Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's enough sunlight and carbon dioxide, the aquatic plant can grow freely ...

Although duckweed has adapted to an aquatic habitat, it has all the same types of genes and pathways as in well studied crop plants.

A new study has revealed that when consumed after meals, Mankai duckweed, a small aquatic plant, has the ability to significantly reduce blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes, with ...