Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr.)

Mišič, Eva (author), Šircelj, Helena (mentor)

Invazivne tujerodne rastline predstavljajo vse večji problem. Škodujejo avtohtonim vrstam, ogrožajo njihove habitate in negativno vplivajo na okolje. Med invazivne rastline spada tudi kudzu (Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.), ki je listopadna trajnica in spada v družino metuljnic (Fabaceae). Izvira iz jugovzhodnega dela Azije in se je razširil na ostale celine. Za najbolj invazivno velja različica Pueraria montana var. lobata, ki povzroča največ težav zlasti v Severni Ameriki. Pojavila se je tudi v Sloveniji. Kudzu je rastlina, ki je podobna navadnemu fižolu (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), v tleh pa oblikuje gomoljaste korenine, v katerih ima shranjene ogljikove hidrate, ki ji omogočajo preživetje v sušnih in drugače ekstremnih pogojih. Njeno zatiranje je zahtevno in dolgotrajno. Najbolje uspeva v okoljih z milimi zimami in vročimi poletji. Rastlina je sicer uporabna predvsem v prehrani, zdravilstvu in v kmetijstvu kot krmna rastlina. V diplomskem delu bom predstavila njene lastnosti, pojavljanje, uporabnost ter vplive na okolje in druge organizme ter tudi možnost širjenja v Sloveniji.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: kudzu, Pueraria montana, invazivna rastlina, puerarin, podnebne spremembe
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publisher: [E. Mišič]
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-109991
• UDC: 582.736:581.524.2(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 9283961
• Publication date in RUL: 11.09.2019

MIŠIČ, Eva, 2019, Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr.) [online]. Bachelor’s thesis. E. Mišič. [Accessed 7 June 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=109991

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr.)

Abstract

Invasive alien plants represent an increasingly difficult problem. They can harm native species, endanger the habitat and have a detrimental impact on the environment. One plant that can be found among those invasive species is kudzu (Pueraria montana), which is a deciduous perennial and it belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae). Its origins can be traced back to Southeast Asia from where it has spread to other continents. Pueraria montana causes the most problems, especially in north America. It has also appeared in Slovenia. Kudzu is a plant, which is similar to the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The plant forms tuberous roots in the ground, storing carbohydrates which help it survive in dry and other extreme conditions. Its quelling is a long and arduous process. For optimal growth it needs mild winters and hot summers. The plant is useful especially in food production, medicine and farming where it’s used as fodder crop. In my B. Sc. Thesis I will discuss its characteristics, emergence and usability, as well as the effects it has on the environment and other organisms and the possibility of its expansion in Slovenia.

• Keywords: kudzu, Pueraria montana, invasive plants, puerarin, climate change