Potential of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as Compost and its Effect on Soil and Plant Properties: A Review

Water hyacinth, the devastating weed grows in water bodies either naturally or as a result of human interference, is considered threat to environment due its negative effects on aquatic ecosystems. To alleviate impact utilization those become better mean recent decades. As such, hyacinth known has potential be utilized nutrient source via composting, all most types composting techniques are applicable preparation compost from hyacinth. Being an organic source, helps build up soil matter, turn play vital role enrichment physical, chemical and biological properties. Aggregation particles, porosity, density, holding capacity, availability, cation exchange pH, microorganism properties reported improve with application. Moreover, seems far than animal manures improvement result, shows magnificent effect plant agronomic growth parameters such germination percentage, number leaves, leaf area index, height, length shoot root, root: ratio, biomass content well yield parameters. However, few challenges like difficulties harvesting, chance for heavy metal accumulation, hardness during decomposition, less awareness. Properly managed would serve alternative inorganic sources future thus indirectly caused by this environmental minimum.