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…
For a number of years we have seen an increasing number of small farmers selling vetiver planting as a commodity to other farmers, construction companies, local governments, and to landscapers. As an example, Roley Noffke of Hydromulch, South Africa, has…
I am often asked why Sunshine Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides – south Indian variety) and other similar vetiver cultivars are sterile? Needless to say it’s all about genetics and the number of chromosomes. I hope the following will help in understanding the…
Vetiver hedges in cooler climates can be challenged by fast growing local species of grass and broad leaved climbers, to the extent that the hedge succumbs to the invading weed’s shade and pressure. As Vetiver – Chrysopogon spp is sensitive to weedicides…
Liyu Xu, Vetiver Coordinator for China, has been promoting the Vetiver System for 20 years, and continues to provide us with feedback on the use of vetiver in south China. Most of the areas that he personally is involved with…
TVNI is aware that a number of varieties of vetiver grass are being used for various purposes of land management and conservation, and at times this may cause confusion and in some instances concern as to what variety falls legitimately…
