Gregarious flowering of <i>Bambusa tulda</i> in North East India

Ajoy Debbarma; Najma Khatun; Tiston Debbarma; Arun Jyoti Nath; Rakesh Baidya

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170607

Gregarious flowering of Bambusa tulda in North East India

Authors

Ajoy Debbarma ICFRE-Livelihood Extension Centre, Hatipara Forest Complex, Gandhigram, Agartala – 799012 (Tripura)
Najma Khatun ICFRE-Livelihood Extension Centre, Hatipara Forest Complex, Gandhigram, Agartala – 799012 (Tripura)
Tiston Debbarma ICFRE-Livelihood Extension Centre, Hatipara Forest Complex, Gandhigram, Agartala – 799012 (Tripura)
Arun Jyoti Nath Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar – 788 011 (Assam)
Rakesh Baidya ICFRE-Livelihood Extension Centre, Hatipara Forest Complex, Gandhigram, Agartala – 799012 (Tripura)

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/170607

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