![]() Annual yields of watermore » hyacinth biomass were found to range from 47 to 106 Mg dry wt ha/sup -1/ y/sup -1/, with approximately 50% of the biomass produced during May through August. Growth rates of water hyacinths were found to be influenced by the nutrient composition of the water, plant density, solar radiation, and temperature. Sources of nutrients available to culture water hyacinths include sewage effluent, agricultural drainage water, runoff from animal waste operations, methane digestor effluent, and water from eutrophic lakes and rivers. Warm climates in tropical and subtropical areas are conducive for establishing waste water treatment systems and biomass production farms with water hyacinth. The potential use of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) for biomass production and for nutrient removal from waste waters is discussed. ![]() Water hyacinths for water quality improvement and biomass productionĭOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV) ![]()
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