Use of Bamboos As Living Fence: Need of the Time

ANJULI AGARWAL

doi:10.36808/if/2023/v149i1/167310

Use of Bamboos As Living Fence: Need of the Time

Authors

ANJULI AGARWAL Department o f Biochemistry, Govind Ballabh Pant University o f Agriculture and Technology, Agriculture Research Station, Majhera P.O. Garampani, 263135 Nainital (Uttarakhand) India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i1/167310

Keywords:

Dendrocalamus asper, D. giganteus, D. strictus, P. nigra, Bio-fence

Abstract

Biological characteristics and growth habits of bamboo make it a very versatile plant. It has enormous potential for eco-restoration and is a wonderful plant to be used as living fence. Intensive plantation of bamboo, especially in the hill region can provide protection to steep slopes, river banks and degraded lands by checking the soil erosion. Bamboo is a fastest growing plant and sequesters carbon through accumulating its biomass. Living fence of bamboo shall provide protection from the natural calamities and help in preventing the global warming. The article illustrates the protection provided by four different species of bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper, D. giganteus, D. strictus and Phyllostachys nigra) at four different places of Nainital district of Uttarakhand state, India during very heavy rain in October, 2021.

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