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In Bangladesh during the wet season, a vast area becomes inundated, providing a favourable environment for a large number of aquatic weeds, with Eichhornia often abundant. Nevertheless, the fields of deep-water rice are cleared of weeds to a greater or lesser extent. Most of these weeds are used for...

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Published in:Conservation & recycling 1984, Vol.7 (2), p.207-211
Main Authors: Paul, A.R, Tahmida Begum, Z.N
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In Bangladesh during the wet season, a vast area becomes inundated, providing a favourable environment for a large number of aquatic weeds, with Eichhornia often abundant. Nevertheless, the fields of deep-water rice are cleared of weeds to a greater or lesser extent. Most of these weeds are used for cattle grazing, but Eichhornia is not much liked. This neglected Eichhornia can be used as a raw material for preparing useful products. For instance, “board” can be produced from the chopped Eichhornia and liquor of boiled rice. A brief account is given of the technique.
ISSN:0361-3658
1878-2795
DOI:10.1016/0361-3658(84)90020-1