Bambusatulda

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A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) have fused bambooBambusatulda with biodegradable polymers to develop a composite material as a suitable replacement for conventional plastics.

About Bambusa Tulda

• It is commonly known as Bengal Bamboo or Indian Timber Bamboo.
• Local names: JatiBahn (Assam), mritinga (Tripura), spineless Indian bamboo.

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Features of Bambusa Tulda

• It is a fast growing medium-sized tropical clumping bamboo.
• It has short pachymorph rhizomes which mean that it grows in densely tufted clumps.
• It is considered to be one of the most valuable multipurpose bamboo species, which usually grows up to a height of 20 m with culm diameters between 5-10 cm.
• It requires loamy and alluvial soils, fertile and well drained for its growth.
• Propagation: It can be propagated by seed, rhizome cuttings, culm cuttings and by tissue culture.
• It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and Yunnan. It is grown across India’s northeast, has potential applications in furniture, electronics, and packaging industries too, the researchers said.

Uses of Bambusa Tulda

• In India it is used extensively by the paper pulp industry, but due to its nearly solid culms it is also an excellent and strong timber that can be used in construction and scaffolding.
• The shoots of Bambusatulda are edible, but taste slightly bitter and are therefore often pickled. Fermented shoots are rich in phytosterols and can be used for the production of sterol drugs to lower cholesterol levels.
• In agroforestry, Bambusatulda is often planted as a wind-break around farms and fields. 

Source: TH