Hydrilla Research Paper

Hydrilla Verticillata more known as Hydrilla. Hydrilla is an Herbaceous perennial, which means it is a type of plant that’s growth dies off after time, but its roots survive and keep growing. Hydrilla requires a wet habitat to live, it can also reproduce in two different ways: Through fragments of the stems, or through the axillary buds(tubers). One single tuber, can produce more than 6,000 new tubers. (Sutton et al. 1992) These tubers attach to the roots, and buried in the wet soil. Some Universities have found ways to help control hydrilla, by plant eating fish, and bugs. Over the span of many years Hydrilla has dominated over the world, hopefully one day Hydrilla can be fully tamed.

Hydrilla the non-native plant to Florida, it is very hard to control but there are some solutions. One solution is to have Bugs, and Fish eat at the roots of the Hydrilla plant. The Hydrilla can grow 1 inch every day, that's 365 inches a year. To keep hydrilla from growing so much, they use mechanical harvesters and chopping machines to remove it.(plant-eating) One example of the fish and bugs that
It is known as the Invisible Menace, because it fills the waterland it lives in topping out at the surface. They can create large mats on the surface, that can clog waterways. Which can cause problems for fishermen, or hunters since they won't be able to get to their hunting grounds, or fishing holes. They can cause motors to stop, and overheat. Just to get rid of Hydrilla it cause millions of dollars each year.(van Dijk 1985) Lots amounts of Hydrilla Infestations can alter water chemistry, and oxygen levels.(Pesacreta 1988) When hydrilla invades places the ecological effects can terminate plants such as pondweeds.(potamogeton spp.), tape grass (Vallisneria Americana), and coontail. If too much hydrilla takes over an area it can clog essential water control; pumping stations.(Colle and Shireman