Factors affecting macropropagation of bamboo with special reference to culm cuttings: a review update

Background The gap between demand and supply of bamboo is increasing daily due to the destruction of natural bamboo resources. Therefore, there is a pressing need to find suitable methods for large-scale propagation of bamboo. Currently, bamboo is propagated mainly using vegetative means since seed...

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Published inNew Zealand journal of forestry science Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Ray, Syandan Sinha, Ali, Md. Nasim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 29.08.2017
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Subjects
Bamboo
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Culm cuttings
Forestry
Life Sciences
Limiting factors
Macropropagation
Plant growth regulators
Plant propagation
Propagation
Propagules
Review
Reviews
Seasonal effect
Substrates
Seasonal effect
Plant growth regulators
Bamboo
Culm cuttings
Macropropagation
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Summary:Background The gap between demand and supply of bamboo is increasing daily due to the destruction of natural bamboo resources. Therefore, there is a pressing need to find suitable methods for large-scale propagation of bamboo. Currently, bamboo is propagated mainly using vegetative means since seed supplies are often variable or limited. Methods Current literature on available methods of bamboo propagation (seed and vegetative) were reviewed to establish the key limiting factors involved in the propagation of bamboo. Results The vegetative propagation of bamboo via culm cuttings was found to be the simplest and most cost-effective method developed over the last few decades. Conclusions Additional work is required to increase the success rate of culm cuttings, and finding improved substrates for the propagules could be one area of investigation.
ISSN:1179-5395
0048-0134
1179-5395
DOI:10.1186/s40490-017-0097-z