An attempt has been made to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment methods of bamboo and the same is presented. Bamboo plays a dominant role as woody raw material for a variety of products. However, bamboo is non-durable as it is liable to attack by fungi and insects. So, several methods are employed […]
Different Methods of Treatment of Bamboo | Agriculture
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Community Forestry Programmes for Bamboo (With Guidelines) | Agriculture
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Bamboo is integral to the culture of South-East Asia. Over 75 genera and 1250 species are reported to occur in the globe. India perhaps has the world’s richest diversity of bamboo, claiming about 130 species occurring over an area of 10.05 million ha. This is about 12.8 per cent of the total forest area of […]
Important Bamboo Species of Bangladesh | Agriculture
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Out of a total of 27 bamboo species, 13 species are considered to be commercially important in Bangladesh. The physical and mechanical properties of these species have been evaluated. The properties are found to be affected by the age of the culms. All the species reach the highest specific gravity and strength values at the […]