A Report on Gregarious flowering of Bambusa bambos Voss in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Authors

  • Anup Chandra Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  • P.K. Verma Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
  • S. Baig Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
  • H. B. Naithani Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Keywords:

Bamboo flowering, Gregarious, Sporadic, Prediction

Abstract

Bambua bambos Voss ( Thorny Bamboo) is large  and  densely  clumped bamboo species.  Recently, gregarious  flowering  was occurred in occurred in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. Flowering of  bamboo is a unique and a very  complex  phenomenon.   Information on incident of flowering in bamboo is important for   understanding  pattern, thereby  developing model  for prediction of bamboo flowering . 

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Author Biographies

P.K. Verma, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Scientist-C

Forest Botany Department

S. Baig, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Research Scholar

Forest Botany Division

H. B. Naithani, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Retd. Sciewntist

Forest Botany Division

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Chandra, A., Verma, P., Baig, S., & Naithani, H. (2022). A Report on Gregarious flowering of Bambusa bambos Voss in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. International Journal of Life Sciences, 10(4), 366–368. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/666

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2022): International Journal of Life Sciences

Section

Research Report

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