فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden., or hogweed, of the Umbelliferae family, was first cultivated in the USSR in 1947 as a potential fodder plant. Due to the development of cold-resistant cultivars and the characteristics of H. sosnowskyi, it quickly became feral. As a result, H. sosnowskyi began to spread as an aggressive invasive species in the 1970s and 1980s. By the 1990s, it had become an ecological disaster. H. sosnowskyi forms monocultures, displaces native species, and contains furanocoumarins—photosensitizing compounds that increase skin sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, leading to severe dermatitis. The question of how to control H. sosnowskyi has arisen. One method of control is regular cutting. A large amount of biomass is left when the hogweed is cut. Given that H. sosnowskyi contains a high amount of sugars, carbohydrates, and proteins, it can be used to produce biofuel, pulp, and carbon nanomaterials. The use of H. sosnowskyi for economic purposes could help mitigate the problems caused by this aggressive invasive species.