Conservation of bamboo species in a mini urban ecosystem of Bangladesh

Abstract

A bambusetum conserving all bamboo species of Bangladesh was established at Bangladesh Forest Research Institute campus, Chittagong. The Silviculture Genetics Division conducted the research study. The purpose of the study was to collect, centralize and conserved all bamboo species of Bangladesh in a setum. The planted propagules of various species include offsets, part-clump, branch cutting, seed and seedling and tissue culture plantlets. So far 33 species of bamboos have been collected from different parts of the country as well as introduced from China and Thailand. The total land area of the bambusetum is approximately 2.0 hectares. It is the only bamboo germplasm centre of the country, which includes all bamboo species. It serves as a bamboo information center for the scientists, academicians, students and visitors as well.J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2017, 3(2): 35-42

Mass Propagation of Dendrocalamus Giganteus Wall. Ex Munro Through in Vitro Culture

“…They are distributed all over the world with 120 genera and 1641 species, but majority of them occur in the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of the globe (Soreng et al 2015). China is the world leading bamboo producing country in the world (Rahman et al 2017). In Bangladesh there are about 9 genera and 33 species (Banik 1998) of bamboo growing throughout the country.…”

“…In Bangladesh there are about 9 genera and 33 species (Banik 1998) of bamboo growing throughout the country. Most of the species belong to Bambusa and Dendrocalamus while the remaining genera have only 1-2 species each (Rahman et al 2017).…”

Growth and development of bamboo in the coastal inundated area of Bangladesh

“…In Bangladesh, about 33 bamboo species are growing throughout the country under nine genera (Latif, 2008;Rahman et al, 2017). About 5,000 hectares of bamboo plantations exist in Bangladesh (Rahman et al, 2017).…”

“…In Bangladesh, about 33 bamboo species are growing throughout the country under nine genera (Latif, 2008;Rahman et al, 2017). About 5,000 hectares of bamboo plantations exist in Bangladesh (Rahman et al, 2017). Eighty percent of the raw materials for bamboo supply are sourced from villages, with the remainder from the forest (Islam et al, 2015a).…”

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