Bamboo |
Common name: Moogngil
Scientific name: Bambusa bambos
Sub species: Bambusa vulgaris, Bambusa nutans, Bambusa tulda, Bambusa balcooa
Nursery technology
- Branch cutting propagation was followed for successful establishment of nursery
- The branch cutting should be dipped with Indole Buteric Acid (IBA) 2000 ppm for root development
- Nursery bed size: 12 x 1.2 x .03m (Length x width x height)
- Mother bed: 1 : 1 : 1 (Sand : Soil : Farm Yard Manure)
- Finally cover the mother bed with thin layer of soil
- Keep a layer of paddy straw for mulching
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Bamboo shoots
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Nursery |
Planting
- Light requirement: Light demander species
- Spacing: 5 x 5 m (for clonal plantation)
- No of Plants: 100 plants per acre
- After two years trees can attain 3.2 m
- Silvicultural operations: Pruning, weeding and thinning
Inter crop: Watermelon and gingelly are the suitable inter crop for the casuarina plantation
Rotation: Two to three years (For clonal varieties)
Yield: An average of 40 tons per acre in places where water is available
Income: Rs. 16000 per annum (This will rise based on no of years)
Utility value: Bamboo can be used as pulpwood, timber purpose and handicrafts |
Bamboo Plantation
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For more details contact following address
Dean,
Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore - 641301.
Phone: 04254 - 222398, 222010
Email: deanformtp@tnau.ac.in
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