Lotus Ministry Trust has published a new resource on duckweed as a sustainable, protein-rich aquatic plant for human ...

What’s the big idea? Current industrialized food systems were optimized for a single goal – growing the maximum amount of food for the least amount of money. But when room and supplies are limited – ...

Duckweed, according to many studies, has a great deal of benefits as an alternative protein. Containing a high protein percentage (43% according to the University of Leeds), the plant is easy to ...

Duckweed, a fast‐growing aquatic plant from the Lemnaceae family, has garnered significant attention as an innovative solution for wastewater treatment and biomass production. Its rapid growth and ...

Q: I just bought a property that has a small pond on it. I thought the pond was covered in algae. I was told that it is covered in duckweed. The duckweed is apparently protecting the fish and frogs ...

A new study has revealed both the promise and the complexity of using duckweed as a biological tool for managing nitrogen pollution in rice agriculture. While this tiny floating plant can sharply curb ...

It is a common mistake for folks to think shallow ponds are green because algae is covering the surface of the water. While algae certainly is present, not all green plants near the surface are algae.

Duckweed, a tiny freshwater floating plant, is an excellent laboratory model for scientists to discover new strategies for growing hardier and more sustainable crops in an age of climate change and ...

Barbara Demmig-Adams' current work on duckweed is supported by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health through Cooperative Agreement NNX16AO69A and by the University of Colorado. She ...