In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Tree Improvement of Bamboo 2. Genetic Improvement of Bamboo 3. Tree Improvement of Bamboo through Tissue Culture. Introduction to Tree Improvement of Bamboo: The genetic resources of bamboos in India show a wide spectrum of variability in terms of species and their distributions range, economic traits and their end-uses. The [...]
The anatomical structure of the internodes of bamboo culms has been intensively investigated, structural details of the nodes are hardly analyzed so far. The nodes bear special significance for the intercalary growth, the cross transport of water and nutrients in the living culm, for the liquid movement during drying and preservation as well as for the physical and mechanical properties [...]
Forestry practices which aim at provides goods and benefit to a nearby society are usually referred to as Social forestry. In India, forests have always played an important role in bettering the lives of the local population. Bamboo is one of the most important multipurpose species and therefore, it is being introduced in a large scale under various programmes of [...]