. (1993). Ovipositional behavior of mirid bug, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis (Reuter) on rice and weeds. J. Entomol. Res. (New Delhi) 17(1): 17-20. [Ovipositional preference high on Cyperus rotundus]

Golubev, V.N. & Sova, T.V. (1992). [Ecological and biological structure of halophytic meadows in the Kerch Peninsula of the Crimea.] Rast. Resursy 28(4): 13-25. (Russ.) [Holoschoenus vulgaris]

Jackson, L.J., Kalff, J. & Ramussen, J.B. (1993). Sediment pH and redow potential affect the bioavailability of Al, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn to rooted aquatic macrophytes. Canadian J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50(1): 143-148. [Eleocharis acicularis]

James, K.R. & Hart, B.T. (1993). Effect of salinity on four freshwater macrophytes. [Eleocharis acuta]

Jean, M. & Bouchard, A. (1993). Riverine wetland vegetation: importance of small-scale and large-scale environmental variation. J. Veget. Sci. 4(5): 609-620. [Carex lacustris]

Laing, K.K. & Raveling, D.G. (1993). Habitat and food selection by emperor goose goslings. Condor 95(4): 879-888. [Carex subspathacea]

Lenka, M., Panda, K.K. & Panda, B.B. (1993). Mercury-tolerance of Chloris barbata Sw. and Cyperus rotundus L. isolated from contaminated sites. Biol. Plant. (Prague) 35(3): 443-446.

Mangen, J.-M. (1993). Ecology and vegetation of Mt. Trikora, New Guinea (Irian Jaya / Indonesia). Trav. Sci. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Luxembourg 21: 216 p., 23 fig., 5 tab. [Carex 16 spp., Carpha1 sp., Gahnia1 sp., Machaerina 2 spp, Oreobolus 2 spp., Schoenus 4 spp, Scirpus 6 spp, Uncinia 3]

Mickle, A.M. (1993). Pollution filtration by plants in wetland-littoral zones. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 144: 282-290. [Scirpus subterminalis, S. validus] Miglietta, F., Raschi, A., Bettarini, I., Resti, R. & Selvi, F. (1993). Natural C02 springs in Italy: a resource for examining long-term response of vegetation to rising atmospheric C02 concentrations. Pl. Cell Environm. 16(7): 873-878. [Scirpus lacustris]

Morris, M.W., Bryson, C.T. & Warren, R.C. (1993). Rare vascular plants and associated plant communities from the Sand Creek chalk bluffs, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi (USA). Castanea 58(4): 250-259. [Carex gracilescens, C. meadii]

Nilsson, M. & Bohlin, E. (1993). Methane and carbon dioxide concentrations in bogs and fens, with special reference to the effects to the botanical composition of the peat. J. Ecol. 81(4): 615-625. [Carex spp.]

Peters, M.S. & Afton, A.D. (1993). Effects of deep tillage on redistribution of lead shot and chufa flatsedge at Cathahoula Lake, Louisiana (USA). Wildlife Soc. Bull. 21(4): 471-479. [Cyperus esculentus]

Porembski, S. & Barthlott, W. (1993). [Ecogeographical differentiation and diversity of the vegetation of Inselbergs in Ivory Coast.] In: Barthlott, W. et al. (eds.), Animal-plant interactions in tropical environments. Results of the Annual Meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology, Bonn 1992: 149-158, 9 fig. (Germ., Engl. summ.) [Afrotrilepis pilosa, Cyperus difformis]

Prudic, Z. (1993). [Phenotype characteristics of English oaks and forms of its flushing, on eolian sands of the Bzenecka Doubrava (Czechia).] Lesnictvi 39(6): 237-240. (Czech, Engl. summ.) [Carex montana]

Pykälä, J. (1994). The ecology and distribution of Carex lepidocarpa subsp. lepidocarpa in Finland. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 31(4): 261-274.

Ruthsatz, B. (1993). [Flora and ecological conditions of high Andean mires of Chile between 18° 00’ (Arica) and 40° 30’ (Osorno) southern latitude.] Phytocoenologia 23: 157-199. (Germ., Engl. summ.) [Oreobolus obtusangulus, Trichophorum atacamensis]

Schuyler, A.E. (1993). Wetland plants: diversity, function, and importance - a symposium. Introduction. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 144: 239.

