Population structure and culm production of bamboos under traditional harvest regimes in Assam, Northeast India

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Nath, Arun Jyoti ^a   Das, Gitasree ^b   Das, Ashesh Kumar ^a  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo harvest regime; Culm population structure; Culm production; Management strategies

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA; BAMBUSA VULGARIS;

EID: 40949138841     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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