Performance of narrow strips of Vetiver grass and Napier grass as barriers against runoff, soil sediment and nutrient loss on a clay loam soil in Kenya
Abstract
Runoff plots in a randomized complete block design were used to investigate the performance of narrow strips of Vetiver grass and Napier grass as barriers against runoff, sediment, and nutrient loss on a clay loam soil in Tatton farm of Egerton University, Kenya. The amount of sediment, runoff, and nutrients through the strips and the growth rate of the strips were measured. Preliminary data analysis indicate that Napier grass was more effective in reducing both runoff and sediment loss than Vetiver grass but there was no significant difference between them in the reduction of nutrient loss.
keywords Vetiver grass Napier grass nutrient loss Kenya
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Project staff
Ralph Gretzmacher
Ao.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Ralph Gretzmacher
ralph.gretzmacher@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.10.1999 - 30.09.2002
BOKU partners
External partners
Egerton University, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering
Mr. James OWINO
coordinator