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Biogas production potential of aquatic weeds as the next-generation feedstock for bioenergy production: a review
Aquatic weeds have exceptionally high reproduction rates, are rich in cellulose and hemicellulose, and contain a negligible amount of lignin, making...
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Valorization of rice straw and vascular aquatic weeds for sustainable prebiotic hemicellulosic autohydrolysate production: Extraction, characterization and fermentability
This study describes the extraction and characterization of the hemicellulosic autohydrolysates (HAHs) derived from rice straw (RS) and vascular...
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Invasive Wetland Weeds Derived Biochar Properties Affecting Soil Carbon Dynamics of South Indian Tropical Ultisol
This study aimed to: (i) investigate the agronomic properties of biochars derived from selected invasive wetland weeds and (ii) examine the effect of...
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Climate Change Impact on Water Resources, Food Production and Agricultural Practices
The greatest threat to human health that exists today is climate change. Ecosystems, societies and biodiversity are seriously at risk from the long...
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Critical assessment of biorefinery approaches for efficient management and resource recovery from water hyacinths for sustainable utilization
Water hyacinth ( Pontederia crassipes ) is a free-floating macrophyte and an abundantly available species of aquatic weeds worldwide. This species is...
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Ecological Management of Weeds in Desert Regions
Cultivations under the deficiency of water, heat, and solar stresses are the main human activities in desert lands. In these agriculture, all forces...
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Phytogenotoxicity of thymol and semisynthetic thymoxyacetic acid in pre/post emergence of model plants and weeds
Herbicides are commonly used to control weed. However, some plants are resistant to such products. To identify less harmful herbicides, it is crucial...
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Spatiotemporal variability of lake surface water temperature and water quality parameters and its interrelationship with water hyacinth biomass in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Urbanization, agriculture, and climate change affect water quality and water hyacinth growth in lakes. This study examines the spatiotemporal...
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Fantastic Floating Weeds and How to Use Them
Water hyacinth, an aquatic weed, is contemplated as a toxic plant worldwide and also it spreads rapidly and attenuates nutrient and oxygen from water...
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Development of a New Unbiased Impact Index on Water for Pesticides Use – A Case Study in Belgium for Herbicides Application on Sugar Beet Crop
Reduction of pesticides use is one of the main objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy developed in the framework of the European Green Deal, aiming...
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Current Trend of Water Hyacinth Expasion and Investigation of Possible Cause for Water Hyacinth Using Remote Sensing in the Case Study of Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Lake Tana is facing a big problem with water hyacinth invasion since September 2011 of which it is worst for lakes in the world that invades vast...
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Environmental and human facets of the waterweed proliferation in a Vast Tropical Ramsar Wetland-Vembanad Lake System
The Vembanad Lake and its associated low-lying areas and network of canals (hereafter VBL) form the major part of India’s second-largest Ramsar...
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Alarming waterweeds proliferation in the Vembanad Lake System might significantly increase water loss through transpiration
Eichhornia crassipes and Monochoria vaginalis are waterweeds, and their uncontrolled proliferation in fresh and brackish water habitats is a serious...
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Efficient agricultural practices in Africa reduce crop water footprint despite climate change, but rely on blue water resources
Alarming projections of climate change, decline in crop yields, and increased food demand constitute daunting threats to African food production and...
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Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) for Treatment of Storm Water Runoff
Limited water availability and steadily increasing urban population have resulted in higher water demand, particularly in urban areas. Water scarcity...
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Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid Regions
Moisture and nutrients deficits are the key characteristics of agriculture in arid regions. This is mainly due to scarce and erratic rains, very high...
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Chemicals in the Water: A Serious Concern for the Humans and Aquatic Life
Water is an essential element for life without which the life cannot sustain on the earth. The earth’s major part is covered with water which carry...
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Glyphosate pollution of surface runoff, stream water, and drinking water resources in Southeast Brazil
Glyphosate-based herbicides can be harmful to the environment and human health. Especially in develo** countries, these herbicides are often used...
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Biological Control of Water Erosion
Management measures in watershed projects include measures to reduce soil erosion and water loss in watershed areas of the country. It can also be...
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Monitoring the invasion of Campuloclinium macrocephalum (less) DC plants using a novel MaxEnt and machine learning ensemble in the Cradle Nature Reserve, South Africa
The proliferation of non-native plant species has caused significant changes in global ecosystems, leading to a surge in international interest in...
