Duckweed is an abundant plant in many parts of the world and researchers are testing if it can be grown in space.

Rutgers University – Duckweed, a tiny freshwater floating plant, is an excellent laboratory model for scientists to discover new strategies for growing hardier and more sustainable crops in an age of ...

Being aquatic, it doesn’t occupy any farmland or contribute to deforestation, uses 98% less water than soy, contains more micronutrients than many vegetables, has high protein digestibility, and is ...

While some companies focus on extracting protein for use as a binding agent, others are marketing the plant directly as a food ingredient.

The overall number of new product launches in the duckweed protein market. Labeling has become a significant component of this transition process, with producers promoting and labelling their products ...

Founded in California in 2018, Plantible Foods has developed a technology to extract RuBisCO from duckweed. The plant is grown on aquafarms, requiring no arable land and taking in ten times more CO2 ...

My Friend An Delie' marks veteran actor Dong Zijian's directorial debut, after appearing in films like Jia Zhangke's ...

New York: A neon green plant the size of a sprinkle and grown in water holds the promise of providing protein for the world’s growing population while using fewer land and water resources.