| TVNI FY 2009 Financial Reports | Includes: Financial Statements and IRS form PPF - 990 |
Vetiver Grass A Hedge Against Erosion |
John Greenfield's Farmers handbook French Edition |
Economic Analysis |
New Vegetative Approaches To Soil and Moisture Conservation. Magrath, greenfield and Yudelman |
Disaster Mitigation, Flood and Erosion Control in Haiti |
Short paper by Mike Benge. Senior Agro-Forester |
New Zealand Vetiver |
Paul Truong visits New Zealand and meets John Greenfield and Wendy Hamilton Gates. His visit notes and photos shows that VS does a pretty good job in the North Island |
Tico Times - Costa Rica |
Interview with Yorleny Cruz - Coordinator of The Costa Rica Vetiver Network |
Comparing Vetiver System with engineered soil conservation |
This fact sheet prepared by Elise Pinners. compares the differences in design and function between Vetiver Hedgerows and constructed terraces. recommended as an informational hand out hand out |
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Lake Naivasha, an important Great Rift Valley Lake in Kenya is in trouble. It is polluted by silt, agrochemicals, and urban effluent. Unless a solution is found the Lake will die. All the land and water problems within its large catchment area show up in the lake: waste water from Naivasha town, agro chemicals from nearby intensive export crop businesses, and soil erosion throughout its 2,500 sq km watershed attributed to small scale and very intensive unprotected farming. Community and technical solutions are required to avert disaster. The Vetiver System can provide part of the solution in all the problems areas. For more see |
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Ethiopia Vetiver Netwok (ETVN) ETVN is developing into a well organized Network. Read more .... |
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Vetiver System Application - Technical Reference Manual - in English, French, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, and Mandarin can be downloaded FREE. The English, French, Spanish, and Swahili versions can be purchased as hard copy from TNVI's E Store. |
VETIVER BASED AGROFORESTRY PROJECT LAUNCHED IN ANHUI AND GUANGXI PROVINCES IN CHINA |
This project is a soil and water conservation agro forestry program in two very poor areas of China, It builds on a succesful intial project in the Dabie Mountains of Abhui Province. The report describes the project and includes a special report on the recent handicraft training program that is a component of the project. The project is coordinated by the China Vetiver Network. |
| Vetiver Grass Root Excavation in Brazil | There is a nice video by Alberto Rodriguez of VetiverSolutions who put together images from Fernando Costa Pinto of Brazil showin the excavation to 4 meters of a vetiver grass clump and roots - some job!! |
Vetiver System for Erosion and Sediment Control,
and Stabilisation of Steep Slopes |
Power Point by Paul Truong pdf MB 2.6 With special reference to Vietnam |
Application of Vetiver Grass Technology in the Stabilisation of Road Infrastructure in the Wet Tropical Region of Australia |
Power Point by Paul Truong pdf MB7.4 |
VETIVER SYSTEM FOR RIVER BANK STABILIZATION |
Power Point with special reference to river bank stabilization in Australia and Vietnam by Paul Truong. pdf MB1.2 |
MOUNTAIN ROAD PROTECTION COLOMBIA (including Vetiver) |
Meclas Ecologicas Parrael Control dela Erosion y La Estabilidad de Taludes pdf MB 1.2 English Spanish |
WASTE DUMP PROTECTION COLOMBIA (including Vetiver |
Meclas Ecologicas Parrael Control dela Erosion y La Estabilidad de Taludes pdf KB 872 |
VETIVER GRASS SYSTEM FOR LANDSLIDE REHABILITATION WITH GEOFABRICS |
Power Point by Paul Truong. pdf MB1.0 |
VETIVER GRASS SYSTEM FOR LANDSLIDE REHABILITATION WITH HARD STRUCTURE |
Power Point by Paul Truong.pdf MB1.6 |
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"The Vetiver Man of Tulube" - a farmer from western Ethiopia who has in this year of dought obtained four times the average yield of maize using vetiver hedgerows supported by other improved crop practices. Vetiver hedgerows were key in that they enabled efficient use of rainfall and soil fertility improvements. Read the full story. A pdf file of this story can be downloaded. |
Vetiver System Flyer for California |
This flyer should be useful for potential Californian Vetiver System users. Higher resolution pdf files are available from TVNI (at no cost). This flyer makes a good template for other states or counties. The original template is available from TVNI and may be modified. |
Vetiver Grass – For Landscaping, Gardens, and Green Spaces |
Vetiver Sénégal - Pépinière Naac Baal Vetiver Grass – For Landscaping, Gardens, and Green Spaces. A revised version oif an earlier contribution by Tony Cisse. English and French versions |
Urban Ravine Stabilization in Brazzaville, Congo |
This is a modified power point of Alain Ndona's work in stabilizing some massive urban ravines in Brazzaville. This follows his very succesful work in ravine stabilization in the DR Congo. Alain can be contacted by email. |
