@article{article_476342, title={Water Hyacinth: Utilization and Impact on Biodiversity}, journal={Black Sea Journal of Agriculture}, volume={2}, pages={58–62}, year={2019}, author={Fawad, Muhammad and Jamal, Aftab}, keywords={Water hyacinth,Invasive,threat to biodiversity,aquatic ecosystem}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> <i> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Eichhornia
crassipas </span> </i> <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> commonly known as Water hyacinth has got
considerable attention as the world worst alien invasive weed. It is an aquatic
plant and its rapid growth and colonization is a serious threat to the aquatic
biodiversity and a major challenge for water utilization in power generation,
navigation, irrigation, recreational activities and the utmost economic threat.
Its control and management is laborious and very expensive, however the actual
application of water hyacinth is potentially beneficial and useful in a number
of the sector. This review was under taken to highlight the possible
utilization of Water Hyacinth as well as its adverse effect on the environment. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık Ve Organizasyon Ticaret Limited Şirketi}