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E. D. Borah , K. C. Pathak , B. Deka , D. Neog , K. Borah

Abstract

Bamboos are one of the versatile plant groups with multifarious uses and meet many needs of the society. Bamboo is a viable replacement for wood and industrial raw material for both traditional cottage and modern industrial sectors. The employment potential of bamboo is very high and the major work forces involved are rural poor. The paper elucidates the potential of bamboo as an industrial raw material in various sectors viz., food production, building and construction material, wood substitute, cottage industries, handicraft, pulp and paper, medicinal products, and charcoal production. The paper also explicates the scope of development of domestic and export market for bamboo. With new technical, marketing finesse and renewed commitment, bamboo could take on the role as the material of the future.

Keywords

Bamboos, Utilization, Domestic Market, Export

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K. C. Pathak , D. K. Banerjee , B. Deka , E. D. Borah , D. Neog , K. Borah

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This paper details work being carried out at the Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat (Assam) on genetic conservation and improvement of economically important bamboo species.

Keywords

Bamboos, North-East India, Genetic Conservation, Improvement

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K. C. Pathak , A. K. Sarma , P. K. Hazarika , D. Neog , H. Mishra

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To meet the increasing demand of bamboos for industrial and other uses it is necessary to develop a standardized methodology for selecting plus clumps leading to effective genetic improvement. This has been attempted for some species e.g. Bambusa balcooa, B. bambos, B. nutans, B. pallida, B. tulda and Dendrocalamus hamiltonii. There is need for further investigations to study behaviour, vegetative multiplication of the plus clumps. The growth index for selection is given. Performance trials are in progress.

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