Sunday, January 15, 2012

Questions about kudzu! PLEASE HELP!?

1. Where is the species from?

2. Where AND when was it introduced?

3. Was it introduced on purpose (explain why) or by accident?

4. Where can it be found today?

Questions about kudzu! PLEASE HELP!?
Invasive species

Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, where it was promoted as a forage crop and an ornamental plant. From 1935 to the early 1950s the Soil Conservation Service encouraged farmers in the southeastern United States to plant kudzu to reduce soil erosion, and the Civilian Conservation Corps planted it widely for many years.



However, it would soon be discovered that the southeastern US has near-perfect conditions for kudzu to grow out of control — hot, humid summers, frequent rainfall, temperate winters with few hard freezes (kudzu cannot tolerate low freezing temperatures that bring the frost line down through its entire root system, a rare occurrence in this region), and no natural predators. As such, the once-promoted plant was named a pest weed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1953.
Reply:A vine, native to China and Japan but imported into the United States; originally planted for decoration, for forage, or as a ground cover.

Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, where it was promoted as a forage crop and an ornamental plant. From 1935 to the early 1950s the Soil Conservation Service encouraged farmers in the southeastern United States to plant kudzu to reduce soil erosion, and the Civilian Conservation Corps planted it widely for many years.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu

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