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Production Technology of Bamboo

Production Technology of Bamboo

Importance Bamboo is one of the commercially cultivated crops and this is considered as a “poor man’s timber”. In Asia, bamboo is the most integrated part of the culture and used as wood substitute. Bamboo is mainly used as construction material,...
Bamboo Benefits

Bamboo Benefits

Bamboo has been utilized by humans for centuries. In the tropical climates in which it grows, it is widely regarded as a miracle plant. It can be used in building, manufacturing, decoration, as a food source, and the list goes on. We would like to focus on four areas...
The Propagation Of Lucky Bamboo Plants

The Propagation Of Lucky Bamboo Plants

If your lucky bamboo is in a state of good health, you will notice that its shape will change rather quickly. New shoots will grow straight instead of being coiled and intertwined as it was in the beginning. While you may have once found it attractive, the result will...

Sustainability: Bamboo – Really the Sustainable Timber Choice?

Bamboo has much vaunted sustainability credentials – most notably it’s rapidly renewable status. Depending on climate and soil bamboo can grow 3-10cm per day! Hard and moderately durable, Bamboo flooring has exploded in supply over the last ten years. Bamboo homeware...
Bamboo: Philippines’ Next Alternative to Lumber

Bamboo: Philippines’ Next Alternative to Lumber

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Bamboo’s many vital economic and ecologic uses may yet propel it as the country’s next alternative material for lumber and as an effective greening agent to increase the country’s forest cover. Department of Environment...