Monitoring the Spread of Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes): Challenges and Future Developments

A Datta, S Maharaj, GN Prabhu, D Bhowmik… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, also referred to as Eichhornia crassipes) is one of the
most invasive weed species in the world, causing significant adverse economic and …

Role of cellulases in food, feed, and beverage industries

V Anoop Kumar, R Suresh Chandra Kurup… - Green Bio-processes …, 2018 - Springer
The activities of microbial enzymes have been observed and utilized for many centuries, but
it has been only in relatively recent times that the use of microbial enzymes has been …

Thermal insulation materials based on water hyacinth for application in sustainable buildings

S Philip, R Rakendu - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020 - Elsevier
The constant increase in environmental pollution and consumption of energy has prompted
the construction industry to focus on thermal insulation. Non-renewable resources are …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of invasive aquatic plant Egeria densa: A sustainable potential source of bioactive compounds within the circular bio-economy

RNA Belhadj, C Mellinas, A Jiménez… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
Egeria densa (ED) is a submerged aquatic macrophyte native to South America. This herb is
invasive in many countries and grows very rapidly, causing serious environmental and …

Environmental and human facets of the waterweed proliferation in a Vast Tropical Ramsar Wetland-Vembanad Lake System

J Retnamma, S Sarath, KK Balachandran… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract 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 wetland (1512 km2) …

Analysing the Possibilities of Managing the Invasive Alien Plants of India Through Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism: A Review

S Sandilyan, P Nelliyat, GN Prabhu - Biodiversity and Business, 2024 - Springer
Global biodiversity has been facing severe threats for the past few centuries, and several
conservation organizations and international treaties have been working around the year to …

Aquatic Weed Mining Using Artificial Intelligence

A Datta, L Cherwoo, HN Oo, N Prabhu… - … and Society 5.0, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is regarded as one of the most invasive aquatic
weeds because of its high proliferation rate, nutrient depletion capabilities from water …

[PDF][PDF] PLANT INVASIONS: A THREAT TO AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS

P Prameela, S Antony, C George Thomas, VR Krishna - researchgate.net
Problems from invasive alien species are on the rise because of several reasons leading to
ecological, economic, and social impacts. Anthropogenic factors are the major reason for …

PHENOTYPIC AND HISTOLOGICAL PLASTICITY OF EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES IN TWO POLLUTED AQUATIC HABITATS-AN INDICATOR OF INVASIVE …

D Lekshmi, AS Watson - Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, 2020 - sciensage.info
Present study reports the results of a comparative evaluation of the morphological and
anatomical variations exhibited by the alien invasive-Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms in …

[PDF][PDF] ALTERNATE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES USING AQUATIC WEEDS–NEED FOR A TOP DOWN APPROACH

G Nagendra Prabhu - Issues in Biodiversity Conservation and … - researchgate.net
Aquatic plants are plants that normally grow in water, in soil covered by water, or in soil that
is normally saturated with water. In nature, these plants perform many important functions in …