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What effect does the rapid growth of kudzu most likely have on an ecosystem?
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∙ 8y ago
it grew so prolifically that it strangled good plants and trees thus causing good plants and mostly good trees to die. Kudzu is a vine that was brought into the US in the late 1800's. It was used to stabilize soil on hillsides along highways. It grows at an alarming rate and takes over just about every plant that it encounters. It is a really beautiful green in the summer months but in the winter months it is a really ugly brown. It does keep the banks of rivers and embankments along highways from erroding and causing mud from entering the waterways.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoKudzu negatively affects the environment because it strangles other plants and blocks sunlight from organisms. It also spreads very quickly and can quickly kill plants.
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∙ 13y agoit has changed because people have been starting to eat kudzu maybe
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∙ 12y agoBecause it can be
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∙ 12y agopoison hemlock was intrused as toxic
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The variety of native plants decrease
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What organisms eat kudzu vine?
what eats kudzu? Well the platasid eats the kudzu that is its natural habitat but in the U.S. bunnies and cows eat it
What are many studies on kudzu investigating?
It is the Chinese medicinal use of kudzu in treating alcoholism , however, that is the focus of many studies on kudzu.
Is kudzu a parasite?
Yes, but kudzu its also used for erosion control and medical reasons.
Are there attempts to control the growth or spread of kudzu?
What a cheater. I have the same school paper, same questions. Look it up, do the work yourself. Wow.
What is the scientific name of kudzu?
Pueraria lobata
Kudzu's nickname of foot a night vine refers to?
Very rapid growth rate of kudzu is being referenced.
Will longhorn cattle eat weeds and kudzu?
It's likely, yes.
How will kudzu effect your future?
Kudzu might effect your future if you end up needing a special medication used from this plant. It is currently being testing in several different medications to help cure some diseases.
Can you take kudzu with Lipitor and Varenicline I have been taken 500mg of Kudzu daily and now have been prescribed Lipitor 20mg and Varenicline 1mg. Is there a problem with taken these together?
Kudzu should not have much effect when mixed with these medications. All herbs have medicinal effects and a doctor should be consulted before ingesting.
What is in a kudzu plant cell?
isoprene is in a kudzu cell
Is mistletoe a plant or an animal?
it is a plant and is much like kudzu because it will invade an ecosystem and drain the nutrients from the plants/trees it grows on it has white berries and green leafs
What organisms eat kudzu vine?
what eats kudzu? Well the platasid eats the kudzu that is its natural habitat but in the U.S. bunnies and cows eat it
Where can kudzu be found today?
Kudzu can be found in Japan and Asia.
When was Kudzu Wish created?
Kudzu Wish was created in 1998.
What are many studies on kudzu investigating?
It is the Chinese medicinal use of kudzu in treating alcoholism , however, that is the focus of many studies on kudzu.
What type of animals are kudzu?
Kudzu has displaced other vegetation and, consequently, other organisms. The hallmark of an invasive weed is aggressive establishment to the detriment of other life in the area. That perfectly describes kudzu. For kudzu establishes itself, and then grows, fast. It covers all vegetation, horizontally, and vertically, in its path. In so doing, it prevents herbaceous and woody plants from having access to light and air. Other vegetation can't carry out essential photosynthesis, from the interaction with the sun's rays. So they can't make or store energy. Neither can they access nutrients and waterin the soil, because shallow-rooted kudzu accesses both first, and doesn't share. Consequently, kudzu covered and surrounded herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees die. Kudzu grows so densely that nothing else grows back to replace what has died. The dense growth of kudzu keeps anything from growing to help hold soil together. For kudzu has a dense growth pattern, from shallow roots. The roots aren't deep or wide enough to discourage soil erosion. Additionally, kudzu thrives in the high nutrient conditions of heavy-handed residential fertilizing. So it isn't stopped by high nutrient runoff, which further encourages erosion. And kudzu keeps other organisms from feeding and nesting on herbaceous and woody plants. For they carpet and shroud the vegetation from easy access and exit. For example, oak trees are the favorite nesting sites of the precious bluebird. Kudzu covers all trees, including oaks, to such an extensive and intensive degree that birds and many insects cannot get through. Kudzu always leaves a dead zone, to wildlife, in its wake.
What are the trade offs of the kudzu?
do u know what are the trade off of a kudzu
