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	Kudzu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kudzu roots are fleshy, with massive tap roots 10–20 cm (4–8 in) or more in diameter, 1–2 m (3–6 ft) or more in length, and weighing as much as 180 kg.
		Kudzu was recognized as a pest weed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1953, and was removed from its list of permissible cover plants.
		The spread of kudzu is mainly by vegetative expansion by runners and rhizomes and by vines that root at the nodes to form new plants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kudzu (1326 words)

	Kudzu Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kudzu, Pueraria montana, is a climbing, semi-woody, perennial vine in the pea family.
		Kudzu is common throughout most of the southeastern United States and has been found as far north as Pennsylvania.
		The spread of kudzu in the U.S. is currently limited to vegetative expansion by runners and rhizomes and by vines that root at the nodes to form new plants.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/k/ku/kudzu.html (823 words)

	Kudzu-The Vine
		Kudzu is a vine that when left uncontrolled will eventually grow over almost any fixed object in its proximity including other vegetation.
		Kudzu in north Georgia and I assume all over the south has continued to grow rapidly and almost unabated in the summer of 2005.
		Kudzu vines will cover buildings and parked vehicles over a period of years if no attempt is made to control its growth.
	www.jjanthony.com /kudzu (955 words)

	Chapter 4: Legumes and Some Relatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kudzu is a perennial, coarse, rapid-growing, long-lived twining plant.
		Interest in kudzu has decreased in recent years, probably because the species is not tolerant to grazing, and because its tendency to spread and crowd out other plants makes it undesirable in many places.
		Kudzu flowers are purple to reddish, and are produced in relative abundance in some areas and on some vines (fig.
	gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap4/kudzu.html (546 words)

	Oregon Department of Agriculture Plant Division Noxious Weed List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kudzu kills or degrades other plants by smothering them under a solid blanket of leaves, by girdling woody stems and tree trunks, and by breaking branches or uprooting entire trees and shrubs through the sheer force of its weight.
		Kudzu was introduced in the U.S. in 1876.
		Kudzu was recognized as a pest weed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and in 1953, was removed from its list of permissible cover plants.
	egov.oregon.gov /ODA/PLANT/weed_alert_kudzu.shtml (279 words)

	The Amazing Story of Kudzu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kudzu was introduced to the United States in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		The USDA declared kudzu to be a weed in 1972!
		Kudzu-The Vine is Jack Anthony's collection of photos featuring various north Georgia structures covered by kudzu.
	www.cptr.ua.edu /kudzu (1161 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Kudzu root extract may curb excess drinking, researchers say
		PHILADELPHIA — Kudzu, often reviled as "the vine that ate the South," apparently brings something else to the table: a promising treatment for binge drinkers.
		The study showed those who took kudzu drank an average of 1.8 beers per session compared with their original 3.5, while those on a placebo drank the same as before.
		Kudzu was introduced to the United States in 1876.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002277428_kudzu17.html (443 words)

	Kudzu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A member of the legume (pea) family, Kudzu was imported from China and Japan to the southern states, first used to enrich the soil, and prevent erosion in fields.
		Kudzu affects forests, by choking the growth of young trees, and preventing mature trees from getting adequate light.
		Kudzu is found along the Atlantic coast, northward to Illinois and Massachusetts; west to Texas and Oklahoma; throughout Virginina; south to Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, where the heaviest infestations occur.
	www.herbaltreas.com /Kudzu.html (1051 words)

	Kudzu : by Ray Sahelian, M.D., binge drinking kudzu root
		Kudzu is a climbing, semi-woody, perennial vine in the pea family.
		The crude kudzu extract and its sub-fractions, except the water fraction, showed clear estrogenic activity and the potencies were in the range of 10(-3) to 10(-1)g/l.
		The kudzu root extract used in this study contained 150 mg/g of puerarin, 13 mg/g of daidzin, 4 mg/g of daidzein, 3 mg/g of genistin, 0.2 mg/g of genistein, and 1 mg/g of glycetin.
	www.raysahelian.com /kudzu.html (2585 words)

