Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With each fern no wider than an inch, mosquito ferns turned ...

Cultures of Azolla caroliniana Willd. free of the symbiotic blue-green alga, Anabaena azollae, were obtained by treatment of Azolla fronds with a regimen of antibiotics. These symbiont-free plants can ...

Native to the eastern U.S., Carolina azolla holds excellent potential for use as a fast-growing, short-season crop that requires minimal inputs, upkeep and processing, according to Penn State ...

For awhile, it looked as if water in the Cub Run — and even the Occoquan — might be in jeopardy from a strange, red plant that suddenly covered a pond in Centreville. Named azolla caroliniana the ...

Azolla fertilizer at Wangari Kuria's farm can be used as a protein nutrient in farm animals such as chicken and cattle and also can be used in crop farming. [David Gichuru, Standard] The soaring ...

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 ...

The American Fern Journal, a quarterly, international, scholarly journal that includes research papers on all aspects relating to ferns and related plants, has been published since 1910. Those ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Azolla fertilizer at Wangari Kuria’s farm. Azolla can be used as a source of protein ...