Solberg, K.L. & Higgins, K.F. (1993). Effects of glyphosate on cattails, invertebrates, and waterfowl in South Dakota (USA) wetlands. Wildlife Soc. Bull. 21(3): 299-307. [Scirpus acutus, S. fluviatilis]

Stoynoff, N.A. (1993). A quantitative analysis of the vegetation of Bluff Spring Fen nature reserve (Illinois, USA). Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci. 86(3-4): 93-110. [Carex stricta, Eleocharis rostellata]

Tiner, R.W. (1993). Using plants as indicators of wetland. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 144: 240-253. [Obligate hydrophytes, emergent herbs in USA: Carex aquatilis, C. stricta, Dulichium arundinaceum, Eleocharis spp., Eriophorum spp., Scirpus americanus, S. atrovirens, S. validus]

Titlyanova, A.A. & Mamedkuliev, I.D. (1992). [The contribution of dominant species to the production of the steppe community.] Ekologiya (Moscow) 5: 3-9. (Russ.) [Carex pachystylis]

Tyler, G. (1994). A new approach to understanding the calcifuge habit of plants. Ann. Bot. 73(3): 327-330. [Carex pilulifera]

Urban, N.H., Davis, S.M. & Aumen, N.G. (1993). Fluctuations in sawgrass and cattail densities in Everglades conservation area 2A under varying nutrient, hydrologic and fire regimes. Aquat. Bot. 46(3-4): 203-223. [Cladium jamaicense]

Van der Valk, A.G. (1994). Effects of prolonged flooding on the distribution and biomass of emergent species along a freshwater wetland coenocline. Vegetatio 110(2): 185-196. [Some species completely (e.g. Carex atherodes) or almost (e.g. Scirpus lacustris subsp. glaucus) eliminated]

Wade, P.M. (1993). The influence of vegetation pre-dredging on the post-dredging community. J. Aquat. Pl. Manag. 31: 141-144. [Carex riparia]

Yarris, G.S., McLandress, M.R. & Perkins, A.E.H. (1994). Molt migration of postbreeding female mallards from Suisun Marsh, California (USA). Condor 96(1): 36-45. [Scirpus spp.]

Yurkovskaya, T.K. (1993). [Eriophorum russeolum - Sphagnum communities near the SW limit of their range.] Bot. Zh. 78(4): 113-116. (Russ.)

Zavaro Prez, C. & Oviedo Prieto, R. (1993). [Ethnobotany and ecology of Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae) in the lake of Zapata, Cuba.] Fontqueria 36: 253-256, ill. (Span., Engl. summ.)

Zonneveld, L.M.L. (1993). [Duneslack ‘Griltjeplak’ soured by accident ?] De Levende Natuur 94(5): 170-175. (Dutch, Engl. summ.) [Schoenus nigricans]

ETHNOBOTANY

Inglis, C. (1994). Checklist of economically important Cyperaceae. Cyp. Newsl. 13: 13-15.

See: Ecology (Zavaro Prez & Oviedo Prieto 1993).

HORTICULTURE

Oakes, A.J. (1993). Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants. 2nd rev. ed. Malabar, Fla: Krieger Publishing Company, ix+614pp, ill. [Includes Cyperaceae]

KARYOLOGY

Bir, S.S. & Cheema, P. (1994). Cytology of some members of Cyperus L. sect. Juncellus Griseb. from NW India. Cyp. Newsl. 13: 9-12.

Cheema, P., Bir, S.S. & Sidhu, M.K. (1993). Chromosomal variabilities in Cyperus Linn. section Pycreus (Beauv.) Griseb. from NW India. Cytologia (Tokyo) 58(4): 345-349. [Cyperus globosus, C. sanguinolentus]

Hoshino, T. & Okamura, K. (1994). Cytological studies on meiotic configurations of intraspecific aneuploids of Carex blepharicarpa (Cyperaceae) in Japan. J. Pl. Res. 107: 1-8, ill.

Hoshino, T. & Onimatsu, A. (1994). Cytological studies of Carex duvaliana (Cyperaceae) with special reference to meiotic configurations of intraspecific aneuploids. J. Jap. Bot. 69: 37-41, ill.

Hoshino, T. & Waterway, M. (1994). Cytogeography and meiotic chromosome configurations of six aneuploids of Carex conica Boott (Cyperaceae) in Japan. J. Pl. Res. 107: 131-138, ill.

Hoshino, T., Hayashi, S. & Onimatsu, A. (1994). Meiotic chromosome configurations of intraspecific aneuploids of Carex sikokiana (Cyperaceae) in Japan. J. Jap. Bot. 69(3): 142-146, ill. (Engl., Jap. summ.)

Luceño, M. & Castroviejo, S. (1993). Cytotaxonomic studies in the sections Spirostachyae (Dryer) Bailey and Ceratocystis Dumort. of the genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae), with special reference to Iberian and North African taxa. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 112: 335-350, 12 fig., chrom. nos.

