Vetiver buffer strips and vetiver grass mulch in soil erosion control and improvement of maize yields in SW Nigeria. Research was carried out in the experimental sites of the institute Agricultural Research and Training (I. A. R. And T.) Ibadan. Results show that vetiver strips are more effective than vetiver mulch in controlling runoff and soil loss.
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Influence of Vetiver Grass System on Slope Stabilization POWER POINT by Are
Vetiver buffer strips and vetiver grass mulch in soil erosion control and improvement of maize yields in SW Nigeria. Research was carried out in the experimental sites of the institute Agricultural Research and Training (I. A. R. And T.) Ibadan. Results show that vetiver strips are more effective than vetiver mulch in controlling runoff and soil loss.
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Vetiver buffer strips and vetiver grass mulch in soil erosion control and improvement of maize yields in SW Nigeria. Research was carried out in the experimental sites of the institute Agricultural Research and Training (I. A. R. And T.) Ibadan. Results show that vetiver strips are more effective than vetiver mulch in controlling runoff and soil loss.
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By Kayode Are B. Agric. (Ife); M.Sc. (Soil Science) (Ibadan) Objectives To determine sediment trapping efficiency of vetiver systems on sloppy land,
To evaluate the effectiveness of vetiver grass
systems in reducing runoff and nutrient enrichment ratio of eroded sediment,
To compare the efficacy of vetiver buffer
strips with vetiver grass mulch in improving soil accretion, slope stabilization and crop yield. Materials and methods The research was carried out in the experimental sites of the institute of Agricultural Research & Training (I. A. R. & T.) Ibadan (70 31// N; 30 51//). the land area was partitioned into three blocks with each block having four runoff plots in a randomized complete block design. The treatments imposed at were Vetiver strip at 10 m interval (VS), Vetiver strip at 10 m interval + 4 tons/ha vetiver mulch (VS+ 4t/haVM), 6 tons/ha vetiver mulch (6t/haVM) and no vetiver grass (C) Materials and methods cont’d
cultivar) slips were planted in buffer strips (10 m interval) in the plots selected for VS and VS + 4t/haVM immediately after land preparation, to form a buffer strip across the slope (Fig. 1) Soil loss, runoff, soil accumulation, nutrient loss and grain yield were estimated from the sites. Vetiver strip
Fig. 1: Vetiver grass strips across the slope
Erosion chamber
Fig 2: Sediment and runoff water collecting devices.
Erosion pins
Fig. 3: Vetiver buffer strip across the slope and erosion
pins to measure soil accretion. Highlights of Results Runoff and soil loss in Control (no vetiver) plots were significantly higher than the other plots with vetiver systems (Table 1). Evidence of erosion was shown in the large quantity of soil loss in the control plots. Vetiver buffer strips, whether alone or in combination with mulch seem to be more effective than Vetiver mulch in controlling soil loss than runoff. The level of soil accumulation (soil accretion) in the Vetiver buffer strip plots was higher than those plots with mulch only. Highlights of Results There was soil attrition (soil wear) in the control plots instead of soil accumulation, thereby responsible for slope instability. The treatments show no significant difference for PO4-P, NO3-N and NH4-N runoff loss but 10 m VS, 6 t/ha VM and 10 m VS + 4 t/ha reduced NO3-N loss by 16, 16 and 8%, respectively (Fig. 4). The manurial effect of vetiver mulch was reflected in the significant increase in grain yield compared to other treatments (Fig. 5). Table 1: Effects of vetiver grass system on runoff, soil loss and soil accretion
Treatment Runoff (mm) Soil loss (Kg/ha) Soil accretion after
late 2008 season (mm) Early Late Early Late IB 2008 2008 2008 2008
10 m VS 4.15 2.05 72.24 49.56 80
6 ton/ha VM 3.55 1.71 78.52 59.11 56 10 m VS + 3.45 1.56 69.55 44.69 82 4ton/ha VM
Control 8.35 6.24 305.44 256.62 - 46
LSD 3.78* 2.65* 185.80* 170.81* NS IB represents Ibadan NS indicates no significant difference at 5% level while * indicates significant difference at 5% level. NH4-N Conclusions Vetiver buffer strips, whether alone or in combination with mulch seem to be more effective than Vetiver mulch in controlling soil loss than runoff. The manurial effect of vetiver mulch was reflected in the significant increase in tested crop yield
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