Invited Commentary | Published: 31 December 2020

Distribution, Growth and Biological production of Bamboos in lower and Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh

Sanjeev Kumar, Daulat Ram Bhardwaj, Bhalendra Singh Rajput, Poonam, Chandrakant Tiwari, Dinesh Gupta and Naresh Kumar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 27 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 68-73 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2020-8LMO7L | Cite this article

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in the low and mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh where bamboo occurs naturally and also raised by the farming community in abundance. The study revealed that only two genera viz., Dendrocalamus and Bambusa are present in the entire study area with a total of  five species D. hamiltonii, D. hookeri var. parishii, D. strictus, Bambusa arundinacea and B. nutans from 300 m asl to 1700m asl. Culm and total biomass was highest at the 500-900 m asl elevation range for D. hamiltonii, D. strictus,  D. hookeri var. parishii and B. nutans. However, in B. arundinacea, culm and total biomass was highest at 900-1300 m asl elevation range. All the species recorded their highest culm biomass at the 500-900 m asl elevation range.

Keywords

Altitudinal range, distribution, growth, production

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Kumar, S., Bhardwaj, D.R., Rajput, B.S., Poonam, Tiwari, C., Gupta, D. and Kumar, N., 2020. Distribution, Growth and Biological production of Bamboos in lower and Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 27(2), pp.68-73. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2020-8LMO7L

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 30 April 2020

Manuscript Revised on 20 November 2020

Manuscript Accepted on 23 December 2020

Manuscript Published on 31 December 2020

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