Vol. 2 (2) : March-April 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 242-243 (March-April, 2010) (New Series)
Effect of variation in clump density on the performance of reed bamboo (Ochlandra travancorica Benth.)
V.P. RAVEENDRAN1, C.M. JIJEESH2 and K.K. SEETHALAKSHMI3*
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur - 680 653 (Kerala)
Designation : 1Scientist, 2Consultant, 3Programme Coordinator *Correspondence
Subject : Agro-Forestry and Silviculture
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V.P. RAVEENDRAN, C.M. JIJEESH and K.K. SEETHALAKSHMI. 2011. Effect of variation in clump density on the performance of reed bamboo (Ochlandra travancorica Benth.). Green Farming Vol. 2 (2) : 242-243 (March-April, 2010) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
Ochlandra travancorica Benth. is a shrubby reed bamboo species endemic to Western Ghats. Due to multifarious and versatile utilities, it identified as one of the priority species for large scale cultivation in India by National Mission on Bamboo Applications. The planting density influences the growth and yield of bamboo species as it alters the available growing space. The present experiment was carried out Dhoni farm in Plaakkad district of Kerala. The different planting density adopted in the trial were 400 (5x5 m), 204 (7x7 m) 122 (9x9m), 247 (9x4.5m), 329 (9x4.5x4.5 m) and 476 (9x5x3 m) plants per hectare. The O. travancorica seedlings planted at a spacing of 9x9 m (clump density = 122 plants per ha) produced the largest number of culms per clump (61.54), culm height (415.45 cm), collar diameter (7.11 cm), number of internodes (9.64) and internodal length (51.27 cm). However, the seedlings spaced at 9x4.5x4.5 m and 5x5 m produces the highest number of culms per ha and thereby the maximum yield and the least number of culms were obtained at a spacing of 9x9 m.
Key words :
Clump attributes, culm, espacement, Ochlandra travancorica, reed bamboo.
