Duckweeds, a group of fast-growing aquatic plants, are good candidates for bioenergy production and CO2 capture because of their simple structure, fast growth rate and high starch content. At present, duckweed cultivation mainly focuses on a photoautotrophic mode, which is not optimal for a high growth rate and biomass accumulation, and is not the best trophic mode for duckweed industrial applications.
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Source: Phys.org