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In 1933, the US promoted kudzu to combat soil erosion; by 1946, an estimated 3 million acres had been planted

Kudzu was meant to heal eroded Southern farms. Here is how a government-backed vine became a weed, and what satellite research shows about its spread.

Hindustan Times World 10/10/2026, 10:13:58 am IST

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