	Kudzu, Covering Dixie Like The Dew
		If kudzu is planted during daylight hours, angry neighbors might see you and begin throwing rocks at you.
		Kudzu actually doesn't need anything to help it grow, but the motor oil helps to prevent scraping the underside of the tender leaves when the kudzu starts its rapid growth.
		Kudzu is oblivious to both chemicals and pests.
	home.att.net /~ejlinton/kudzu.html (750 words)

	Kudzu
		Kudzu has been used in the Orient for over 2,000 years as food; rich source of starch and as an effective remedy in natural medicine.
		When Kudzu is present in a diet, it also prevents anyone from falling into an alcohol addiction.
		Daidzin, isoflavone is a compound of Kudzu that causes repression of alcohol consumption.
	www.weight-care.com /herb_kudzu.htm (471 words)

	Kudzu - Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States
		Kudzu’s competitive edge has been attributed to its resource allocation strategy (i.e., its very high ratio of leaf surface area to structural tissues) (Wechsler, 1974); a high rate of net photosynthesis; and diurnal leaf movements that maximize exposure of lower canopy leaves and reduce overheating of upper canopy leaves (Forseth and Teramura, 1987).
		Kudzu is a perennial, semi-woody, climbing leguminous vine, of the tribe Phaseoleae Benth., subtribe Glycininae Benth.
		A strain of this widely-distributed pathogen was isolated from kudzu in Houston County, Georgia, and its virulence was increased by repeated selection for growth on Czapek Dox medium amended with kudzu extract.
	www.invasive.org /eastern/biocontrol/25Kudzu.html (2657 words)

	VQK.Communications -- Kudzu
		Kudzu has forced our service to revise our appraisal of a lot of severely eroded land as having been ruined for further agricultural use.
		He formed the Kudzu Club of America, which had as its goal in 1945 the planting of a million acres of kudzu in Georgia by 1950 and eight million acres in the South as a whole.
		Kudzu is king." By the mid '50s, when it became clear how destructive its growth pattern was, the party was over.
	www.vqkcom.com /kudzu.html (1570 words)

	Kudzu, Eastern North Carolina, NC
		Kudzu is a coarse, high-climbing, twining, trailing, perennial vine.
		Kudzu grows in most shaded areas in mountains, fields, along roadsides, thickets, and thin forests throughout most of China and the southeastern United States.
		Kudzu root is high in isoflavones, such as daidzein, as well as isoflavone glycosides, such as daidzin and puerarin.
	www.uhseast.com /116610.cfm (623 words)

	Kudzu [Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi]
		Kudzu is a perennial vine of the legume family (Fabaceae).
		Kudzu was originally imported from Japan in 1876 to landscape a garden at the Japanese Pavilion at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
		Kudzu is readily eaten by most livestock, but cattle grazing has shown the most success in eradication (Miller, 1996).
	mdc.mo.gov /nathis/exotic/vegman/fifteen.htm (2848 words)

	Forestry: Effective Kudzu Control
		Kudzu is perhaps the largest nonwoody weed problem in forest management in the South.
		To determine the age of a kudzu patch, a simple rule of thumb is often used.
		Application technique is critical in kudzu control due to the layering of growth and the multiangle orientation of the foliage.
	msucares.com /forestry/management/kudzu.html (1449 words)

	Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas: Kudzu
		From 1935 to the mid-1950s, farmers in the South were encouraged to plant kudzu to reduce soil erosion, and the Civilian Conservation Corps planted it widely for many years.
		Kudzu is common throughout most of the southeastern United States and in recent years has been found in northern states as well.
		Kudzu grows well under a wide range of conditions and in many soil types.
	www.nps.gov /plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/pumo.htm (469 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Kudzu
		By the early 1930s some agricultural experts had come to believe in the virtues of protein-rich kudzu as a forage plant that could be grown on poor soils and began to advocate its production to farmers.
		Poets (most notably, James Dickey, in "Kudzu") and novelists have also embraced the plant and imagined it a primal force of the South.
		For many, kudzu has become an invasive weed, but the culture of the region is all the richer for it.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-724 (798 words)