PROTECCION DE TALUDES CON EL SISTEMA VETIVER FENOMENO HIDROTERMALISMO CASO CENTRAL HIDROELECTRICA PLATANAR SAN CARLOS, COSTA RICA |
This review by Yorleny Cruz (in Spanish) looks at the use of VS for stabilzing earthworks and canal banks of hydro electric scheme in Costa Rica. The stabilization program was started 9 years ago, with succesful results. Yorleny is the new Coordinator for the Costa Rica Vetiver Network and can be contacted by email |
SISTEMA VETIVER (SV): UM INVESTIMENTO VERDE PARA DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL |
Portuguese translation by Fernando C. Pinto of Brazi of a recent paper by Richard Grimshaw. Fernando is a leading light in the promotion of VS in Brazil. He can be contacted by email |
Wave Run-up Reduction through Vetiver Grass |
This is an important MSc thesis by Auke Algera. It should be read in conjunction with Jasper Foch's thesis on the same topic |
The Vetiver System for Infrastructure Stabilization in Africa Infrastructure Stabilisation in Africa |
This is a modified power point showing how VS has been used for slope stabilization in Madagascar. It also shows how local communities have benefited from the production of vetiver plant material. The author, Roley Noffke, is a highly skilled and experienced road engineer and has worked widely with various Vetiver System applications. He can be contacted by email |
Madagascar Newsletter #3 |
This is an interesting newsletter showing work on cleaning up water polluted drains, stabilizing a railway cutting, and handicraft production. (KB 375 07/28/09) |
| This is a new source of Vetiver System information created and authored by Alberto Rodriguez of Vetiver Solutions. It is a very useful start point to dig into the Vetiver knowledge base | |
Vetiver Oil Extraction |
Extraction of Chrysopogon zizanioides essential oil by supercritical carbon dioxide. Optimization of essential oil extraction from Chrysopogon zizanioides using supercritical CO2 |
Phyto Remediation Abstract |
Vetiver grass, Chrysopogon zizanioides: a choice plant for phytoremedation of heavy metals and organic waste contaminated soils |
Newsletter from Madagascar |
This is an occasional newsletter about Vetiver System applications in Madagascar submitted by Yoann Coppin. |
Vetiver System for Soil and Water Conservation |
Powerpoint: Watershed Restoration by Using Vetiver Grass Systems (VGS) for Downstream Water Quality Improvement in Southern Guam. By Mohammad H. Golabi Associate Professor of Soil and Environmental Sciences; Clancy Iyekar Graduate Student, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam; Dwayne Minton, Ecologist, US-Forestry Division in the Pacific; and David Limtiaco, Forestry Div., Dept of Agriculture. |
Vetiver System for Phytoremediation |
Three papers are added to the website: |
Vetiver and its system for community development in Ethiopia |
This presentation by Habtamu Webshet, a long time promoter of VS at large scale was one of the best of those presented at the recent Vetiver Workshop in Addis Ababa. It has a lot to offer to other African countries that have to mitigate climate change impacts. |
Climate Change in Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Farmers Show the way on using the Vetiver System for Sustainable Land Use Practices and a hedge against climate change. Read more.... |
PLANT GUIDE ‘SUNSHINE’ VETIVERGRASS |
A useful plant guide, particularly for US users of the Vetiver System, published by USDA/NRCS |
GREAT RIFT VALLEY LAKES - ENVIROMENTAL MITIGATION |
This power point focuses on some very real issues in Eastern Africa where the lakes in Ethiopia's and Kenya's Great Rift Valley are drying up, increasingly polluted, and providing a dump for erosion sediment from mismanaged upland water sheds that surrounds the lakes. The Vetiver System could be a very good way of mitigating some of the problems in rather novel ways. Credits. Dick Grimshaw and Paul Truong |
WASTE WATER TREATMENT IN INDIA |
This series of images shows how M.P.Singh of Chandigarh, India is using VS to do the final cleaning of household sewage after anerobic treatment from his newly designed "green" house. There is no maintenance - the local cows "cut" the leaves asuuring a constant and functioning sysytem! MP is one of the leading consultants on VS for phytoremediation. |
LAND SLIDES & PROTECTION |
This short series of images from Van Tran Tan of Vietnam gives a good idea how Vetiver System stabilized land slide prone slopes on the Ho Chi Minh Highway |
TECHNICAL MANUAL |
Vetiver System Applications - Technical Reference Manual - Vietnamese - original version of this manual series. |
Vetiver - Soluciones Ambientales en Biotecnología. |
Vetiver - Soluciones Ambientales |
TECHNICAL MANUAL |
Vetiver System - Technical Reference Manual |
TVNI NEWSLETTER #3 |
This newsletter has never been published on our site before. It is the first complete Vetiver Newsletter published in 1990. It contains some very relevant information, particularly about soil and water conservation and results from research in India (3.2MB) |
