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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Phytodiversity, socioeconomic and ethnomedicinal study of bamboos Dendrocalamus nees in new forest of Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India
Authors
Mukesh Kumar, Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Ranjana Negi, Indu Sharma, Raj Singh
Abstract
Bamboo is a renewable and versatile resource with low weight and high strength. Bamboo is most important non-timber plants that have highly socio-economic benefits worldwide. It is the world’s fastest growing non-timber woody plant with three time faster growth rate than others. Bamboos belong to subfamily Bambusoideae, family Poaceae under the class monocotyledonae of phylum Spermatophyta. These are usually tall, erect and woody arborescent grasses with great morpho-phenological diversity. The present study was carried out in the New Forest of Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India campus that has huge diversity in bamboos genus Dendrocalamus Nees. Authors reported seven species of Dendrocalamus Nees during investigations that have been known for their socioeconomic values were: Dendrocalamus giganteus, D. calostachyus, D. longispathus, D. somdevai, D. hamiltonii, D. membranaceus and D. strictus. The maximum leaves size was recorded in D. hamiltonii and D. giganteus. However, the minimum size of leaves was documented in D. membranaceus. The heights of culms were measured for all species and found to be maximum in D. membranaceus and minimum in D. strictus. The peak culm sheath area was observed in D. calostachyus on contrary the minimum examined in D. strictus. The bamboo plants having great socioeconomic and ethnomedicinal significance in conventional therapeutic practices. The authors wish to recommend that there should be a strong strategic management of Dendrocalamus sp. for sustainable livelihood and economy.
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Pages:412-416
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Mukesh Kumar, Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Ranjana Negi, Indu Sharma, Raj Singh "Phytodiversity, socioeconomic and ethnomedicinal study of bamboos <em>Dendrocalamus</em> nees in new forest of Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 412-416
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