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MIZORAM BAMBOO Area covered by Bamboo: Bamboo forest covers 12,54,400.00 ha out of the total area of 21,090 sq.Km. of the Mizoram State. The bamboo forest contributes to 14% of all India bamboo area of 8.96 million ha, Species of Bamboo in Mizoram:A total of 35 species of bamboo have been identified in the forest of Mizoram as below :- Bamboo utilisation in the present scenario:At present, only a small percentage of bamboo resource, 28, 315 MT/Year are harvested for the purpose of local construction, tiny handloom and handicraft production. Bamboo Flowering in Mizoram:In 1991-12, many people moved away from their native village to settle as far as Tripura, Manipur and Western Burma. A man of Lalhrima’s village fetched rice from 35 kms away and a Seed Breeding: When bamboo flowers, a seed develops which is used for seed breeding. For monopodial bamboo, flowering time is around April and seed time is around September, whereas for sympodial bamboo, the flowering time is around May and seed time is around August – October. SYMPODIAL OR CLUMP FORMING BAMBOO:There is no proper rhizome in sympodial bamboo but only rhizome bag which includes culm base and stipe. The internode is only short bamboo root without proper rhizome. Plantation area selection:: Ecological environment suitable for sympodial varies from species to species. For example, D.latiflorus munro favors warmth, as they have no resistance to cold. Plantation season and methods: The season suitable for plantation is when the physiological changes is inactive. In the earlier season, root growth is slow and takes time as the soil temperature is low. Tending and Management of Young Bamboo: Protection, tending and Fertilizer application: It is necessary to prevent newly planted bamboo against displacement by wind and disturbance by animals or man. It is necessary to inspect the orientation of the cut surface, if it faces the ground, fresh Management of adult bamboo: Expose buds to the sun, apply fertilizer and dug out of soil: Expose buds of bamboo bag to the sun during February – March every year. Common pests: Common pests damaging bamboo shoots, standing culms, bamboo timber and bamboo products:
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