- Vetiver Roots
- Technical Reference Manual
- Books and handbooks
- Hedge Against Erosion
- Training and field guides
- Newsletter archive
The Vetiver Network International and its affiliated websites allow free downloads. We ask that information downloaded and used should recognize the source. Hard copies of most publications can be bought on 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 to translate these publications into local languages for distribution in the country of use. TVNI would appreciate a copy of any translation for publishing on this website.
Vetiver Roots – The Vetiver System Technology Hidden Half
Everything about the function of vetiver roots and more. Paul Truong, 2022.
Vetiver System Applications – A Technical Reference Manual
Second edition, June 2008, by Paul Truong, Tran Tan Van and Elise Pinners, in full color with 170 images. Hard copies of the English, French, Spanish and Swahili editions can be bulk ordered (minimum 10 copies) from TVNI at significantly reduced prices. Also available at institutional prices through Amazon.
| Language | Get it |
|---|---|
| English | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| French | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| Indonesian | Download (free) |
| Italian | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| Persian | Buy (adinebook, Iran) |
| Spanish | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| Swahili | Buy (Amazon)Download (free) |
| Mandarin | Download (free) |
| Vietnamese | Download (free) |
Books and handbooks
Vetiver System for Prevention and Treatment of Contaminated Land and Water (2nd ed.)
English and Spanish
Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion (the “Green Book”)
John Greenfield’s classic field guide, translated into many languages.
| Edition | Get it |
|---|---|
| English | Download (free)Buy (Amazon) |
| French | Download (free) |
| Spanish | Download (free) |
| Chichewa (Malawi) | Download (free) |
| Bengali | Download (free) |
| Indonesian | Download (free) |
| Swahili | Download (free) |
| Vietnamese | Download (free) |
| French (for Haiti): Vetiver System | Download (free) |
Vetiver Grass – A Thin Green Line Against Erosion
US National Academy of Science
Training manuals and field guides
| Title | Author | Get it |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Specification for Slope Stabilization Using Vetiver Grass | Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam | Download (free) |
| Vetiver System Training Manual (Fiji, 2020) | Robinson Vanoh | Download (free) |
| Vetiver Grass Training Manual | ORDPB, Thailand | Download (free) |
| Contour farming and soil and water conservation: a modified sight-leveling device and how to survey contour vetiver hedgerows | Richard Grimshaw | Download (free) |
| How to create a contour line overlay layer for Google Earth Pro | Richard Grimshaw | Download (free) |
| 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 | Download (free) |
TVNI Newsletter archive, 1990–2002
The early TVNI newsletters, as individual issues or as a single 830-page file.