EPPO Global Database

Azolla filiculoides(AZOFI)

Distribution details in Egypt

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/195) : recorded in Egyptian cultivated lands are irrigated almost permanently by the Nile River through a huge network of canals and drains.
References
* Mashaly IA, El-Habashy IE, El-Halawany EF, Omar G (2009) Habitat and plant communities in the Nile Delta of Egypt II. Irrigation and drainage canal bank habitat. Pakistan journal of Biological sciences 12: 885-895.USDA, Germplasm Resources
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Present, few occurrences view...
Sudan Present, no details view...