NEW: VETIVER MANUAL IN SPANISH |
MANUAL SOBRE EL USO Y MANEJO DEL PASTO VETIVER (Chrysopogon zizanioides) by Julio Alegre of Peru |
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Kenya National Vetsiver System Workshop - Summary Picture to left: participants lining up for Vetiver slips! |
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Madagascar Vetiver Network - Newsletter #2 |
TVNI FINANCIAL REPORT FY08 |
Includes financial statements and Form 990PF |
FOR SWAHILI READERS IN EAST AFRICA |
Vetiver System Applications - A Technical Reference Manual - is now available in Swahili (full color version). It can be either purchased as a hard copy at amazon.com or can be downloaded for free. |
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China - Poverty Reduction and Resource Protection in a Guangxi Province Minority Area. This is a community development project in south China, and is as initiative of the China Vetiver Network, funded partly by the EU. The project includes soil and water conservation measures using the Vetiver System, fruit tree planting, water supplies, and vetiver handicraft production. The report (including photographs) summarises recent achievements and a demand for upscaling by other counties and townships in Guangxi Province. |
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Vetiver System for Mitigation of Storm Induced Disasters for The Caribbean Region. This power point was prersented at a recent conference in Jamaica, and shows some of the consequences of Caribbean storms and examples, from other countries that have similar problems, as to how the Vetiver System can reduce the damage. |
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New Picassa album |
Coppin Yoann of Madagascar, a private sector entrepreneur, has just set up a new Picassa album - Vetiver System Madagascar - showing some of his work. Apart from his excellent technical work in applying the technology, he shows how local farmers are now producing very good quality vetiver plants and selling those plants in the local market - THIS IS PROGRESS!! |
VETIVER SYSTEM - EROSION CONTROL - FEED BACK |
I have dug out of our archives five papers of interest relating to Vetiver Systems erosion control programs in Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. They are of importance because of the upcoming workshop in Ethiopia and the general need for VS as a tool in dealing with the current world food crisis. An underling feature of all the reports is that adequate technical advice, farmer training, proper application and prolonged effort is required to assure long term success. The reports are: Ethiopia 1; Ethiopia 2; India; Indonesia; and Thailand. |
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Vetiver System and Fire. Vetiver will survive very hot fires and will recover quickly to continue being an effective erosion barrier and slope stabilizer. The images include pictures from Austalia, Malaysia, Vanuatu, and the most recent fires in California. |
"Why are not more people using the Vetiver System technology???" |
The Vetiver System has come a long way over the past 20 years and there are a lot of users applying the technology for different purposes. We know that most users, once using it correctly, are avid fans of the technology. The question is "why are not more people using the technology"? "Why is it not being used at an accelerated rate" or is it? |
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This slide show depicts a major sand dune stabilization work using vetiver in Madagascar. The planting was under the management of Coppin Yohann - Madagascar Vetiver Network, and HydroMulch. Photos by Coppin Yohann. The slides first show the work on the sandune and approach roads and then shows the production of vetiver plant material by local farmers who were under contract to the project. A full text description is available |
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Vetiver System for Environmental Protection of Open Cut Bauxite Mining at Los Pijiguaos, Venezuela. This work by Vetiver Antierosion CA. provides a good example of the diverse ways that VS can be used for stabilization and reclamation of contaminated land particularly in the mining industry in the wet tropics. It is summarised in an interesting slide show. |
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Vetiver System for Water Quality Improvement Clean Water Shortage, an Imminent Global Crisis. How the Vetiver System can Reduce Its Impact. By Paul Truong |
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Vetiver System for Soil Erosion Control in Ethiopia. A slide show put together by Alemu Mekonnen in 2000 gives quite a good idea of the soil erosion and soil loss that Ethiopian farmers are faced with, and how the Vetiver System can help mitigate the problems. Since 2000 VS applications have extended to many other parts of the country. A paper describing this work provides a good background this slide show. |
