Invasive water hyacinth: Ecology, impacts and prospects for the rural economy

I Harun, H Pushiri, AJ Amirul-Aiman, Z Zulkeflee - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water hyacinth (WH) is notorious for causing severe environmental degradation and being
an economic burden to manage. However, it offers substantial prospects if exploited …

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: Uses, Challenges, Threats, and Prospects

OI Ayanda, T Ajayi, FP Asuwaju - The Scientific World Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Water hyacinths pose serious challenges to humanity and the environment. Considering the
enormity of the menace associated with the growth and spread of the plant and the difficulty …

Urbanization and agriculture intensification jointly enlarge the spatial inequality of river water quality

Y Li, W Mi, L Ji, Q He, P Yang, S Xie, Y Bi - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rivers are severely polluted by multiple anthropogenic stressors. An unevenly distributed
landscape pattern can aggravate the deterioration of water quality in rivers. Identifying the …

Growth of water hyacinth biomass and its impact on the floristic composition of aquatic plants in a wetland ecosystem of the Brahmaputra floodplain of Assam, India

D Lahon, D Sahariah, J Debnath, N Nath, G Meraj… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Inland water plants, particularly those that thrive in shallow environments, are vital to the
health of aquatic ecosystems. Water hyacinth is a typical example of inland species, an …

A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Existing Approaches for Controlling and Managing the Proliferation of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

F Karouach, W Ben Bakrim, A Ezzariai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The proliferation of the invasive Water hyacinth (WH) plant leads to ecological, economic,
public health, and agricultural problems. Several efforts have been deployed to control its …

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 …

Global impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) on rural communities and mitigation strategies: a systematic review

A Abba, S Sankarannair - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
The proliferation of water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes), recognized as one of the most
invasive aquatic plants worldwide, presents profound ecological and socioeconomic …

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms.) as an alternative raw material for the production of bio-compost and handmade paper

MN Islam, F Rahman, SA Papri, MO Faruk… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water hyacinth (WH) is considered as the worst aquatic weed in the world because of its
rapid growth and fast spread into new areas of fresh water bodies. We investigated the …

Sustainable production of multifunctional hierarchical carbon from weed water hyacinth: Assessment for lithium-ion battery and supercapacitor

S Butcha, C Rajrujithong, V Sattayarut… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The proliferation of water hyacinth (WH) can cause significant problems in freshwater;
therefore, the effective management and utilization of WH are intensively required. This …

Performance and feasibility of drone-mounted imaging spectroscopy for invasive aquatic vegetation detection

EA Bolch, EL Hestir, S Khanna - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Invasive plants are non-native species that can spread rapidly, leading to detrimental
economic, ecological, or environmental impact. In aquatic systems such as the Sacramento …