LEADER 07951nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910974429603321 005 20251116141800.0 010 $a9786610212415 010 $a9781280212413 010 $a1280212411 010 $a9780309598149 010 $a0309598141 010 $a9780585143026 010 $a0585143021 035 $a(CKB)111004366659526 035 $a(OCoLC)647365692 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10056743 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267226 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218401 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267226 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10334089 035 $a(PQKB)11627045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376470 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376470 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056743 035 $a(OCoLC)923264040 035 $a(Perlego)4738743 035 $a(BIP)1682879 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366659526 100 $a19920402d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aVetiver grass $ea thin green line against erosion /$fBoard on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1993 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309042697 311 08$a0309042690 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 128-129). 327 $aVetiver Grass -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Worldwide Experiences -- ASIA -- India -- Nepal -- Sri Lanka -- Indonesia -- Philippines -- China -- AFRICA -- Kenya -- Tanzania -- Mali -- Burkina Faso -- Nigeria -- Ethiopia -- Zimbabwe -- Other African Nations -- CARIBBEAN -- St. Lucia -- Trinidad -- Haiti -- Barbados -- SOUTH AMERICA -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- CENTRAL AMERICA -- Costa Rica -- Guatemala -- NORTH AMERICA -- United States -- OCEANIA -- Australia -- Fiji -- Other Pacific Locations -- EUROPE -- 2 Case Studies -- UNITED STATES -- ST. LUCIA -- INDIA -- MALAYSIA -- SOUTH AFRICA -- MADAGASCAR -- 3 Conclusions -- VETIVER WORKS -- VETIVER IS UNIQUE -- VETIVER BRINGS NEW ADVANTAGES -- VETIVER IS NOT A PANACEA -- VETIVER IS COMPATIBLE -- 4 Questions and Answers -- WILL VETIVER STOP THE LOSS OF SOIL? -- IS IT SAFE? -- DOES VETIVER REDUCE RUNOFF WATER? -- WILL FARMERS ADOPT VETIVER? -- WILL FARMERS DIG UP THEIR HEDGES? -- DOES VETIVER AFFECT ADJACENT PLANTS? -- IS VETIVER PRONE TO PESTS AND DISEASES? -- IS ITS SOIL ADAPTABILITY AS BROAD AS CLAIMED? -- WHAT RANGE OF CLIMATES CAN THE PLANT WITHSTAND? -- AREN'T THERE OTHER SPECIES THAT CAN DO THE SAME JOB? -- ISN'T IT A THREAT TO HAVE EROSION CONTROL BASED ON A MONOCULTURE? -- WILL THE PLANT FOSTER DISEASES OR PESTS THAT MIGHT ATTACK CROPS? -- IS VETIVER STERILE? -- HOW LONG WILL A HEDGE LAST? -- DO VETIVER HEDGES REQUIRE MAINTENANCE? -- IS IT EXPENSIVE? -- IS IT EASY TO ESTABLISH? -- MUST THE HEDGES BE UNBROKEN? -- WOULDN'T A PLANT WITH MORE USES BE BETTER? -- DOES VETIVER CAUSE EROSION? -- IS IT DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF? -- WHY HASN'T VETIVER BEEN WIDELY USED BEFORE? -- 5 The Plant -- NATURAL HABITAT -- THE TWO TYPES -- PHYSIOLOGY -- ARCHITECTURE -- Crown -- Leaves and Stems -- Flowers -- Roots -- FERTILITY -- ECOLOGY -- VETIVER OIL. 327 $aENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS -- DISEASES -- PESTS -- Root-Knot Nematodes -- PROPAGATION -- Hedge Formation -- Management -- CONTROLLING VETIVER -- 6 Next Steps -- CONTINUATION OF WORLD BANK EFFORTS -- PRACTICAL STUDIES -- Agriculture -- Forestry -- Public Works -- Siltation -- Flood Control -- Desertification -- Sustainable Agriculture -- Economic Development -- BASIC RESEARCH -- Morphology -- Physiology -- Ecology -- Cold Tolerance -- OPERATIONAL RESEARCH -- RESTORING DEGRADED SITES -- SPECULATIONS -- Strip Farming -- Warding Off Weeds -- Blocking Crabs and Rats -- Repelling Insects -- Foiling Fires -- Eliminating Striga -- Catching Birds -- OTHER SPECIES -- Appendix A Great Challenges, Great Opportunities -- Appendix B Other Potential Vetivers -- VETIVER'S CLOSE RELATIVES -- VETIVER'S DISTANT RELATIVES -- Lemongrass -- Citronella -- Gamba Grass -- Sugarcane Relatives -- Maize Relatives -- Sorghum and Its Relatives -- TROPICAL GRASSES UNRELATED TO VETIVER -- Napier Grass -- Other Pennisetum Grasses -- Rhodes Grass -- Tropical Panic Grasses -- Calamagrostis Species -- TEMPARATE-ZONE SPECIES -- Switch Grass -- Wheatgrasses -- Pampas Grass -- Feather Grasses -- Jiji-Sao -- Miscanthus -- Bamboos -- Giant Reed (Spanish Cane) -- Ribbon Grass -- SHRUBS AND TREES -- Sea Buckthorn -- Alders -- Leucaena -- Asparagus -- Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana) -- Appendix C Selected Readings -- NEWSLETTER -- HANDBOOK -- REVIEWS -- TECHNICAL REFERENCES -- Appendix D Research Contacts -- ARGENTINA -- AUSTRALIA -- BANGLADESH -- BARBADOS -- BELGIUM -- BELIZE -- BENIN -- BHUTAN -- BOLIVIA -- BOTSWANA -- BRAZIL -- BURKINA FASO -- BURMA (MYANMAR) -- BURUNDI -- CAMEROON -- CANADA -- CAPE VERDE -- CHILE -- CHINA -- COLOMBIA -- COMOROS ISLANDS -- COSTA RICA -- COTE D'IVOIRE -- CYPRUS -- DENMARK -- DOMINICA -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- ECUADOR -- EGYPT -- EL SALVADOR -- ENGLAND -- ETHIOPIA. 327 $aFIJI -- FINLAND -- FRANCE -- GAMBIA -- GERMANY -- GHANA -- GUATEMALA -- HAITI -- HONDURAS -- HONG KONG -- INDIA -- INDONESIA -- IRELAND -- ISRAEL -- ITALY -- JAMAICA -- JAPAN -- KENYA -- KUWAIT -- LAOS -- LEBANON -- LESOTHO -- MADAGASCAR -- MALAWI -- MALAYSIA -- MALI -- MAURITIUS -- MEXICO -- MOROCCO -- NEPAL -- NETHERLANDS -- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES -- NEW ZEALAND -- NIGER -- NIGERIA -- PAKISTAN -- PANAMA -- PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- PERU -- PHILIPPINES -- PORTUGAL -- RWANDA -- SAUDI ARABIA -- SCOTLAND -- SENEGAL -- SIERRA LEONE -- SINGAPORE -- SOLOMON ISLANDS -- SOUTH AFRICA -- SOUTH KOREA -- SRI LANKA -- ST. LUCIA -- ST. VINCENT -- SUDAN -- SWEDEN -- SWITZERLAND -- SYRIA -- TAIWAN -- TANZANIA -- THAILAND -- TOGO -- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -- TURKEY -- UGANDA -- UNITED STATES -- VIETNAM -- WESTERN SAMOA -- YEMEN -- ZAMBIA -- ZIMBABWE -- Appendix E Biographical Sketches -- The BOSTID Innovation Program -- Board on Science and Technology for International Development -- MEMBERS -- HOW TO ORDER BOSTID REPORTS -- ENERGY -- TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS -- PLANTS -- INNOVATIONS IN TROPICAL FORESTRY -- MANAGING TROPICAL ANIMAL RESOURCES -- HEALTH -- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- FORTHCOMING BOOKS FROM BOSTID -- BOSTID PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTORS -- U.S.: -- Europe: -- Asia: -- South America: -- Africa: -- Australasia:. 330 $aFor developing nations, soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. Vast amounts of topsoil are washed or blown away from arable land only to accumulate in rivers, reservoirs, harbors, and estuaries, thereby creating a double disaster: a vital resource disappears from where it is desperately needed and is deposited where it is equally unwanted. Despite much rhetoric and effort, little has been done to overcome this problem. Vetiver, a little-known tropical grass, offers one practical and inexpensive way to control erosion on a huge scale in both humid and semi-arid regions. Hedges of this deeply rooted species catch and hold back sediments while the stiff foliage acts as a filter that also slows runoff and keeps moisture on site. This book assesses vetiver's promise and limitations and identifies places where this grass can be deployed without undue environmental risk. 606 $aVetiver 606 $aPlants for soil conservation 615 0$aVetiver. 615 0$aPlants for soil conservation. 676 $a631.4/52 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bBoard on Science and Technology for International Development. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974429603321 996 $aVetiver grass$92728071 997 $aUNINA