Bamboo resources in their natural habitat, 60% of the raw material supply to pulp and paper industries, dwindled due to over-exploitation, shifting cultivation practices, gregarious flowering and extensive forest fires. Hence, the need for cultivation of bamboo is stressed. A brief note on bamboo farming is described.
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Shanmughavel, P. and Francis, K., 1998. Bamboos for farming. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 5(1/2), pp.82-84. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-1998-33SU7L
Manuscript Published on 01 March 1998
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