Evaluation of <i>ex-situ</i> Demonstrations of high quality Bamboo plantations in Uttarakhand

Anshul Chandra

doi:10.36808/if/2018/v144i12/141853

Evaluation of ex-situ Demonstrations of high quality Bamboo plantations in Uttarakhand

Authors

Anshul Chandra Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (UBFDB), Dehradun, 248 006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i12/141853

Keywords:

Bamboo, Fertilizer's treatment, Plantation.

Abstract

Five bamboo species viz. were Bambusa balcooa, Bambusa nutans, Bambusa bambos, Dendrocalamus hamiltonii and Dendrocalamus asper selected for establishment of plantation in different agro-climatic locations of Uttarakhand. For each species 3 types of demonstrations were carried out using conventionally raised seedlings, saplings obtained from vegetative propagation and tissue cultured plants. Each demonstration was planted with 4 different treatments specified as Nitrogen+ Potassium+Phosphorus (NPK) treatment, Farm Yard Manure (FYM) treatment, NPK+FYM treatment and Control (No Treatment). The plantations were raised at the spacing of 5X5m and 6X6m with 4 replicates of each treatment. The growth of plants in all plots was observed regularly at specified intervals. Among the treatments FYM+NPK was found to be the best treatment in all the species grown at 5X5m and 6X6m spacing.

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