Bamboos are giant, woody, tree-like grasses - with a long history of exceptional versatile and widely used resource. India possibly has the world's richest resources of bamboo, with 130 species occurring over an area of 10.05 million hectare, which is about 12.8% of the total forest area. The diverse bamboo in the natural habitat are dwindling, due to over - [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Bamboo Plantation in Tamil Nadu 2. Distribution of Bamboo in Tamil Nadu 3. Bamboo Supply and Demand 4. Restoration and Development. Introduction to Bamboo Plantation in Tamil Nadu: Bamboos are woody grasses with wide range of habitats varying from sea level tropics to 4000m high mountain slopes. There are about [...]
Bamboo plantations have been raised by using in vitro plants at several places in Tamil Nadu since, 1985. The success of bamboo plantations mainly, depends on the survival per cent of the transplanted seedlings, and its subsequent growth and productivity. The main objective of this investigation were to evaluate the bamboo plantations raised from in vitro plants at (1) Kallipatty [...]