Oyama-shi ,Tochigi - The entire world is tussling with global warming and drought related problems. Unless highly effective measures are taken to reduce the carbon footprints, the planet earth will soon turnout to be uninhabitable. Kurapia is a Japanese patented innovative ground cover. Kurapia has been reported to grow ten times faster than any of the known grass varieties. This requires minimum irrigation and uses just one third of the water used by other vegetations. Kurapia has been designed to grow even in the driest climates without any problem. This grass was tested in the desserts of the Middle East and it grew well with just one third of the water normally required. Kurapia is a DNA modified variety of grass developed by Hitoshi Kuramochi from Japan. This green product has received Excellence Award from Nikkei Economics Newspaper in 2008. Kurapia was developed from a native wile plant that is found in Okinawa in Japan by Hitoshi Kuramochi to combat the global warming effects and as an effort to find a ground cover that grew faster with minimum water consumption. Kurapia is a wonderful green product that will help afforestation efforts taken by several governments. Moreover, as this grass spreads fast with minimum water requirements this can be used as a cost effective way of preventing erosion. Kurapia is also a perfect solution for people that like to have maintenance free lawns. People need not have to go for artificial lawns that have no real ‘green’ value any more. Kurapia is designed to grow horizontally and not vertically so mowing and other maintenance issues do not rise with this variety of grass. Moreover, homeowners need not worry about irrigation issues, as Kurapia requires very little water. This is a very low maintenance ground cover. Kurapia, which was originally introduced in Japan, is now getting ready to be introduced to the US markets and to the other parts of the world. Kurapia is sure to receive great appreciation, as this is a very unique green product with lots of benefits. Kurapia is capable of surviving in extreme climates. It also grows in severe pH soil conditions and hence it is suitable for growing in most parts of the world including the hottest climates with strong sunlight. Kurapia can also be used to prevent weeds, as it is a dense growing plant besides serving as one of the most effective erosion preventive plant. It is easy to confine Kurapia to a specific boundary or area as Kurapia is developed in such a way that it does not flower or produce seeds. For more information on Kurapia, please visit http://www.kurapia.com. Masataka Ohde is author of this article on ground cover.Find more information about minimum Irrigation and Preventing Erosion