Tiny Super-plant Can Clean Up Animal Waste And Be Used For Ethanol Production

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 14:42 in Earth & Climate

A tiny aquatic plant can clean up animal waste at industrial farms and be part of the answer for the global energy crisis. New research shows that growing duckweed on wastewater can produce five to six times more starch per acre than corn.

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