Luceño, M. (1993). Chromosome studies on Carex L. section Mitratae Kükenth. (Cyperaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Cytologia (Tokyo) 58(3): 321-330.

Luceño, M. (1994). Cytotaxonomic studies in Iberian, Balearic, North African, and Macaronesian species of Carex (Cyperaceae) 2. Canad. J. Bot. 72: 587-596, ill. [e.g. Carex hirta with 2n = 114]

MICORRHIZA

Meney, K.A., Dixon, K.W., Scheltema, M. & Pate, J.S. (1993). Occurrence of vesicular mycorrhizal fungi in dryland species of Restionaceae and Cyperaceae from SW Western Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 41(6): 733-737. [Lepidosperma gracile, Tetraria capillaris]

MORPHOLOGY

Erschbamer, B., Winkler, J. & Wagner, J. (1994). The vegetative and generative development of three Carex curvula-taxa in the Central Alps. Flora 189: 882-892. Browning, J. & Guthrie, I. (1994). Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa 22: spikelet structure in African species of Carpha. S. Afr. J. Bot. 60(3) : 148-151, 1 fig.

Duhamel, G. (1992). [Note on the structure and development in the genus Carex.] Cah. Nat. 48: 57-66, ill. (Fr.)

Fujiwara, R. & Matsuda, Y. (1994). [Morphology and distribution of Carex otayae Ohwi (Cyperaceae) on the Japan sea side region of Honshu (Japan).] J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 42: 21-27, ill. (Jap., Engl. summ.)

Hedrén, M. (1994). [Morphological variation in Carex lepidocarpa s.lat. in Sweden.] Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 88: 129-141, 7 fig., 2 tab. (Swed., Engl. summ.) [Carex lepidocarpa s.s., C. jemtlandica]

Lamont, B.B. (1993). Why are hairy root clusters so abundant in the moist nutrient-impoverished soils of Australia? Pl. Soil 155-156: 269-272. [This type of root present in some members of Cyperaceae]

Menapace, F.J. (1993). Achene micromorphology as a systematic aid to the series placement of Svenson’s undesignated Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) species. Rhodora 95: 214-224. [Eleocharis squamigera, E. subarticulata, E. albida, E. melanocarpa, E. minarum]

Oh, Y.C. (1992). Leaf epidermal patterns of Korean sedge taxa characterized by SEM. 5. Bulbostylis, Eriophorum, Fuirena, Kyllinga, Lipocarpha, Pycreus, Rhynchospora and Scleria. J. Basic Sci. 9: 27-41, 18 fig., 2 tab.

Salo, V., Pykälä, J. & Toivonen, H. (1994). Achene epidermis in the Carex flava complex (Cyperaceae) studied by scanning electron microscopy. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 31: 45-52, ill.

Su, S.-W. (1994). Abnormal structures in the spikes of Carex gibba Wahl. (Carex subgen. Vignea). Cyp. Newsl. 13: 16-17.

PALAEOBOTANY & PALYNOLOGY

Aucour, A.M., Hillaire, M.C. & Bonnefille, R. (1994). Late Quaternary biomass changes from 13C measurements in a highland peatbog from equatorial Africa (Burundi). Quatern. Res. 41(2): 225-233. [Cyperus latifolius, C. papyrus, Pycreus nigricans]

Backhouse, J. (1993). Holocene vegetation and climate record from Barker Swamp, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. J. Roy. Soc. W. Austral. 76(2): 53-61. [Cyperaceae]

Giresse, P., Maley, J. & Brenac, P. (1994). Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments in the Lake Barombi Mbo (West Cameroon) deduced from pollen and carbon isotopes of organic matter. Palaeogeogr. Plaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 107(1-2): 65-78. [From 20 000 to 13 000 BP fall of lake level with colonization of the shores by Cyperaceae]

Holden, T.G. & Nuez, L. (1993). An analysis of the gut contents of five well-preserved human bodies from Tarapaca, N Chile. J. Archeol. Sci. 20(6): 595-611. [Schoenoplectus, Scirpus]

Hulme, P.D. (1994). A palaeobotanical study of paludifying pine forest on the island of Hailuoto, N Finland. New Phytol. 126(1): 153-162. [Schoenoplectus]

Ikonen, L. (1993). Holocene development and peat growth of the raised bog Pesansuo in SW Finland. Bull. Geol. Surv. Finland 370: 1-58. [Palynology of Carex]

Novoselova, M.S. (1994). [Palynological study of the genus Eriophorum (Cyperaceae).] Bot. Zhurn. 79(6): 62-64. (Russ., Engl. summ.)

