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Project Bamboo Nursery

About Bamboo Nursery

Bamboo is the most common Non timber Forest Produce (NTFP) found in India. It occupies more than 25% share among NTFP.

NTFP division started nursery at Taipu during the year 2007-08 by nodal cutting followed by macro proliferation. During the year 2007-08 National Bamboo Mission(NBM) funded Rs 2.73 Lakh for production of 50,000 bamboo seedlings/cuttings. Based on the guidelines of National Bamboo Mission (NBM) nine species have been raised and 18,650 nos have been distributed

During the Year 2006-07 more than 10,000 bamboo cuttings were supplied to different Divisions of North Bengal and during 2007-08, this amounts to more than 27,000. During 2008-09(upto November) 18,650 cuttings and seedlings of bamboo species have been given to Darjeeling Division and Kurseong Division of Hill Circle for creation of plantation

Besides this at Tukriajhar 10 ha bamboo plantation was created during 1999-2000 and maintained by this Division. In the Financial Year 2007-08 Cheque of Rs 34,200.00 handed over by Sri A. K .Raha,IFS, Principal Chief Conservator Of Forests, West Bengal as usufructory benefit to Tukriajhar FPC.

Bamboo Species Raised

Pictures	SPECIES	LOCAL NAME
	Bambusa balcooa	BORO BANS
	Bambusa vulgaris green variety	KALAI MAKLA
	Bambusa vulgaris var. striata yellow variety	GOLDEN BAMBOO
	Bambusa nutans	MAKLA BANS
	Bambusa bambos	KANTA BANS
	Dendrocalamus hamiltonii	CHAWA BANS
	Dendrocalamus giganteus	KOKO BANS
	Melocanna baccifera	MULI BANS
	Dendrocalamus asper	NO LOCAL NAME

DISTRIBUTION OF BAMBOO CUTTINGS/SEEDLING /RHIZOMES(2009-10)

DATE	TO WHOM (DIV)	TO WHOM (RANGE)	CHALLAN	D. gigantia	B balcooa (Boro)	D hamiltonii (Choya)	D asper	B bambos (kanta)	B vulgaris (green)	B nutans (Makla)	Melocanna buccifera(muli)	TOTAL (Nos)
07-12-09	Darjeeling	Badamtam	3685/37					200	650	1250		2100
28/7/09	Darjeeling	Badamtam	3691/37								4100	4100
21/7/09	Wildlife I	Sukna	3688/37					50		150		200
25/7/09	Wildlife I	Sukna	3689/37								100	100
28/7/09	Kurseong	Tukriajhar	3690/37							650		650
29/7/09	Kurseong	Tukriajhar	3691/37	25	25							50
09/04/09	Kurseong	Tukriajhar	3696/37					175				175
09-11-09	Kurseong	Tukriajhar	3697/37						75		400	475
16/6/09	Wildlife I	Sukna	3674/37					5320	1620			6940
16/6/09	Wildlife I	Sukna	3675/37							1060		1060
07-03-09	Kurseong	Bamonpukuri	3679/37								1625	1625
07-07-09	Kurseong	Bamonpukuri	3682/37						670			670
30/8/09	Kurseong	Bamonpukuri	3694/37							280		280
13/9/09	Kurseong	Bamonpukuri	3695/37		25			850				875
07-09-09	Darjeeling	Teesta Vally	3684/37					500	1380	1320	1000	4200
09-03-10	Kurseong	Panighata	3684/37	25	20			100	125	30	200	500
-	NTFP	Siliguri	-	200		150	150		475	500	1800	3275
TOTAL				250	70	150	150	7195	4995	5240	9225	27275

FIELD TRIAL OF MACRO-PROLIFERATED BAMBOO PROPAGULES

	The Macro-proliferated bamboo cuttings of Bambusa vulgaris and Bambusa nutans have been planted in the plantation since 2006-07. Our observation shows it has good survival rate in suitable areas. Probably this is the first large scale field trial of macro-proliferated cuttings of bamboo after Dr K C Koshi, TBGRI


	BAMBOO RHIZOME NURSERY 5000 rhizomes have of recommended species of NBM have been planted at Taipu with the objective to supply bamboo for production of bamboo cuttings and bamboo rhizomes in coming years

	BAMBOO WITH SARPAGANDHA AS INTER-CROP Bambusa nutans(Makla) bans is relatively growing slow in comparison to other sp planted here. Rauwolfia serpentina (which give economic yield by two years) have been tried as intercrop in between bamboo. Objective of this experiment is to use available unutilized space between two rows of bamboo for initial two years. Same experiment also tried with Asparagus recemosus.

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