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Watts Bridge (Australia) airfield Vetiver System effluent treatment. This is an update of a previous posting. Additionally we provide a short report from Veticon Consulting on the most recent analysis of effluent treatment. The data indicate that when properly applied the Vetiver System is very effective in the disposal of the effluent discharged from sewage system. The success of this project depends very much on the proper implementation and subsequent management of the site. Learn more .... |
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Vetiver Network Madagascar has produced its first newsletter. In the past Madagascar has demonstrated some excellent applications of VS. Now Yoann Coppin of La Plantation Bemasoandro - VETIVER SYSTEM APPLICATIONS MADAGASCAR is developing a network and sharing information. Thanks Yoann for your initiative. Learn more ... |
Vetiverim #46 October 2008 |
This newsletter from the Pacific Rim Vetiver Network includes some interesting articles including one on exchange banks for plants and animals (reference to vetiver), some nice feedback from vetiver users, and the dangers of incorrect applications of VS. Learn more .... |
Pollution Control - Pathogens in animal waste |
The effect of flow impedance on deposition of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts with or without a vetiver buffer strip. Janet Hussein et al Read more |
VETIVER SYSTEM BIO FUEL |
Vetiver Grass - A new potential energy plant in Saxony - Anhalt. R.Hommel et al. This is an interesting paper relating to growing vetiver in Germany and its potential as a fuel source for bio gas methane production. (Proceedings of Narossa 2008, 14th International conference for renewable resources and plant biotechnology. June 2008, Magdeburg, Germany) Learn more... |
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The Vetiver System - "key technology" for East Bali Poverty Project in Indonesia. VIDEO This video, produced by Sarah Matthews of Saffyshine Production as part of a Brock Initiative and the East Bali Poverty Project, is a training video that shows how the Vetiver System is a vital component of the East Bali Poverty Project and how it has had an impact on children and their families. The video (32 mins) includes animations, film and narration by people intimately connected to the project. The narration is in Indonesian with English subtitles. Learn more about the East Bali Poverty Project at project website and at TVNI gallery. |
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Vetiver Grass - The Hedge Against Erosion - A technology for soil and water conservation and embankment stabilization -- VIDEO |
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Best Practices in Natural Resource Management - Multiple Uses of Vetiver Grass -- VIDEO |
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Land Pays... (an example of best practices in Ethiopia) -- VIDEO |
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Una Matica Sagrada - A Holy Little Plant (Vetiver Grass) This movie in Spanish is about how Venezuela women and girls have learned to use vetiver grass for making handicrafts and for on farm erosion control. The program was sponsored by Fundacion Empressa Polar and the movie was produced by Polar. Note in the second half the movie repeats itself with English subtitles. As a result of this and the Thai vetiver handicraft programs, there are now many other countries starting to use the Vetiver System for handicrafts and other green applications. (14 mins) |
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River bank stabilization in southern Chile. Germán Wallace of Pineda Bioingeniería Wallace y Cía, Ltd aConcepcion, Chile and Paul Truong TVNI, Brisbane, Australia, have done some very interesting river bank stabilization in the cool temperate region of southern Chile. We hope to see an expansion of this type of VS application in Chile and elsewhere. Learn more about this initiative. |
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Coral reef protection using VS. Don Miller of New Zealand has been working in Vanuatu (South Pacific island) for some years and demonstrates in this slide show how vetiver hedgerows can be used as an essentail part of reforesting badly eroding landscapes to prevent sediment reaching the sea and destroying coastal coral reefs and fisheries. Don's work can be replicated throughout most island ecologiies where eroding sedimnt flows are effecting coastal habitats in the tropics |
Vetiver for Mali
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COMPTABILITE NATIONALE ET PROJETS ENVIRONNEMENTAUX : CAS DU PROJET VETIVER AU MALI by Claude NJOMGANG & Abdoulaye TRAORE |
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THE USE OF VETIVERS IN COASTAL ENGINEERING US Gulf States take note |
