Found a new way to combat hogweed

In recent years, in Russia more and more acute becomes the problem of the uncontrolled spread of hogweed that not only displaces other plants and quickly seizing new territory, but it can be deadly for person. hogweed sap exposed to sunlight can cause severe skin burns, and when it enters the eye it is fraught with complete blindness.

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That is why every year the cost of the state to combat hogweed growing, but less of it this does not become. The situation went so far that some deputies suggested to reward people for each destroyed the plant.

Help came from scientists NUST

Benefit that scientists in our country still have, and recently they have even found a new use for hogweed stalks as raw materials in the production of battery electrodes of supercapacitors. According to them, such electrodes on the parameters will not yield to the electrodes of other materials, but it can allow the use in the production of cow parsnip, and thus help in the fight with him.

This is only one big problem - grown cow parsnip on the plantations for the production of this very stupid, which means that its production will need to collect all over the country, and to deliver, and it can cost quite expensive. In addition, the pace will sooner or later end parsnip, so stand up and venture to its processing ...

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