Grass planting

  • Planting of grass (seed, clump, rhizome, cuttings)
    • Contour, Vertical, Diagonal (best)
  • Amliso, babiyo, kans, katara khar, narkat, napier, phurke, sito, vetiver, dubo
  • Armour (protects surface from raindrops by providing ground cover); improves infiltration thus reducing runoff; catches soil materials and reinforce slopes
  • Grass spacing: 30-50 cm
  • Row spacing: 30-100 cm (depends largely on the steepness of slope)
  • Planting period: Just before monsoon (May-June)

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Full Name
Gandhiv Kafle

Position
Assistant Professor

Organization
Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus

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