Scientists have been campaigning to turn the fast-growing Azolla into a food of the future. Others envision it becoming both a sustainable biofuel and a fertilizer that captures carbon. What is Azolla ...

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Those driving along the Delta Highway north of the Valley River Center Mall may notice a unique quirk of the Delta Ponds this time of year: they are red. The red stuff adorning the 150-acre waterway ...

Widespread azolla build-up has covered a lot of Tower Lakes, on the corner of Kapiti Rd and Langdale Ave, Paraparaumu. Plant matter covering a lot of Tower Lakes, Paraparaumu, is a native plant called ...

The aquatic term, 'azolla' together with the blue-green algae (anabaena azollae) provides a symbiotic association that can fix agronomically significant amounts of nitrogen (N). The usefulness of ...

FIFTY million years ago the Earth was overheated by greenhouse gases and the future of life seemed bleak. But a little green fern saved the day. Can it do it again? Behind the shift which created the ...

Filipino rice farmers may save as much as P17,500 per year if they intercrop palay with azolla particularly in irrigated areas as it can help cut their fertilizer expenses, the Philippine Rice ...

It’s the kind of red sea no one wants to visit as algae takes over a western Sydney lake, causing a pungent smell and threatening wildlife. A petition on change.org has kicked off, demanding the ...