Abstract
A long-term field experiment initiated in the year 2018-19, was selected for conduct of present study in order to determine the effect of different bamboo species on growth attributing characters after 2nd year of bamboo plantation grown on Entisol of semi-arid climate during the year 2020-21. The treatment of Bambusa tulda recorded highest number of culms per clump (59.32), culm density (49413.56 culms ha-1), number of new culms per clump (13.80) and clump girth (717.27 cm) over rest of tested bamboo species. Whereas, bamboo species Dendrocalamus strictus recorded highest culm height (6.39 m), basal diameter of culm (8.16 cm), Diameter at breast height (7.13 cm), culm girth at 5th internode (16.53 cm) and internodal length (27.51 cm) as compared to other bamboo species. The treatment of Bambusa bamboos recorded highest number of internodes per culm (28.34). From the present study it is clear that tested bamboo species showed significant variation in growth attributing characteristics among themselves after 2nd year of plantation grown on Entisol of semi-arid climate.
Highlights
Bamboos are the fastest growing tall woody grass, taxonomically belongs to the family Poaceae of sub-family Bambusoideae
The same field experiment was selected for conduct of present study in order to determine the effect of different bamboo species on growth attributing characters after 2nd year of bamboo plantation grown on Entisol of semi-arid climate during the year 202021
Lowest culm height was recorded in Dendrocalamus asper (3.82 m) closely followed by Dendrocalamus brandisii (3.93 m) on Entisol in a semi-arid climate
Summary
Bamboos are the fastest growing tall woody grass, taxonomically belongs to the family Poaceae of sub-family Bambusoideae. Bamboo often known as ‘the grass of hope’ (PIA, 2008) [10], is a miracle plant with over 1500 documented uses (Ranjan, 2001) [12]. This ‘green gold’ introduces itself as a prime and plentiful resource that can be used to meet a variety of livelihood needs while providing numerous environmental benefits to rural communities and commonly known as “poor man’s timber” (Ram et al, 2010) [11]. It is essential to understand the impact of climatic parameters on growth of bamboo species so as to ensure that appropriate species are matched with site conditions
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