PARASITISM

Vánky, K. (1994). Taxonomical studies on Ustilaginales, XI. Mycotaxon 51: 153-174, 24 figs. [Anthracoidea altiphila K. Vánky & M. Piepenbring, sp. nov. on Carex jamesonii, and its var. chordalis, and C. pichinchensis]

Braby, M.F. (1993). Early stages, biology and taxonomic status of Tisiphone helena (Olliff) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). J. Australian Entomol. Soc. 32(3): 273-282. [Tisiphone helena larvae feed on Gahnia sieberiana and G. aspera]

Carrion, G. & Chacon, S. (1993). [First record of Balansia cyperi (Fungi) in Mexico.] Rev. Mexic. Micologia 9: 165-167. [Parasite on Cyperus elegans]

Catindig, J.L.A., Barrion, A.T. & Litsinger, J.A. (1993). Developmental biology and host plant range of rice-feeding tiger moth Creatonotus gangis (L.). Int. Rice Res. Not. 18(3): 34-35. [Cyperaceae]

Denchev, C.M. (1993). New data concerning Bulgarian smut fungi (Ustilaginales) 2. Fitologiya 46: 47-52. [Parasites on Carex halleriana and C. rostrata]

Ericson, L., Burdon, J.J. & Wennstrom, A. (1993). Interspecific host hybrids and phalacrid beetles implicated in the local survival of smut pathogens. Oikos 68(3): 393-400. [Carex canescens, C. mackenziei]

Geetha, N., Gopalan, M. & Balasubramanian, G. (1993). Ovipositional behavior of mirid bug, Cyrtorhinus lividipennis (Reuter) on rice and weeds. J. Entomol. Res. (New Delhi) 17(1): 17-20. [Ovipositional preference high on Cyperus rotundus]

Giuliano, W.M., Elliott, C.L. & Sole, J.D. (1994). Significance of tall fescue in the diet of the eastern cottontail. Prairie Nat. 26(1): 53-60. [Carex spp. third preference as food of cottontail rabbits]

McKenzie, E.H.C. (1993). New species of Cryptophiale from New Zealand and New Caledonia. Mycotaxon 49: 307-312. [Parasites on Gahnia setifolia and Gahnia sp.]

Nakahara, S. (1993). The genus Dorcadothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Hawaii and North America with a description of a new species. J. New York Entom. Soc. 101(3): 399-409. [Dorcadothrips cyperaceae on Cyperaceae]

Nash, D.W. & King, J.J. (1993). The genus Tolypella in Co. Dublin (H21) (Ireland). Irish Nat. J. 24(8): 329-332. [Carex rostrata]

Salo, V. & Sen, R. (1993). Isoenzyme analysis of teliospores from species of Anthracoidea parasitic on Carex species. Canad. J. Bot. 71(11): 1406-1413.

Ubaidullaev, Sh.R. (1992). [The effect of Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin on the productivity of herbaceous plants. Rastit. Res. 28(3): 130-136. (Russ.) [Carex pachystylis]

Williams, A.A.E. (1993). A new larval food plant for Hesperilla domysa albina Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Western Australia. Australian Entomol. 20(2): 72. [Gahnia lanigera]

PHYSIOLOGY

Ishikawa, S.I., Furukawa, A. & Oikawa, T. (1993). Germination requirements in Carex kobomugi. J. Pl. Res. 106(1083): 245-248.

Kibe, T. & Masuzawa, T. (1994). Seed germination and seedling growth of Carex doenitzii growing on alpine zone of Mt. Fuji. J. Pl. Res.107(1085): 23-27.

Koch, M.S. & Rawlik, P.S. (1993). Transpiration and stomatal conductance of two wetland macrophytes (Cladium jamaicense and Typha domingensis) in the subtropical Everglades (USA). Amer. J. Bot. 80(10): 1146-1154.

Li, Mei-rong & Jones, M.B. (1994). Kranzkette, a unique C4 anatomy occurring in Cyperus japonicus leaves. Photosynthetica 30: 117-131, ill.

