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BAMBOO: A MULTIPURPOSE AGROFORESTRY CROP
The bamboos are gaining increased attention as an alternative crop with multiple uses and benefits. These long-lived, woody-stemmed perennial grasses are usually evergreen in climates to which they are adapted;...
Bamboo Based Agroforestry for Marginal Lands with Special Reference to Productivity, Market Trend and Economy
Agroforestry is collective name for land-use systems in which woody perennials (trees, shrubs etc,) are grown in association with herbaceous plants (crops, pastures) or livestock, in a spatial arrangement, a...
POTENTIAL OF AGROFORESTRY AND PLANTATION SYSTEMS IN INDONESIA FOR CARBON STOCKS: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
This paper investigates the carbon sequestration potential of several alternative agroforestry and plantation systems in Indonesia. It is shown how different agroforestry systems vary in their attractiveness in terms of...
Ethnopedology and soil quality of bamboo (Bambusa sp.) based agroforestry system
t is widely recognized that farmers' hold important knowledge of folk soil classification for agricultural land for its uses, yet little has been studied for traditional agroforestry systems. This article...
Agroforestry techniques used in Bamboo production as Future strategies, Challenges in Cultivation and Need of Agroforestry
Bamboo is one of the many purpose tree. Bamboo (Bambusoideae) is a subfamily of tall tree-like grasses in the Poaceae family with over 115 genera and 1,400 species. Bamboos are...
Bamboo hedgerow systems in Kerala, India: Root distribution and competition with trees for phosphorus
the surface layers of the soil profile, root activity in the deeper layers was stimulated. higher when applied at 50-cm depth than at 25-cm depth implying the safety net role...