After all, surface mats
of duckweed can block out sunlight just as the algae can.
When the researchers then compared the analysis of tomatoes with
that of duckweed and the research model Arabidopsis thaliana, they discovered an overlap in specialized metabolite content among these strikingly different species.
Not exact matches
Ingredients from seeds, such as chia, hemp, and flax, as well as from more envelope - pushing sources like fungi, algae,
duckweed, and similar new sources, are growing fast for the same cluster
of advantages.
The latest vegetable based protein that is capturing attention is
duckweed (Lemna), although it is at a much earlier stage
of development than pea protein and the very well established soy protein.
«I don't see why people wouldn't grow
duckweed at much larger scale — at tens
of hectares — specifically to create a cash crop for protein isolation.»
According to Dr. Ingrid van der Meer
of Wageningen University in the Netherlands: «Lemna (
duckweed) which has a high protein content, a high yield, a good amino acid profile, requires no arable land and is therefore sustainable.
«That process is very much coupled to the
duckweed production strand; it will remove a lot
of the organic matter, and that is good because plants can not take up such components as lipids, sugars, proteins etc.»
The short - term ambition is to drive a local circular economy - closing the nutrient cycle — whereby individual farmers would have a hectare
of ponds, growing their own
duckweed.
Researchers from the US and China have determined that a
duckweed biorefinery producing a range
of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products can be economically competitive with petroleum - based processes, even in some cases without environmental legislation that penalizes greenhouse gas emissions.
Julia reasoned that
duckweed might soak up some
of phosphorus from fertilizer runoff before it reached the algae.
Duckweed pulled the phosphorus out
of both the high - and low - phosphorus water samples.
After waiting 25 days, Julia carefully counted the number
of fronds on each
duckweed plant.
Three ppt
of either metformin or tri-sprintec was toxic enough to kill half
of her water fleas,
duckweed and snails, she now reports.
She put 10 water fleas or 10
duckweed plants into each
of three cups
of water.
• Dark, leafy greens like kale, romaine, Swiss chard, watercress, endive, bok choy, escarole, spinach,
duckweed, collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, beet greens • Mix greens with coarsely chopped yellow or dark orange vegetables (e.g. shredded carrots, squash), green beans, or broccoli
of appropriate size.
I think he covers the whole spectrum —
of paintings that only work because they are recognisable as landscapes («Fen Dyke no. 3» 1968), paintings that work and appear to be completely abstract («Spanish Chestnut, Purple Floor» 1964, «Summer
Duckweed» 1975), paintings with an almost gratuitous bit
of figuration (successfully) thrown in («Summer Courtyard» 1955) and paintings where the figuration is apparent but only secondary and not necessary to the success
of the painting («Boat and Foliage in Five Chords no. 1» 1970).
In the end, we may wind - up feeding corn sugars to heterotrophic algae or
duckweed, and multiply the yield
of carbohydrates, oils and proteins several more times.
And it Doesn't include the production
of algae and
duckweed, which is currently at 6,000 gallons per acre per year, for oil and ethanol respectively, plus co-product biomass that can go to feed or fuel depending on demand.
And if we are smart and lucky, the cash flow from corn ethanol will provide the money and incentives to convert most
of the production stream to cellulosic /
duckweed / algal source materials in a decade or so.
Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive for second - generation biofuels (i.e., biofuel made from cellulose, algae,
duckweed, or cyanobacteria) could mitigate the current elevated risk
of investing in the industry that is retarding its advance, according to a new paper by a team from the International Council on Clean... Read more →