Bamboo
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Bamboo is a perennial grass native to warm tropical and temperate climates that grows from rhizomes. It has many uses including construction, textiles, medicine, culinary purposes and musical instruments. Silviculturally, bamboo is a strong light demander that is moderately sensitive to drought and highly sensitive to frost, fire and browsing. It occurs on various soil types from sandy loams to clayey soils and has a rhizome root system. Associates include Shorea robusta, Tectona grandis and various shrub species.
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- 1. Silvicultural characteristics of Bamboo Prepared By: Gagan Bahadur Budha 2nd Year 2nd sem. Roll No.-9 Institute of Forestry,Hetauda Submitted To: Deepak Gautam Lecturer Department of silviculture Institute of Forestry ,Hetauda Campus
- 2. Bamboo Introduction: Local Name:Baash Family:Poaceae Natural occurance: It is native to warm and moist tropical and warm temperate climates. However, many species are found in diverse climates, from hot tropical regions to cool mountainous regions and highland cloud forests. Scientific classification: Kingdom-Plantae Class-Angiosperms Subclass-Monocots Superorder-Commelinids Order-Poales Family-Poaceae Subfamily-Bambusoideae Tribes-Olyreae (herbaceous bamboos)Bambuseae (tropical woody bamboos) Arundinarieae (temperate woody bamboos) There are many species of bamboo, and there scientific name s incudes Phyllostachys, Bambusa arundinacea , chusquea, borinda, fargesia and himalayacalmus. Other species are brachystachyum, chimonobambusa, dendrocalamus and schizostachyum.
- 3. Silvicultural Characteristics Silvicultural Characteristics of Bamboo Light Strong light demander Frost moderate frost tender Drought moderately sensitive Fire highly sensitive Coppice well Browsing highly sensitive to browsing. Soil type occurs on sandy loams to loamy clayey soils. Root system Rhizomes are present Tree nature Perennial grasses with woody culms from rhizomes, grows in any condition but often doesn't grow well on the dry soils Main associates Shorea robusta Tectona grandis, Grewia spp , Terminilia spp. etc.
- 4. Uses of Bamboo: Culinary: It is concerns with young shoot use to consume as different delicious dish .In Nepal a delicacy popular across ethnic boundaries consists of bamboo shoots fermented with turmeric and oil, and cooked with potatoes into a dish that usually accompanies rice (alu tama (आलु तामा) in Nepalii). It is used as Medicine: It is used as traditional Chinese Medicine Construction: True wood ,Composite material,Simpe suspension bridge,nipe hut, Textiles: Fibers of bamboo to short (royan) As writing documents: Bamboo was in widespread use in early China as a medium for written documents. It is used as weapon. It is used in musical instruments.