Paul and Nicholas Truong of Veticon, Australia have come up with a relatively simple and fully tested model for calculating the number of vetiver plants required for treating waste water and sewage effluent. The model will be particularly useful for individual domestic…
Rain gardens are becoming popular ways of biofiltering polluted rainfall runoff from gardens, community sites and so on. Rain gardens are especially useful where runoff ends up in streams or lakes, particularly if the lake is the source of community water…
Canal bank stabilization and protection in Iran Every now and then one gets a very happy surprise. This morning I received an email and a photo essay from Jamshid Fadaei of Iran who with his colleagues and partners of the Iranian Association…
Root cross section showing large aerenchyma. I am often asked how vetiver can survive water logging. This unique plant has special cells in its leaves and roots that allow it to adapt to water logged conditions. In effect it is…
International experts from The Vetiver Network International (TVNI) led by Dr. Paul Truong, together with local end-users will share their knowledge on the economic value and numerous applications of the Vetiver System that are responsive to environmental mitigation needs over…
Newly planted vetiver in vinyard Andrea and Valentina Rossi have been using vetiver to protect their Tuscany vineyard located in Massa Carrara (approx. 44ºN 10ºE) since 2010, and have sent the following note that should be of interest to grape…
How often do you check out vetiver videos on YouTube? Over the past few years there has been an increasing number of vetiver videos that touch nearly all applications. For those of you who haven’t visited recently, I suggest you…
Andrea and Valentina Rossi have been using vetiver to protect their Tuscany vineyard located in Massa Carrara (approx. 44ºN 10ºE) since 2010, and have sent the following note that should be of interest to grape growers. They can be contacted…
How often do you check out vetiver videos on YouTube? Over the past few years there has been an increasing number of vetiver videos that touch nearly all applications. For those of you who haven’t visited recently, I suggest you…
Jim Smyle sent me the links to some very useful short videos about vetiver that he made following Hurricane MITCH (1998). Please use them as and when you need them: Vetiver Para La Bioingenieria – #1 El Problema (1999) Vetiver…
