Water primrose: Use of hydrogen peroxide

Overall effectiveness category No evidence found (no assessment)
Number of studies: 0
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Background information and definitions

Treatment with hydrogen peroxide may offer a potential control method for water primrose Ludwigia spp. although studies on other species suggest that it may not be feasible. For example, a controlled, replicated pilot experiment on floating pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides in 2010 in greenhouses in The Netherlands, found that hydrogen peroxide sprayed on potted floating pennywort plants only had a marked effect when applied at the highest tested concentration (30%), and that this was still not sufficient to kill the plant (Joost van der Burg 2010).

Joost van der Burg, W. (2010) Effect of hydrogen peroxide spraying on Hydrocotyl ranunculoides L.f. survival. Plant Research International, Wageningen. 9pp.

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No evidence was found for use of hydrogen peroxide to control water primrose.

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Please cite as:

Aldridge, D., Ockendon, N., Rocha, R., Smith, R.K. & Sutherland, W.J. (2020) Some Aspects of Control of Freshwater Invasive Species. Pages 555-87 in: W.J. Sutherland, L.V. Dicks, S.O. Petrovan & R.K. Smith (eds) What Works in Conservation 2020. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, UK.

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This Action forms part of the Action Synopsis:

Control of Freshwater Invasive Species

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