[BluH2o]

Kudzu isn’t worth a damn at preventing erosion. The ground under it dissolves and it grows ever stronger. One story is that it was imported for anti erosion purposes, if that’s the case it was a failure ...

In Japan it serves that purpose very well, perhaps it has to do with the type of soil.

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‘In Japan it serves that purpose very well, perhaps it has to do with the type of soil’

Could be the case.If it was good for erosion in the southern USA, it wouldn't be on the eradication list. You couldn't grow this as a crop without displacing corn and soybeans though.Food for fuel is a losing proposition.