The Vetiver Network International

Manuals/Guides

Vetiver Roots – The Vetiver System Technology Hidden Half. Everything about the function of vetiver roots and more, published — 2022, authored by Paul Truong).

The Vetiver Network International and its affiliated websites allow free downloads. We ask that information downloaded and used should recognize the source. We have published useful brochures and technical handbooks over the years. These are available as downloads (free) and or hard copy. Hard copy of most can be purchased at Amazon.com and can also be ordered (at a reduced price directly from TVNI in minimum lots of 10 copies (contact: [email protected]). We encourage users of these publications to translate them into local languages for hard copy distribution in the country of use. TVNI would appreciate a copy of the translated document for publishing on this web site. Here follows a list of current publications:

handbooks
Vetiver Systems Application – A Technical Reference Manual: Second Edition. June 2008. by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van, and Elise Pinners published in FULL color (170 images). Hard copies of the English, French, Spanish, and Swahili editions can be bulk ordered (minimum 10 copies) from TVNI on request at significantly reduced prices. (*also available at institutional prices to institutions – call Amazon). Note to access the publications click the appropriates SQUARE button in the tables below.

Vetiver Systems Application
A Technical Reference Manual

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VS and Agriculture
VS and Soil and Water Conservation

VS and Prevention and Treatment of Decontaminated of Land and Water – Second Edition – NEW

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VS and Slope Stabilization
Vetiver Grass – An Essential Grass for Planet Earth
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (English)
Vetiver System (French for Haiti)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Chichewa – Malawi)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Bengali)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (French)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Indonesian)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Spanish)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Swahili)
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (Vietnamese)
Vetiver Grass – A Thin Green Line Against Erosion – US National Academy of Science
Vetiver System Brochure (English)
Vetiver System Brochure (French)
Vetiver – A Magical Small Grass – A book for Children (English) – Rafael Luque
Vetiver – A Magical Small Grass  – A book for Children – (Spanish) Rafael Luque

TVNI News Letters (1990 to 2002)

Vetiver Grass – A Thin Green Line Against Erosion

Vetiver Root – The Vetiver System Technology  Hidden Half (English) – Paul Truong

Vetiver System Training Manual  – Robinson Vanoh

Vetiver Grass Training Manual – ORDPB, Thailand

Contour farming and soil and water conservation — A modified sight leveling device and how to survey contour vetiver hedgerows – Richard Grimshaw

How to create a contour line overlay layer for Google Earth Pro.
Richard Grimshaw

How to use Google Earth Pro to support the planning and monitoring of farm, watershed, and landscape improvements in relation to vetiver grass technology.
Richard Grimshaw