ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Invasive Water Hyacinth: Ecology, Impacts and Prospects for the Rural Economy.
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- Beyond Removal: Strategies for Sustainable Control of Water Hyacinth in Tropical Freshwater Ecosystems.Environmental management · 2026Article
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- Integrating local knowledge and innovative approaches for sustainable water hyacinth management towards livelihoods enhancement in rural India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Future Climate Change Increases the Risk of Suitable Habitats for the Invasive MacrophyteBiology · 2025Article
- Host Specificity of the Bioherbicidal Fungal StrainBiology · 2025Article
- Water hyacinth conversion to biochar for soil nutrient enhancement in improving agricultural product.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Charcoal on the Quality of Vermicompost Produced With Water Hyacinth and Cow Manure.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
- Enhancing yields ofHeliyon · 2024Article
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- The effect of natural herbicide from Fusarium equiseti crude extract on the aquatic weed water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Investigating UV-Irradiation Parameters in the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Water Hyacinth Leaf Extract: Optimization for Future Sensor Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Utility of metagenomics for bioremediation: a comprehensive review on bioremediation mechanisms and microbial dynamics of river ecosystem.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Review
- Strategies for the Management of Aggressive Invasive Plant Species.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Green Approach Used for Heavy Metals 'Phytoremediation' Via Invasive Plant Species to Mitigate Environmental Pollution: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Multifaceted Function of Water Hyacinth in Maintaining Environmental Sustainability and the Underlying Mechanisms: A Mini Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Inertization of metals and hydrogen production as a byproduct from water hyacinth and water lettuce via plasma pyrolysis.Heliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
Water hyacinth (WH) is notorious for causing severe environmental degradation and being an economic burden to manage. However, it offers substantial prospects if exploited, especially by rural communities. High temperatures, eutrophic conditions and other environmental factors promote the proliferation of the plant in regions where it has been introduced. Regarded as among the world's worst invasive weeds, WH is nearly impossible to control and eradicate without an integrated approach and community participation. The effectiveness of control methods varies, yet sustained community involvement determines the long-term success of these methods. Reproducing rapidly, WH has the resource capacity to support a unique microeconomic ecosystem, incentivising WH control by generating sustainable income. The WH ecology, the socioeconomic impacts of its invasion and its various applications are reviewed, and revenue generation and cost-saving options are highlighted. A circular microeconomic model is proposed by integrating WH valorisation into the general limitations of a rural community. Empowering locals with opportunities and enticing them with potential economic gains can be a nudge towards a pro-environment behavioural change in managing WH. This would aid in upgrading local livelihoods and could foster resilience within the community in tackling both environmental problems and economic setbacks through the management of WH invasions.
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