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CHN_RY02 This series of images relates to the first use of vetiver for rail road stabilization in China. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Vetiver was used successfuly as shown in the next few slides.

CHN-RY06 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. You can see the rock used to stabilize the foot of the slope.

CHN-RY14 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Here workmen prepare the slope surface for vetiver hedge planting.

CHN_RY03 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Making a mud/fertilizer slurry to dip the roots in prior to planting - Standard practice in China to stimulate new root growth when using bare rooted planting material. This treatment insures that the root zone is kept humid during the transplanting process and that nutrients are immediately available to newly emerging roots.

CHN_RY06 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Newly planted Vetiver hedgerows at standard intervals based on the magnitude of the slope.

CHN-RY16 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Newly planted vetiver hedgerows seen from a different angle to the previous shot

CHN_RY04 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Prior to planting, rows were dug to receive the new bare rooted tillered treated with the clay-fertilizer slurry.

CHN_RY05 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. You can see three rows of newly planted vetiver hedgerows evenly spaced above the rock foundation at the base of the railroad embankment.

CHN-RY08 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Newly planted vetiver hedgerows showing initial growth with some weed competion.

CHN-RY03 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Newly planted vetiver hedgerows showing initial growth

CHN_RY08 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. Newly planted vetiver hedgerows showing growth after a few months. Notice that the initial weed competition is no long evident

CHN_RY11 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. A good stand of vetiver hedges, and a stable railroad embankment.

CHN_RY10 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. A good stand of vetiver, and a stable railroad embankment

CHN_RY13 China - Railroad stabilization. The site was a raised embankment, mainly sandfill, very difficult to compact and stabilize. A good stand of vetiver, and a stable railroad embankment.

CHN_RY12 Dr. Liyu Xu, the China Vetiver Network Coordinator on the left, with the vetiver planting contractors. A happy crew and a stable railroad

AUS-RY48 Australia - Railroads in Queensland are now using vetiver to stabilize problem areas, such as this tunnel entrance

AUS-RY44 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver used to stabilize an embankment.

AUS-RY23 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver used to stabilize an embankment

AUS-RY45 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver used to stabilize a railroad service road

AUS-RY10 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver newly planted and used to stabilize embankment and reduce sediment and rubble entering the drain, thus greatly reducing maintenance costs over time to clean out the drains that would normally fill with sediments if vetiver hedges were not present.

AUS-RY38 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver two months later used to stabilize embankment and reduce sediment and rubble entering drain, thus greatly reducing maintenance costs over time to clean out the drains that would normally fill with sediments if vetiver hedges were not present.

AUS-RY09 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver used to stabilize a small embankment and reduce the amout of sediiments entering drain almost completely

AUS-RY49 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Newly planted Vetiver used to stabilize an embankment

AUS-RY50 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. Vetiver hedges after two months used to stabilize cut now fully stabilized.

AUS-RY33 Australia - Railroads in Queensland. native grasses did not protect this embankment as evidenced from the visible erosion on this railroad embankment