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Vetiveria

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Vetiveria 

a genus of perennial grasses. About ten species exist, in the hot countries of the eastern hemisphere. Vetiveria zizaniodes (Andropogon squarrosus and A. muricatus), which grows wild in Hindustan, Indochina, and Ceylon, is of practical value. It is cultivated in all of tropical Southeast Asia and in Africa (in Algiers), North America (southern regions), and South America. In the subtropical regions of the USSR (Abkhazia and Adzharia) a one-year crop is successfully grown with winter storage of planting material in hotbeds or greenhouses. The roots of Vetiveria contain an essential oil that is valued in the perfume industry. In Southeast Asia, fans, screens, and other objects are manufactured from Vetiveria roots.

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Rozhevits, R. Iu. Zlaki. Moscow-Leningrad, 1937.
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12 species: Centella asiatica, Convolvulus pluricaulis, Celastrus paniculatus, Eclipta alba, Cynodon dactylon, Asparagus racemosus, Withania somnifera, Nardostachys jatamansi, Acorus calamus, Zingiber officinalis, Vetiveria zizanoides.
Review on ethnomedicinal uses and phytopharmacology of memory ... by Sethiya, Neeraj K.; Mishra, S.H. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
Growth and lead accumulation by the grasses Vetiveria zizanioides and Thysanolaena maxima in lead-contaminated soil amended with pig manure and fertilizer: A green house study.
Phytoremediation of heavy metals: physiological and molecular ... by Jabeen, Ruqaya; Ahmad, Altaf; Iqbal, Muhammad / The Botanical Review
2004) also observed high concentration of N in successional grassland systems at Kurukshetra, India, predominantly occupied by grass species such as Vetiveria sp.
Distribution of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in the soil ... by Prusty, B. Anjan Kumar; Chandra, Rachna; Azeez, P.A. / Australian Journal of Soil Research
 
 
 
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