Guppysnail Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) @Torrey shared this with me and I thought it was neat. https://theconversation.com/duckweed-is-an-incredible-radiation-fighting-astronaut-food-and-by-changing-how-it-is-grown-we-made-it-better-140535 Edited January 12, 2023 by Guppysnail 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerceptivePesce Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 That is neat! There's been an invasive lilypad overtaking Louisiana lakes for over a decade now. Over the past few years, the strange weather has helped cull the lily population with cycles of summer drought & winter freezes. Then the duckweed started growing like crazy, taking its place, and stopping light from activating those invasive lilypad roots. But duckweed is less annoying for outboard motors and jetski/jetboat motors. Super Duckweed saves the day! I got this info from a wildlife & fisheries guy I know. He's awesome, like duckweed 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerceptivePesce Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I'm gonna send this article to him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 6:49 AM, Pepere said: And I can see Buzz Lightyear saddling up to the table and bemoaning, “Duckweed? Again?” 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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