COMMON NAME: Vetiver plant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chrysopogon zizanioides
FAMILY: Poaceae
SOIL: Well-drained, sandy loam & laterite soil with a pH of 6-8.
PLANT TYPE: Perennial Grass
ORIGIN: Tropical Asia
PROPAGATION: Done through slips
- It has major constituents like Vetiverols, Vetivernate, and Vetivernate.
- It is also used as livestock feed, ground mulch, and soil reconditioning.
- It is also called an erosion controller as the name species it removes the heavy metals & chemical pollutants from the soil.
- It is highly tolerant to high and low pH and drought-resistant plants.