Perspectives of phytoremediation using water hyacinth for removal of heavy metals, organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater

S Rezania, M Ponraj, A Talaiekhozani… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of eco-friendly and efficient technologies for treating wastewater is one of
the attractive research area. Phytoremediation is considered to be a possible method for the …

[HTML][HTML] Biological control of weeds: an analysis of introductions, rates of establishment and estimates of success, worldwide

M Schwarzländer, HL Hinz, RL Winston, MD Day - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
The foremost document that comprehensively reports on biological control introductions
against weeds—'Biological control of weeds: a world catalogue of agents and their target …

Sustainable agriculture and food security in Africa: The role of innovative technologies and international organizations

AA Adenle, K Wedig, H Azadi - Technology in Society, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper argues that input-intensity and a lack of democratic control over the conditions for
advanced technology adoption indicates that low-tech approaches, despite generating …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive water hyacinth: Ecology, impacts and prospects for the rural economy

I Harun, H Pushiri, AJ Amirul-Aiman, Z Zulkeflee - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water hyacinth (WH) is notorious for causing severe environmental degradation and being
an economic burden to manage. However, it offers substantial prospects if exploited …

Water hyacinth as a biomass: A review

GK Gaurav, T Mehmood, L Cheng, JJ Klemeš… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide available, attractive, and invasive biomass as water hyacinth and its
characteristic has been discussed in this review. Water hyacinth biomass, as well as its …

Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

RG Van Driesche, RI Carruthers, T Center, MS Hoddle… - Biological control, 2010 - Elsevier
Of the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review,
there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Existing Approaches for Controlling and Managing the Proliferation of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

F Karouach, W Ben Bakrim, A Ezzariai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The proliferation of the invasive Water hyacinth (WH) plant leads to ecological, economic,
public health, and agricultural problems. Several efforts have been deployed to control its …

[HTML][HTML] The Benefits of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) for Southern Africa: A Review

OP Ilo, MD Simatele, SL Nkomo, NM Mkhize… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Globally, water hyacinth is a known invasive species that predominantly threatens the pillars
of sustainability. The cost of controlling these invasive plants is high and many Southern …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in crop insect modelling methods—Towards a whole system approach

HEZ Tonnang, BDB Hervé, L Biber-Freudenberger… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
A wide range of insects affect crop production and cause considerable yield losses.
Difficulties reside on the development and adaptation of adequate strategies to predict …

Benefits of classical biological control for managing invasive plants

TW Culliney - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
As a result of the rapid expansion in international travel and trade over the past few
decades, invasive plants have become a problem of global proportions. Plant invasions …