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Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon Zizaniodes)
Vetiver Grass is one of the world's leading utility plants. Vetiver is currently the world's leading plant being used for preventing soil erosion. Vetiver has hundreds of uses that are detailed at http://www.vetiver.com. The Vetiver site is amazing and has more information on one plant than you have ever seen.
The type of Vetiver Grass used for preventing soil erosion is an infertile variety incapable of becoming an invasiive Species.
The botanical name for Vetiver is Chrysopogon zizanioides.
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Start to build your Vetiver library today:
VETIVER SYSTEM APPLICATIONS: TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL by Elise Pinners. This book (including many black and white photos) by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van, and Elise Pinners is now available at Amazon.com for $8.00 plus shipping.
This 98 page book packs all the essentials for putting in place the many applications of the Vetiver System. It has five parts: The Vetiver Plant; Methods of Propagation; Disaster Mitigation and Infrastructure Protection; Prevention and Treatment of Contaminated Water and Land; On-farm Erosion Control and other uses. The book is based on world wide experience, and especially the last eight years in Vietnam. The information can be used and applied virtually in any part of the world that has hot summers and mild (non ground freezing winters).
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