Biological Resource Management of Bamboo

Abstract

Bamboo is a commodity that has many benefits for humans and the environment in the world. Bamboo as non-timber forest product and substitute for wood, has increasingly in demand by ecologists because of its fast and high growth to mitigate climate change. If managed properly, bamboo plantations can conserve soil and air, and increase soil fertility and local conservation. The potential of bamboo is firmly rooted in knowledge and tradition in Asia, South America and Africa, where bamboo has been an integral part of people's lives as far as history is concerned and has more than a thousand documented uses ranging from building materials to food. The number of uses continues to grow at this time because advances in industrial engineering allow the processing of bamboo into new forms Indonesia is one of the prosperous countries in the world in terms of bamboo resources and bamboo forests area (extension). The area of bamboo plants in Indonesia in 2000 was 2,104,000 ha, consisting of 690,000 hectares of bamboo in the forest area and 1,414,000 hectares in bamboo outside the forest area. Management of bamboo plantation, such as fertilization, pruning, thinning, irrigation, shoot and timber harvesting. Applications of bamboo (timber, food, and conservation and ecology) in general. This application will lead to economic benefits that can improve the welfare of the surrounding community. ...