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Name the units of vegetative propagation in water hyacinth. Explain the reasons why it has become the most invasive aquatic weed.

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Offset.
The plant propagates vegetatively, it is very dificult to get rid of it. It drains oxygen from the water and causes mortality of aquatic organisms.
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