There are some bio control agents to remove this Eichhornia. Some insects that feed exclusively on these plants. Read somewhere long back. Pankaj
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it is dangerous weed. It infested the Kharun river near my city. Please > see the degree of infestation. > > http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=9280 > > But living with this obnoxious weed the Traditional Healers have developed > its new uses. Here is interesting document > > Traditional medicinal knowledge about a noxious weed, jal kumbhi (Eichhornia > crassipes), in Chhattisgarh (India) > > http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf/2a9c4e44835b04ea85256a7200577a64/20f2945cb92c9a7d85256c4b004ffa4e/Body/M1?OpenElement > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:03 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nice photo Balkar ji. English we call it Water hyacinth. This water >> plant is a dangerous weed which grows very quickly and difficult to remove >> once established. It also depletes the oxygen in the water endagering the >> fishes and other animals in the water body. >> >> Regards, >> Mani. >> >> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear All >>> Eichhornia crassipes >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >> > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
