Beautiful pictures! Dr Satish Phadke
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:57 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Attaching more pictures, recorded on 8/9/12. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:25 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning Usha Di, >> >> Thank you for all these info on water hyacinth. I would like to add that >> though are much publicized as weeds, to some animals they are useful too, a >> perfect hiding place for waterbirds, water monitor, and maybe a breeding / >> nesting ground to some, including mosquitoes. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:02 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, Surajit... >>> This is the water hyacinth that is as beautiful as it is tiresome weedy >>> growth... choking the waterways of the world... including India... roots >>> give a safe heaven to all and sundry creatures including the mosquitoes >>> larvae ... and makes waterways non-navigable and sweet water slow-moving >>> rivers into stale water. >>> >>> Now a days at least in Bengal they have found use as a green fodder for >>> cows .. a misguided effort since low quality milk is produced that in turn >>> creates increased in- digestibility in people who drink it.... hope they >>> have abandoned the idea BUT will never know since advent of the >>> co-operative dairy culture all milk is mixed up and Nobody is responsible >>> for good or bad milk.... >>> >>> SECONDLY ... dried Kachuri-pana plants are processed to yield fibres of >>> sorts to make paper and decorative "Natural" coverings for book binding and >>> gift boxes... and lampshades... insects love them and so I dont think >>> this is going to last too long since the novelty would wear off and sales >>> will plummet... this initial effort is grassroots based and hence low tech >>> with glue that is used is rice starch based and the insects may also be >>> attracted to that element... >>> >>> unless some high tech solution is found .. some continuities have taken >>> to drying the plants and burning, using the ash to add to soil.. but this >>> would turn out to be mistake when it would be found that very high toxic >>> levels of heavy metals are concentrated in them.... >>> >>> Poor water hyacinth plant... what bad Karma produced it.... >>> >>> Usha di... >>> >>> >>> > -- > > > > --
