Duckweed is looked at as a wild plant and a menace, but it actually is touted as a nutrient-rich food by researchers. The green moss-like layer that exponentially grows on the surface of water bodies ...

When most people think of duckweed, they likely picture an unappealing green film growing across the surface of a stinky, stagnant slough. The protein-rich plant may soon be on your plate ...

Therefore, there is a pressing need to explore and develop new sources of starch. Methods: We develop a novel duckweed cultivation technology that combines nutrients limitation and CO 2 ...

A sample of duckweed has been sent to space to test the impacts of gravity on the plant. Researchers think it has potential as a source of food and material for astronauts. Australian researchers ...

Duckweed is far more than just a pond-dwelling plant. It’s a nutrient-dense, easy-to-produce alternative protein. If you’ve heard of it at all, you are probably more used to seeing duckweed in ponds ...

Duckweed, a common aquatic plant in New Hampshire’s lakes, ponds and streams could help filter water contaminants like excess nutrients and then be used as a green manure in agricultural systems.

Duckweed, a common aquatic plant in New Hampshire’s lakes, ponds and streams could help filter water contaminants like excess nutrients and then be used as a green manure in agricultural systems ...

However, in certain regions of South East Asia, farm animals and humans have been eating a small plant called duckweed for a very long time. As researchers in food science, we propose shedding ...

Due to excessive heat and stagnant water flow, unsightly algae and duckweed have formed on the surface of the Tunca River, which passes through Edirne, northwest Türkiye. According to the State ...