<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is probably not valuable information, but kangaroos do eat it.<div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div>Australia</div><div><br><div><div>On 15/12/2011, at 10:41 PM, Anand Karve wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear Crispin,</div>
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<div>Vetiver is not a grass. It looks like grass but it belongs to a family called Cyperaceae to which papyrus belongs. The roots of Vetiver contain a volatile fragrant oil of great economic importance. We grow it in India for its roots. At least in this country, Vetiver has no pests or diseases. Even cattle does not eat it. </div>
<div>Yours</div>
<div>A.D.Karve<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com">crispinpigott@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Dear Rick<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">A couple of questions:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">What pests like to eat Vetiver grass?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">What is the reaction locally to TLUD stoves and TLUD stoves using grass pellets as fuel? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">I compliment you for pushing for local pelletization. I heard only one rumour of a plant that was heading there but not that anything is actually spitting out fuel. It will be a major step forward. It is so cheap next to local, legal charcoal, pellets are worth importing.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Crispin<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br>
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