	Growing Kudzu [rec.humor.funny]
		Kudzu, for those of you not already familiar with it, is a hardy perennial that can be grown quite well by the beginner who observes these few simple rules: Choosing a Plot: Kudzu can be grown almost anywhere, so site selection is not the problem it is with some other finicky plants like strawberries.
		Organic or Chemical Gardenning: Kudzu is ideal for either the organic gardener or for those who prefer to use chemicals to ward off garden pests.
		The threat of planting kudzu in someone's yard is generally considered an extreme case of "fight'en words", potentially followed by "justifiable homicide".
	www.netfunny.com /rhf/jokes/90q1/kudzu.1018.html (1133 words)

	Kudzu
		An invasive perennial vine with trifoliate leaves that was initially brought to the Unites States from Japan in 1876 as a soil cover to prevent erosion.
		Kudzu is one of the most common and troublesome weeds of rights-of-way, power lines, roadsides, and forests, and now invades an estimated 2,00,000 acres in the southeastern United States.
		It is estimated that a single acre of kudzu would expand to 5,250 acres if left uncontrolled for 100 years.
	www.ppws.vt.edu /scott/weed_id/puelo.htm (331 words)

	Kudzu
		Kudzu contains ingredients known to lower blood pressure and improve circulation in the muscles of the heart.
		Native to the thickets and forests of China, Kudzu is a high-climbing perennial vein with an immense root (sometimes reaching the size of the human body).
		Kudzu has, in fact, long been considered a remedy for drunkenness in traditional Chinese medicine, but human trials to verify its anti-alcohol action have not yet been conducted.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/101640.shtml (236 words)

	Kudzu, Pueraria montana - Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual
		Kudzu is a leguminous perennial actively growing from early summer (May) until the first frost.
		Kudzu establishes plants by forming roots at nodes where the vines come in contact with the soil.
		Kudzu grows well under a wide range of environmental conditions, although greatest growth is achieved where winters are mild (40-60ÃÂ°F), summer temperatures rise above 80ÃÂ°F, and rainfall is abundant (101+ cm [39 in]).
	www.se-eppc.org /manual/kudzu.html (1462 words)

	Kudzu Flower Essence - Balanced Connection of Heart and Soul
		Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), the vine the South loves to hate, thrives where the land has been damaged and where fields and roads have replaced protective forests.
		Most directly, Kudzu encourages tenacity and persistence in the face of emotional setbacks, especially when these involve rejection, abandonment, or self-denial.
		Because it fosters an end to self-criticism and a renewal of self-acceptance and support, it is a useful tonic for people who have denied or compromised their own hearts, dreams, or creative impulses.
	www.essences.com /vibration/may01/kudzu.html (681 words)

	USATODAY.com - New study suggests kudzu helps curb binge drinking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BOSTON (AP) — The hardy, invasive kudzu vine, introduced to this country decades ago to control soil erosion, could have what it takes to curb binge drinking, new research suggests.
		Kudzu, an ever-expanding plant considered a pest in much of the South, appears to contain a compound that can be effective in reducing alcohol intake among humans.
		Findings show that subjects who took kudzu drank an average of 1.8 beers per session, compared with the 3.5 beers consumed by those who took a placebo.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-05-17-kudzu_x.htm (614 words)

	Kudzu Recipes
		Before using these or any kudzu recipe, one would need to be sure that the kudzu you gather is not sprayed with chemical control agents that may be harmful to humans.
		WASH kudzu blossoms with cold water, and place them in a large bowl.
		Dredge chicken breast strips in kudzu powder; dip in lightly beaten egg, and dredge in dry Italian seasoned bread crumbs.
	home.att.net /~ejlinton/jelly.html (510 words)

	SecretGarden's Louisiana ... Our Kudzu
		The above photo of a 'Kudzu Landscape' by photographer Bobby Potts is just one scene of many like this across the southeastern U.S. Kudzu is not actually a native plant to this area, nor to the United States.
		It is now estimated that kudzu covers over seven million acres in the deep South, and although there are a lot of people working on ways to control or get rid of it, you may be amazed at the uses others have found for it.
		Kudzu fried chicken and cider are at Southern Delights
	www.shelsgarden.com /lakudzu.html (307 words)

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