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[[File:Azolla.jpg|500px|thumb|right|"Red duckweed? (it is Azolla!)" (photo by Flickr user Hans Splinter, taken in the Netherlands.]] | [[File:Azolla.jpg|500px|thumb|right|"Red duckweed? (it is Azolla!)" (photo by Flickr user Hans Splinter, taken in the Netherlands.]] | ||
=What is it?= | ==What is it?== | ||
''Azolla filiculoides'' is a small nitrogen-fixing fern that floats on water similar to [[duckweed]]. It is native to North, Central and South America. Given appropriate nutrient and other conditions, Azolla can grow rapidly. It is rich in protein and minerals and can be used as animal fodder or for human consumption. | ''Azolla filiculoides'' is a small nitrogen-fixing fern that floats on water similar to [[duckweed]]. It is native to North, Central and South America. Given appropriate nutrient and other conditions, Azolla can grow rapidly. It is rich in protein and minerals and can be used as animal fodder or for human consumption. | ||
=Organizations= | ==Organizations== | ||
*Azolla Foundation - [http://theazollafoundation.org/azolla/azollas-geographic-distribution/] | *Azolla Foundation - [http://theazollafoundation.org/azolla/azollas-geographic-distribution/] | ||
*Garden Pool groups sells it - [http://gardenpool.org/online-classes/how-to-grow-duckweed-and-azolla] | *Garden Pool groups sells it - [http://gardenpool.org/online-classes/how-to-grow-duckweed-and-azolla] | ||
*Azolla Consortium - [http://lpp-foundation.nl/azolla/] | *Azolla Consortium - [http://lpp-foundation.nl/azolla/] | ||
=Yields= | ==Yields== | ||
*"200 g per square meter" per day - [http://theazollafoundation.org/growing-azolla/cultivation-of-azolla-as-a-livestock-feed/] | *"200 g per square meter" per day - [http://theazollafoundation.org/growing-azolla/cultivation-of-azolla-as-a-livestock-feed/] | ||
*Dry weight percent - 5% - [https://books.google.com/books?id=VmFNJ5XvvVwC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=water+content+of+azolla&source=bl&ots=GXzrNTy101&sig=m_dx83-ZhUiHFEARq-zPXsdxw24&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBGoVChMIpZbro-6iyAIVAV0eCh3HCwxB#v=onepage&q=water%20content%20of%20azolla&f=false] | *Dry weight percent - 5% - [https://books.google.com/books?id=VmFNJ5XvvVwC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=water+content+of+azolla&source=bl&ots=GXzrNTy101&sig=m_dx83-ZhUiHFEARq-zPXsdxw24&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBGoVChMIpZbro-6iyAIVAV0eCh3HCwxB#v=onepage&q=water%20content%20of%20azolla&f=false] | ||
=Duckweed and Azolla Towers= | ==Duckweed and Azolla Towers== | ||
*Minute 14:06 at http://gardenpool.org/online-classes/how-to-grow-duckweed-and-azolla | *Minute 14:06 at http://gardenpool.org/online-classes/how-to-grow-duckweed-and-azolla | ||
=Uses | ==Uses== | ||
*animal fodder: cows, chickens, fish, pigs, goats, etc. | *animal fodder: cows, chickens, fish, pigs, goats, etc. | ||
*for human consumption: salad; powder | *for human consumption: salad; powder | ||
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*wastewater treatment | *wastewater treatment | ||
=Videos= | ==Videos== | ||
* ''"Cultivation of Azolla as a sustainable feed for livestock"'' (from India and unfortunately in Telugu but good footage anyway): Azolla as feed for cows, chickens, pigs, goats, fish, etc. https://youtu.be/UaiA3BE9mQ4 | * ''"Cultivation of Azolla as a sustainable feed for livestock"'' (from India and unfortunately in Telugu but good footage anyway): Azolla as feed for cows, chickens, pigs, goats, fish, etc. https://youtu.be/UaiA3BE9mQ4 | ||
* | * | ||
=Links= | ==Links== | ||
*http://www.folkecenter.net/gb/rd/biogas/technologies/water-for-life/azolla/ | *http://www.folkecenter.net/gb/rd/biogas/technologies/water-for-life/azolla/ | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla_filiculoides | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla_filiculoides | ||
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An example of co-culture of Azolla and duckweed: "Azolla filiculoides and L.minor" by Mygaia at English Wikipedia (T.M.McKenzie)
What is it?
Azolla filiculoides is a small nitrogen-fixing fern that floats on water similar to duckweed. It is native to North, Central and South America. Given appropriate nutrient and other conditions, Azolla can grow rapidly. It is rich in protein and minerals and can be used as animal fodder or for human consumption.
Organizations
Yields
Duckweed and Azolla Towers
Uses
- animal fodder: cows, chickens, fish, pigs, goats, etc.
- for human consumption: salad; powder
- source of nitrogen fertilizer
- for biogas and biodiesel
- wastewater treatment
Videos
- "Cultivation of Azolla as a sustainable feed for livestock" (from India and unfortunately in Telugu but good footage anyway): Azolla as feed for cows, chickens, pigs, goats, fish, etc. https://youtu.be/UaiA3BE9mQ4