They have a bad press!
This one is picking his dinner out!!!
Yes, very rich in protein (more so than Soya Beans) and it is eaten in some parts of South-East Asia, although most interest is in it's potential as a biofuel and animal-feed, given that it has the fastest doubling time of any flowering plant.
Other areas of interest include water remediation, control of evaporation and disturbance of the Mosquito life cycle.
Major issue. duckweed in Queens Park. I did a small blog about it al while back.
http://brightonlines.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/833/
It's a beautiful park, but the Friends group have to wade in the pond frequently to get rid of the weed.
Tis a real shame.
Oh, and the Seagulls stealing the chicks.
Well if someone wants to harvest the bounty in Queens Park pond, I'll happily invest...
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[MENTION=29908]gregbrighton[/MENTION]
Fancy outlining why you thumbed-down my comment?
Which comment?
The, er, one you er, thumbed-down? (Post #3)