A single hedge of Vetiver grass planted on the outer slope of a dike can reduce the wave run-up volume by 55%, in contrary with sod-forming grasses that give no reduction. Planting multiple hedges along the contour of the outer slope might result in even more reduction. The application of Vetiver grass on existing dikes may provide a substantial reinforcement of these dikes. Read more |
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Fixing a major sand dune in Madagascar Carol Knoll and Roley Nöffke's illustrated article in July/August 2008 issue of Environmental Management. Hydromulch (Pty) Ltd has been involved in a major sand fixing, erosion control and slope stabilisation undertaking along newly constructed roads at the Rio Tinto/QMM Ilmenite Project at Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. Wind blown sand was a major issue and a decision was made to use barrier netting and Vetiver Grass hedgerows |
US Gulf Region
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VETIVER SYSTEM FOR US GULF REGION |
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Vetiver System - Vetiver Grass - The Plant This technical handbook was extracted from "The Vetiver System - A Technical Reference Manual" by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners. Quick download and in full color. |
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Vetiver System - Vetiver Grass - Plant Propagation This technical handbook was extracted from "The Vetiver System - A Technical Reference Manual" by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners. Quick download and in full color. |
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Vetiver System For Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Mitigation This technical handbook was extracted from "The Vetiver System - A Technical Reference Manual" by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners. Quick download and in full color. |
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Vetiver System for Prevention and Treatment of Contaminated Land This technical handbook was extracted from "The Vetiver System - A Technical Reference Manual" by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners. Quick download and in full color. |
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Vetiver System for Agriculture and Related Uses [including soil and water conservation] This technical handbook was extracted from "The Vetiver System - A Technical Reference Manual" by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners. Quick download and in full color. |
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THAILAND HANDICRAFT TRAINING REPORT |
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INDIA VETIVER HANDICRAFTS Indian craftsmen have for many years made handicrafts from vetiver roots. This file (MB 2.1) shows a whole range of these handicrafts that were exhibited at the First National Indian Vetiver Workshop.  See More |
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NICKEL MINE REHABILITATION IN THE PHILIPPINES Mary Noah Mandarin established a vetiver based company in the Philippines over 10 years ago. Today the company, Biosolutions Inc, is active in many environmental mitigation programs. Recently the company completed a nickel mining project in the south of the Philippines. See the excellent quality of work performed by this company (MB1.7). See more. |
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Le ‘Vetiver’ – un herbe pour les jardins, décoration, et les espaces vert. |
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L’utilization de Vetiver dans l’agriculture et El’arboriculture |
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NEW QUALITY VETIVER PLANT SELLER "AGRIFLORA" |
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KENYA: Mseto Environmental Self Help Group Vetiver Grass Project Located in a rather dry area of Kenya on the Voi River this group is using vetiver for a number of applications including river bank stabilization and soil conservation. Read more |
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MEKONG RIVER BANK STABILIZATION - CAMBODIA TVNI has been working with Mr. Tuon Van of Cambodia in stabilizing a stretch of river bank adjacent to his farm. He had been losing land at an alarming rate and a major highway is also at risk. Tuon Van generously shared his photos and experience with us - it is not yet finished! Vetiver survived 4-5 months totally submerged under water, some of it 10 meters below the river surface!! Read and See More |
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NET POTS Please send in more innovative Vetiver Systems ideas! |
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VETIVER SYSTEM: THEORY AND PRACTICE China Vetiver Network published "Vetiver System: Theory and Practice" in January 2008. The book is a summary of research and applications of the past 20 years consisting of 37 articles written by scientists, totaling up to over 240 pages. |
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ISLAM, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE USE OF VETIVER GRASS |
