Plants for Sustainability
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Plant Research for Environment: #DuckFeedProject #Azbio #CircularEconomy #sustainability Projects funded @agriculture_ie @SFI @EPAResearchNews @IMPRESS_EU
Azolla and duckweed cultivation is identified as future avenues for maximization of bioremediation, CO2 sequestration, and valorization of agricultural systems, especially in developing countries: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Study reveals potential of dietary Azolla supplementation (12.5%) as growth promoter, antioxidant & immunostimulant in aquaculture, in particular mitigating oxidative damage, hepatic and renal damage in fish caused by herbicide pendimethalin. nature.com/articles/s4159…
Preprint: Field results from Egypt confirm value of #Azolla in novel organic fertilizer mix combined with yeast extract sprays. This offers sustainable, cost-effective solution for sandy soils to increase wheat, quality, reduced environmental hazard impact doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.…
New review: Characterization of seafood processing wastewater reveals that separate treatment of wastewater from each processing stage facilitates cost-effective and circular treatment solutions. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @IMPRESS_EU @eriucc @uccBEES
Azolla’s high remediation potential, across a diverse array of wastewaters, has been highlighted and discussed in a recent review: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Join us for an exciting program of talks, video and poetry on the beautiful west Cork Islands of Cape Clear, Sherkin and Heir. The program is focused on the blight of plastic waste in the environment, bringing together communities, science and arts. Worth an August day-trip!!

Research into using duckweed plants as a soil improver: "Amending soil with duckweed enhances mineralization of plant nutrients and induces shifts in composition of soil microbiome" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
As compost supplement to intercropped strawberry, Azolla significantly enhanced flowering traits & fruit yield and boosted soil nutrients. It stimulated microbial population and soil enzyme activities-contributing to soil health and system productivity. link.springer.com/article/10.118…
We are looking for a postdoc to join our site at Mt Lucas, Co Offaly! Find details on the website at: ucc.ie/en/plantstress… #postdoc #researchjob @uccBEES

Duckweed - Wolffia globosa - is one of the specific foods included in this research on burning visceral fat. [Article: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…] See the explainer here: youtube.com/watch?v=lDeegZ…
As a rapidly growing water fern, azolla can overgrow natural waterways. This undesirable biomass production can be very effectively controlled through weevil based biocontrol: canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/c…

Duckweed is grown to be used as food enrichment for birds at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Castle Espie Site, Comber, Co. Down. Such a tasty and healthy snack!

The wait is over; repopulating a hectare of duckweed at the re-invigorated Mt Lucas fish farm for innovative, sustainable and transformative "CIRCULAR_IMTA_DEMO" JT project. All about working WITH nature on a beautiful site where orchids are in full bloom. linkedin.com/posts/marcel-j…
📖Story time! What has duckweed to do with farm waste? From wastewater remediation, circular economy, integrated systems to the duckweed community... We have published a series of blog posts on the versatile #duckweed. Find it all at our website: ucc.ie/en/duckfeed/st…

Oman has completed an economic feasibility study, bringing use of Azolla as a major ingredient in fish feed closer to reality. The Azolla application is in line with the goals of the local 2040 Aquaculture Economic and Social Plan. seafoodsource.com/news/aquacultu…
📢A new paper co-authored by Prof Marcel Jansen highlights the complex interplay between UV radiation, photosynthesis, and plant transpiration; a finding with important consequences for plant growth in a warmer, drier climate: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pc…
🌱 #Duckweed turns dairy farm wastewater into #sustainable animal feed! Adjusting pH boosts growth, converting waste into #biomass. A win for circular farming & #livestocknutrition! 📖 doi.org/10.3390/plants… @PLANTS_UCC @uccBEES @SEFSUCC @CianRedmond4 #CircularEconomy
"Lemnaceae: Roots, Nutrient Uptake and Circular Economy", bringing together basic research and applications using duckweed in this informal discussion meeting. Full report on the #duckweed workshop at Mt Lucas on our website: ucc.ie/en/duckfeed/ne… @TUS_ie @uccBEES @eriucc
Potential economic benefits of duckweed for Ireland: 30% protein content and ability to grow rapidly in an Irish context – even in challenging circumstances – duckweed would make a quality ingredient for livestock feed and substitute for soy. Read more: agriland.ie/farming-news/r…

A presentation on the extraction of protein from #duckweed biomass rounded off the Lemnaceae workshop before the final discussion session and a tour of the facilities. Looking back on a successful day discussing current duckweed research and its future potential. #DuckFeedProject
