Effect of Water Conservation Practices and Felling intensity on Growth and Biomass Production of Manvel Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus Nees)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at AICRP on Agroforestry, PDKV, College of Agriculture, Nagpur to study the effect of water conservation practices and bamboo felling intensity on production of bamboo and to evaluate suitable combination of water conservation practices and felling intensity on its production. Among the sixteen treatment combinations circular trench (with 1.75 meter diameter, 25 centimeter depth and 60 centimeter width around the bamboo clump.) + 30% felling intensity of bamboo was found best to produce highest biomass 38.13 tons/ha. The Cost Benefit ratio (3.06) and gross monetary gain/ha Rs. 311940 /ha was highest for treatment Circular trench + 30% felling intensity.