The Biobrio 3(3 & 4), 2016

Cultivation of Aquatic plants for Sustainable Development

Prasanjit Mukherjee and Jyoti Kumar

ABSTRACT:

Aquatic plants are the plants which spend at least a part of their life cycle in water. The majority of the aquatic plants are considered as weeds; the main reason is that the people are not aware about the great potential of these plants. During recent days these aquatic plants are proved as more productive than conventional terrestrial crops. This extremely productive crop does not require any tillage, fertilizers, seeds, or care. A study conducted during the year 1994- 2011 in parts of the Jharkhand revealed that these plants can be used for making biogas, bio- fertilizers, fodder, as fish feed, and several plant based industries. Beside these plants are the source of a number of chemicals, which has immense medicinal value. Several species of aquatic plants are used as food. Many of these plants are sold in the urban vegetable market for its important food values, as vegetable or as medicine.

Keywords:    

Aquatic Plants, Cultivation, weeds.

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