Research Article | Published: 01 September 2015

Productivity Enhancement of Edible Bamboo Shoot Through Integrated Nutrient Management in Homestead of Fringe Village of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

Indrani P.  Bora, Arundhati Baruah and Niren Das

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 22 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 129-132 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-D1N2TW | Cite this article

Abstract

Productivity improvement of edible bamboo shoot of existing plantation of Bambosa balcooa was assessed over three years in homestead of fringe villages of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Edible shoots are harvested from first week of June to first week of September every year for consumption. Shoot emergence was recorded significantly high in treatment T2 during 2nd and 3rd year of the study. More or less same value was observed in shoot length and shoot weight in treatment T2 and T3. Application of fertilizer considerably increases nutrient status of soil. However, the percentage of organic carbon, total nitrogen available phosphorus and exchangeable potassium found significantly high during 2nd and 3rd year of study. At the harvesting stage less value of nutrient was recorded due to absorption by sprouted clums. Observation reveals that T2 is the best combination of NPK and plying vermicompost that improves growth of shoot and clum production significantly.

Keywords

Productivity Enhancement, Bambusa balcooa, NPK, Nutrient Management, Vermicompost

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Bora, I.P., Baruah, A. and Das, N., 2015. Productivity Enhancement of Edible Bamboo Shoot Through Integrated Nutrient Management in Homestead of Fringe Village of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 22(3), pp.129-132. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2015-D1N2TW

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2015

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