Silviculture of South Asian Priority Bamboos

• Main Author: Banik, Ratan Lal (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Tropical Forestry,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Forestry management.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Community & Population Ecology.

This monograph aims at bringing out a comprehensive collection of information on bamboo varieties in South Asia. The main focus of this book is to address the ecological and economic significance of bamboos. Bamboo is a versatile group of plants, capable of providing ecological, economic and livelih...

Table of Contents:

• Part I : Introduction
• Introduction to South Asian Bamboos
• Some Priority Bamboo Species For South Asian Region
• Part II: Species Silviculture
• Bambusa
• Dendrocalamus Nees
• Gigantochloa
• Melocalamus
• Melocanna Trin
• Ochlandra Thwaites
• Schizostachyum Nees
• Thyrsostachys Gamble
• Ringal bamboos of the Himalayas
• Appendix
• References
• Index .