Bamboos are giant, woody, treelike grasses with a long history as an exceptionally versatile and widely used resource. Over 75 genera and 1,250 species have been identified. The present crisis in sustained availability can be ensured only by raising extensive bamboo plantations. The present plantation techniques is based on experience rather than on scientific basis. So, the need for authentic but comprehensive and a broad based book on physiology of bamboo has ...
Bamboos are giant, woody, tree-like grasses with a long history as an exceptionally versatile and widely used resource. Over 75 genera and 1,250 species have been identified. Bamboo is a cultural feature of south and southeast Asia. No country in the region is without an indigenous bamboo flora. Its plethora of essential uses has led to the use of terms such as the "poor man's timber", the "Cradle to coffin plant", "green - gold", ...