• DR. NISHA VERMA
• Dr. RAJEEV KUMAR YADAV

Bamboo is a grass belongs to the grass family Poaceae (Gramineae) subfamily Bambusoideae. Bamboo is a renewable source of fuel which has a heating value comparable to that of timber from trees. Over 1200 different species grow worldwide. Various species can reach heights of 30 m and more. More than1500 applications of Bamboo have been documented, of these major ones include usage as building material, agriculture implements, furniture, musical instruments, food items, handicraft, raw material for large bamboo-based industries such as paper, pulp and packaging. Bamboo is found in a wide variety of soil and climatic conditions across the world. It originates from South-east Aisa. It is widespread and found in tropical, subtropical, evergreen, deciduous and temperate zone of all region except Europe and Western Asia. Bamboo occurs East Asia, Northern Australia and India. Bamboo provides considerable environmental benefits. It is used for ecological purposes such as soil stabilization and erosion prevention on hill slopes and verges. It is a very important forestry plant which is harvested from existing natural forests, plantations and mixed agroforestry systems. Bamboo is an important source of livelihood for the rural folk. Bamboo is a multipurpose plant with a myriad of applications ranging from construction materials, furniture, ply bamboo panels, flooring, fences, handicrafts, traditional implements, pulp and paper, medicines, edible shoots, and animal fodder. It is extensively used in construction of rural housing as posts, walls, roofing, fencing etc., and is often referred to as poor man’s timber.

Bamboo, Grasses, Tree Grasses

"CURIOUS BAMBOO", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.c517-c522, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412260.pdf

"CURIOUS BAMBOO", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppc517-c522, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412260.pdf