Abstract
A field study was carried out in two-year-old bambusetum established at main campus, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala to evaluate the growth performance of selected six bamboo species of potential relevance to the humid tracts of Kerala, India. The selected bamboos included are Dendrocalamus longispathus Kurz; D. brandisii (Munro) Kurz, D. asper (Schult.f.) Back.ex Heyne; Bambusa balcooa Roxb; B. vulgaris Schrad and B. tulda Roxb. Growth parameters such as clump height, clump circumference (at 1.37 m), culm girth (at 1.37 m), internodal length and number of culms were observed in the field at periodic intervals of four months. The field result showed considerable variation in growth and productivity among the six bamboo species under study. Overall growth performance was better for B. vulgaris, D. brandisii and D. longispathus. For instance, B. vulgaris and D. brandisii were the toppers in terms of clump height, clump circumference and culm girth while B. tulda showed relatively poor growth for these parameters. Among the species, the highest internodal length was observed for D. brandisii and D. longispathus while B. tulda recorded the shortest internodal length. Number of culms per clump was highest for D. asper while it was the lowest for B. balcooa. Faster growth rendered by all the species except for B. tulda suggest their vast potential for integration in the farm lands of Kerala for enhancing the economic and ecological benefits to the farmers.
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Claim · model-written summary
B. vulgaris had better overall growth performance.
- Taxon
- B. vulgaris
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Bambusa vulgarise0 - Outcome
- Overall growth performancee0
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- bettere0
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e0“Overall growth performance was better for B. vulgaris, D. brandisii and D. longispathus.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. brandisii had better overall growth performance.
- Taxon
- D. brandisii
Dendrocalamus brandisiie0 - Outcome
- Overall growth performancee0
- Direction
- bettere0
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e0“Overall growth performance was better for B. vulgaris, D. brandisii and D. longispathus.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. longispathus had better overall growth performance.
- Taxon
- D. longispathus
Dendrocalamus longispathuse0 - Outcome
- Overall growth performancee0
- Direction
- bettere0
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e0“Overall growth performance was better for B. vulgaris, D. brandisii and D. longispathus.”
Claim · model-written summary
B. vulgaris ranked highest for clump height, circumference, and culm girth.
- Taxon
- B. vulgarisBambusa vulgarise0
- Outcome
- clump height, clump circumference and culm girthe0
- Direction
- topperse0
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e0“B. vulgaris and D. brandisii were the toppers in terms of clump height, clump circumference and culm girth while B. tulda showed relatively poor growth for these parameters.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. brandisii ranked highest for clump height, circumference, and culm girth.
- Taxon
- D. brandisiiDendrocalamus brandisiie0
- Outcome
- clump height, clump circumference and culm girthe0
- Direction
- topperse0
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e0“B. vulgaris and D. brandisii were the toppers in terms of clump height, clump circumference and culm girth while B. tulda showed relatively poor growth for these parameters.”
Claim · model-written summary
B. tulda had relatively poor clump height, circumference, and culm girth.
- Taxon
- B. tulda
Bambusa tuldae0 - Outcome
- clump height, clump circumference and culm girthe0
- Direction
- relatively poore0
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e0“B. vulgaris and D. brandisii were the toppers in terms of clump height, clump circumference and culm girth while B. tulda showed relatively poor growth for these parameters.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. brandisii had the highest internodal length.
- Taxon
- D. brandisiiDendrocalamus brandisiie0
- Outcome
- internodal lengthe0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“the highest internodal length was observed for D. brandisii and D. longispathus while B. tulda recorded the shortest internodal length.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. longispathus had the highest internodal length.
- Taxon
- D. longispathusDendrocalamus longispathuse0
- Outcome
- internodal lengthe0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“the highest internodal length was observed for D. brandisii and D. longispathus while B. tulda recorded the shortest internodal length.”
Claim · model-written summary
B. tulda had the shortest internodal length.
- Taxon
- B. tuldaBambusa tuldae0
- Outcome
- internodal lengthe0
- Direction
- shorteste0
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e0“the highest internodal length was observed for D. brandisii and D. longispathus while B. tulda recorded the shortest internodal length.”
Claim · model-written summary
D. asper had the highest number of culms per clump.
- Taxon
- D. asper
Dendrocalamus aspere0 - Outcome
- Number of culms per clumpe0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Number of culms per clump was highest for D. asper while it was the lowest for B. balcooa.”
Claim · model-written summary
B. balcooa had the lowest number of culms per clump.
- Taxon
- B. balcooa
Bambusa balcooae0 - Outcome
- Number of culms per clumpe0
- Direction
- loweste0
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e0“Number of culms per clump was highest for D. asper while it was the lowest for B. balcooa.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommended integrating the faster-growing species other than B. tulda into Kerala farms.
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e0“Faster growth rendered by all the species except for B. tulda suggest their vast potential for integration in the farm lands of Kerala for enhancing the economic and ecological benefits to the farmers.”