Abstract

In the present investigation, an attempt was made to demonstrate how regular scientific harvesting and silvicultural management practices could avoid over congestion and enhance quality and overall productivity of old existing bamboo plantations in India. Infrastructure development, irrigation facilities and various silvicultural activities were carried out regularly at the project site through out the project t duration of four years. Four different silvicultural treatments including the control were established in irrigated as well as rain fed research plots. The findings revealed that maximum number of new bamboo shoots, their maximum average height and girth were observed in 100% decongestion of culms in a clump followed by 33% decongestion of culms in a clump and 25% decongestion of culms in a clump treatment with respect to the control one. Among, the plots, irrigated plot performed better in terms of quality as well as overall productivity of new bamboo shoots as compared to the rain fed research plot.

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