Applications of Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) in Eco System Based Disaster Risk Reduction - Studies from Kerala State of India

Joice K Joseph^1,3*, Amrutha Haridasan¹, Karunakaran Akhildev¹ and Pradeep Kumar AP^2,3

¹School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India

²Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum 695581, Kerala, India

³CHAERT Society, Kottayam, Kerala, India

^*Corresponding Author: Joice K Joseph, School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India, Tel: 91 9895795044 Email: