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a greenery covered rooftop ,an oasis in the heart of the city
this plant is a new variety, "courapia" ,it grows quickly with little water
and absorbs far more carbon dioxide than lawn grass
"courapia" grows horizontally, never skyward, and unlike long grass there's no
need to moe
hitoshi coromochi , a lecturer at utsunomiya university ,
at the north of tokyo
an expert on weeds developed it
it's an improved variety of the "Lippia nodiflora"
which grows wild in the tropics and sub-tropics
but the new variety is more resistant to cold and other harsh conditions
quick growth is its most striking characteristic
here ,lawn grass and courapia are planted at the same time
just two months later and the courapia has spread up to cover the whole tray
it grows fast, but it's designed to produce no seed
coromochi says : the lack of seed means no concern of the plant spreading
to undesired areas ,and adversly affecting the eco-system
coromochi has obtained a kind of patent on the production of the new variety
he has also involved in the establishment of a company to sell its seedlings
our business is at the start of rapid growth
i'll make further improvements to the plant variety
i hope to see our green business grow large and contribute to environmental
protection
courapia has found his way into the construction industry
this company produces building materials for greening rooftops, fences, and other
places with courapia
their sales continue to rise ,especially to public facilities like local
government offices, since the product hit the market last summer
its a promising market with huge potential
we'll develop more construction material for greening not just for roof tops but also
for exterior walls ,parking lots ,ramps and many other places
courapia is also capturing interest from china
which has projects to green desert and other bladed areas
researchers from southwest university in sichuan province visited
coromochi and they spoke about environmental conditions and the growing
of courapia
environmental protection is a daunting challenge
I am anxious to see if courapia can be used to green bare mountains
then mudslides in china can be prevented
courapia already highly regarded in a number of
countries
i look forward to further improvements so it can be used much more widely
worldwide
the green markets strives amid mounting interests tackling global warming
the new plant species bred in the university lab ,could expand beyond national
boundaries and pave the way for a greener tomorrow ------translated by Technigeek-----