Li, Mei-rong (1993). Leaf photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency of C3 and C4 Cyperus species. Photosynthetica (Prague) 29(1): 117-130. [Cyperus alopecuroides, C. alternifolius, C. congestus, C. eragrostis, C. involucratus, C. japonicus, C. longus, C. papyrus, C. rotundus, C. vegetus]

Lin, C.H., Tai, Y.S., Liu, D.J. & Ku, M.S.B. (1993). Photosynthetic mechanisms of weeds in Taiwan. Austral. J. Pl. Physiol. 20(6): 757-769. [Of 101 species of weeds 26 are C4, 6 in Cyperaceae]

Moog, P.R. & Bruggemann, W. (1993). Influence of root oxygen deficiency on photosynthesis and saccharide contents of Carex species. Photosynthetica (Prague) 28(4): 523-529. [Carex extensa, C. pseudocyperus, C. remota]

O’Dowd, N.A. & Canny, M.J. (1993). A simple method for locating the start of symplastic water flow (flumes) in leaves. New Phytol. 125(4): 743-748. [Cyperus alternifolius]

Pons, T.L. & Schröder, H.F.J.M. (1986). Significance of temperature fluctuation and oxygen concentration for germination of the rice field weeds Fimbristylis littoralis and Scirpus juncoides. Oecologia 68: 315-319.

Pons, T.L., Van Rijnberk, H., Scheurwater, I. & Van de Werf, A. (1993). Importance of the gradient in photosynthetically active radiation in a vegetation stand for leaf nitrogen allocation in two monocotyledons. Oecologia 95(3): 416-424. [Carex acutiformis]

Sorrell, B.K. & Orr, P.T. (1993). H+ exchange and nutrient uptake by roots of the emergent hydrophytes, Cyperus involucratus Rottb., Eleocharis sphacelata R.Br. and Juncus ingens N.A. Wakef. New Phytol. 125(1): 85-92.

Sorrell, B.K., Brix, H. & Orr, P.T. (1993). Oxygen exchange by entire root systems of Cyperus involucratus and Eleocharis sphacelata. J. Aquat. Pl. Manag. 31: 24-28.

Tanner, C.C. (1994). Growth and nutrition of Schoenoplectus validus in agricultural wastewaters. Aquat. Bot. 47(2): 131-153.

TAXONOMY (FAMILY)

Kukkonen, I. (1994). Definition of descriptive terms for the Cyperaceae. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 31: 37-43.

WEEDS

Balyan, R.S., Malik, R.K. & Panwar, R.S. (1993). Chemical weed control in fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Indian J. Agron. 38(1): 117-119. [Cyperus rotundus]

Bhargavi, K. & Reddy, T.Y. (1993). Growth pattern of weeds and semi-dry rice (Oryza sativa) under weed-management practices. Indian J. Agron. 38(2): 295-298. [Cyperus rotundus]

Bhargavi, K. & Reddy, T.Y. (1994). Time and method of application of herbicides for semi-dry rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J. Agric. Sci. 64(1): 15-18. [Cyperus rotundus]

Biswas, J.C. & Sattar, S.A. (1993). Threshold level of weeds in wet-season transplanted rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J. Agric. Sci. 63(11): 705-707. [Fimbristylis miliacea, Scirpus mucronatus]

Dangol, D.R. (1992). A review of weeds of maize fields in Nepal. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 16(2): 489-500. [Cyperaceae one of the dominant families (10 spp.) and Cyperus rotundus one of the most commonly reported species]

Dobbels, A.F. & Kapusta, G. (1993). Postemergence weed control in corn (Zea mays) with nicosulfuron combinations. Weed Technol. 7(4): 844-850. [Cyperus esculentus]

El Masry, R.R., Khalil, A.I., Hegazy, A.T. & Messiha, N.K. (1993). Economizing the use of herbicide glyphosate in controlling purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) by increasing its phytotoxicity with urea. Egypt. J. Physiol. Sci. 15(1-2) (‘1991’): 39-48.

Fischer, A.J., Lozano, J., Ramirez, A. & Sanint, L.R. (1993). Yield loss prediction for integrated weed management in direct-seeded rice. Int. J. Pest Manag. 39(2): 175-180. [Cyperus difformis, C. esculentus, C. iria]

Gogoi, A.K. & Gogoi, P.K. (1993). Weed control in midland transplanted rice. Indian J. Agron. 38(2): 298-299. [Cyperus iria, Scirpus juncoides]

Gogoi, A.K. & Kalita, H. (1993). Relative efficacy of different methods of butachlor application in controlling weeds in transplanted rice (Oryza sativa) under standing water conditions. Indian J. Agron. 38(3): 378-381. [Cyperus iria, Fimbristylis miliacea]

Hilbig, W. (1994). [The weedy occurrence of Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla.] Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 64: 81-85, ill. (Germ.)

Kalyan, D.S., Daulta, B.S. & Malik, R.K. (1993). Weed control in Pearl mandarin. Agric. Sci. Digest 13(1): 13-16. [Cyperus rotundus]

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