THE VETIVER SYSTEM FOR ON FARM SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION€¦ · THE VETIVER SYSTEM FOR ON FARM...
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THEVETIVERSYSTEMFORONFARMSOILANDWATERCONSERVATION
INDIA
MALAWI
FIJI
ETHIOPIA
ETHIOPIAINDIA
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Special Features
Morphological § Erect and stiff stems
§ Extensive, deep and penetrating root system
§ Forming thick hedges
Physiological: Tolerant to: § Extreme weather (-14 to 55oC) § Drought and water logging § Fire § Adverse soil conditions: salinity, acidity, alkalinity and sodicity § High agrochemical and nutrient levels § Heavy metals: Al, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn.
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Up to 2m tall in one year
STIFF AND ERECT STEM
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Forming a thick hedge when planted close together
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Thick growth forming a very effective filter, trapping sediment
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One year old: 3.3m deep
DEEP, EXTENSIVE AND PENETRATING ROOT SYSTEM
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Salt tolerance level of Vetiver grass as compared with some crop and pasture species grown in Australia.
Species
Soil ECse (dSm-1)
Saline Threshold
50% Yield Reduction
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Rhodes Grass (C.V. Pioneer) (Chloris guyana)
Tall Wheat Grass (Thynopyron elongatum)
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
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7.0
7.5
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8.0
14.7
22.5
19.4
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Vetiver System is cheaper to plant and maintain, wastes no land for waterways and conserve soil moisture
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Contour terraces are costly to build and maintain, take up more land for the terraces and waterways and do not conserve water
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SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AND CROP YIELD
ON 1.7% LAND SLOPE IN INDIA
Runoff (% Rainfall)
Soil loss (t/ha)
Grain yield (t/ha)
Control
23.3
14.4
2.52
Vetiver System
15.5
3.9
2.88
% Changes
Reduction
-35.5
Reduction
-72.9
Increase
+14.2
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SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AND CROP YIELD
UNDER VETIVER SYSTEM ON 6% LAND SLOPE IN NIGERIA
VS Effects % Changes Runoff Reduction 130
Soil Loss Reduction 70
Soil Moisture Increase 2 - 50
N Use Efficiency Increase 40
Grain Yield Increase
Cowpea: 11 – 26
Maize: 50
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Pine needle residues Mg/ha
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Soillossunderdifferentlevelofsurfacecover,withandwithoutvetivercontourhedges
SoiltrappedbycontourhedgeonhighslopefarminglandinAustralia
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Soil erosion control in Ethiopia
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AnnoFarm(commercial)Ethiopia.300kmofvetiverhedgerowshaltederosionincreasedgroundwaterflowtospringsandincreasedmaizeyieldsby>30%
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Over20,000farmersplantedvetiverhedgerowsintheMettuareaofwesternEthiopiaresultinginsignificantreductioninsoilloss,increasedandsustainablecropyields,andreducedconservationmaintenancecosts
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Talubearea,nearMettu,Ethiopia.Vetiverhedgerowssignificantlyincreasedcropyieldsandtheimprovedgroundwaterrecharge,thelatterpositivelyimpactedontherehabilitationofadjacentwetlands.
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Topleft-WelllaidoutvetiverhedgerowsinwesternEthiopia.Notesomeofthehedgerowshavebeencutforforageorthatch.Bottomleft-Excellentstandofmaizedownhillofvetiverhedgerowasaresultofspreadingofrainfallrunoffbyhedge.ThefarmerabovefromTalubedoubledhismaizeyieldsandwasabletousefertilizerandotherinputsincludingimprovedseedbecauseofthereliabilityofthevetiverhedge.
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Above:VetiverhedgerowsinCuba,andright:vetiverhedgerowprotectingaCubantobaccocrop.
Above:VetiverhedgerowsinHaitiasagardenboundaryhedgeandforerosioncontrol
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Soil erosion control in orchard in Thailand
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Strip Cropping is designed to protect crops and to control soil erosion on the flood plains subjected to deep overland flooding.
Crops are planted on the contour in a sequence of crop, stubble and fallow strips (latter 22 meter wide) perpendicular to the flood flow
EROSIONCONTROLONAFLOODPLAININAUSTRALIA
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Flood flow
Experimental site: Six rows of vetiver planted at 90m interval.
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Well established young and mature vetiver hedges
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A major flood event in 1996
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No sign of rill and minimal surface erosion after the flood
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Trapping sediment
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No flood damage and excellent crop of sorghum
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As vetiver hedges provide a permanent protection measure to crop and soil erosion. Farmers can use the whole area to opportunity crops and
hence increase productivity by 30%%
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Contour bank (terrace) replacement
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Contour bank replacement: In sugarcane farms
New vetiver rows
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A well established hedge two years after planting
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Trapping sediment in one year
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Contour bank (terrace) replacement: In grazing land in Australia
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