Water
hyacinth (Echhornia Crassipes) is an
aquatic plant known as one of the most important and dangerous
aquatic weeds globally. This
plant has significant effects on the
ecosystem and
aquatic environment, causing disruptions in sea transportation and sometimes leading to the destruction of aquatic life in its
habitat. Water
hyacinth has led to
pollution of geographical areas in many countries, recognized as an environmental problem that disrupts the food cycle,
water quality, and marine industries. The destructive effects of this
plant are so severe that some sociologists consider it a key factor in poverty and hindering the development of countries and the
planet. Each water
hyacinth plant produces about 1
liter of water waste daily, posing a serious
threat to the world's
fresh water resources due the millions of plants worldwide. Until today, various chemical, biological and mechanical solutions have been utilized to control this invasive plant. These strategies have not had a significant
impact in some geographical areas, or on the contrary, they have had harmful effects (such as the effects of using strong herbicides) on the environment and aquatic ecosystems. Notably, many solutions have not effectively targeted the abundant and resilient seeds of water hyacinth. By utilizing
biological signaling (biological messages) to promote bacterial
symbiosis in water hyacinth for
nitrogen fixation from the
atmosphere, and spraying a solution without herbicides or strong poisons, with the aim of establishing the cycle of
nitrogen fixation in the plant by inhibiting growth and or the effect on the bacterial symbiotic species in water hyacinth, the production of seeds in the plant is very little and even stopped, as well as the effects of decline and acceleration of the aging process of water hyacinth and the destruction of the plant appear. As a result, we will witness a decrease in the
plant population, decrease in growth and
reproduction, a significant decrease in
water consumption, and a decrease in the quality of the biological tissues of the plant as a result of limiting the resources created for the water hyacinth plant. According to the investigation and study of the effects of this method on micro-organisms and
macro-organisms in the water and its margins, it seems that this innovative solution by targeting the fixation of
nitrogen from the air and disruption of
symbiosis in water hyacinth has a significant effect and the lowest
environmental risk compared to other methods.