Simultaneous Flowering of Six Bamboo Species in Kerala

Simultaneous Flowering of Six Bamboo Species in Kerala

Authors

  •   Vidya Rajamma Sankar   Forest Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala-680 653
  •   Muralidharan Enarth Maviton   Forest Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala-680 653

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i11/151200

Keywords:

Bamboo, flowering cycle, gregarious flowering, synchronous flowering.

Abstract

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Author Biography

Muralidharan Enarth Maviton, Forest Genetics and Biotechnology Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala-680 653

Senior Principal Scientist  and Programme Coordinator, Forest Genetics and Biotechnology

Published

2020-11-01

How to Cite

Sankar, V. R., & Maviton, M. E. (2020). Simultaneous Flowering of Six Bamboo Species in Kerala. Indian Forester, 146(11), 1081–1083. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i11/151200

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