The tiniest flowering plant could prove well-suited to two very big jobs: cleaning industrial animal pollution and providing clean biofuel. Able to thrive on nutrients in animal waste, duckweed ...

My annual quest for the world’s tiniest blossoms of the world’s smallest and most productive plant isn’t turning out so well, again. Although this is the time of year that duckweeds flower, I have ...

You might struggle keep a pot plant alive in your living room, but the next humans to step foot on the moon will have a far greater gardening challenge. NASA will grow plants including duckweed, cress ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Israeli agro-tech manufacturer GreenOnyx today announced its flagship product, Wanna Greens®, the natural fresh Wolffia vegetables that surpass any traditional ...

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 ...

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.

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 – ...

Solar-powered electric cars, “smart clothes” that protect their owners from traffic, and using tiny duckweed flowers to help clean water were among the research projects presented last week by 87 New ...

Solar-powered electric cars, “smart clothes” that protect their owners from traffic, and using tiny duckweed flowers to help clean water were among the research projects presented last week by 87 New ...

The name duckweed can conjure up different images in my mind. It could be a plant shaped like a duck, that floats like a duck, grows where ducks live, or serves as duck food. The group of plants ...