Bamboo properties and utilization
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This document discusses the properties, production, and utilization of bamboo. It notes that bamboo has greater tensile strength than steel and high compressive strength between 40-80 N/mm2. There are two main types of bamboo: clumping, which forms discrete circular clumps, and running, which spreads horizontally underground. China is the largest bamboo producer, and it grows best in tropical climates with humidity. Bamboo is used to make items like furniture, clothing, bridges, and scaffolds, and it provides oxygen and can reinforce concrete.
Bamboo properties and utilization
- 2. Muhammad Zulqarnain 17-Arid-4757 Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Bamboo Properties, Production and Utilization
- 3. Properties Tensile strength It is strength of material how hard it is to pull it part Bamboo has greater tensile strength than steel Compressive strength The resistance of a material to breaking under compression. The compressive strength of bamboo is roughly situated between 40 and 80 N/mm2
- 4. Bamboo Types
- 5. CLUMPING The rhizomes are generally short and thick in appearance. At the nodes, new rhizomes or roots can be produced. New culms can only form at the very tip of the rhizome. They will generally form discrete circular clumps. They are sympodial RUNNING They have thin rhizomes which extend horizontally underground for long distances They grow in scattered state, and can spread over a large distance. They are invasive by design They are monopodial They are usually grown in temperate regions
- 6. Bamboo Production Bamboo has been cultivated in tropical and temperate climates and especially in southeast Asia China is largest producer of bamboo It’s been recorded that some bamboo species under the right circumstances can grow 1 foot (30 centimeters) in only one day. The best conditions for bamboo to grow is generally in tropical climates with a good amount of humidity. Generally bamboo is planted in autumn or spring
- 7. Bamboo does not prefer very cold temperature Bamboo is generally grown in loamy soil Ph 4.5 to 6 Bamboo is generally propagated through cuttings culms and Rhizomes Pit size of 60 to 60cm is dug and plant spacing should be 5m×4m Density of plants per acre is 200 Flowering in bamboo happens once in lifetime and bamboo quickly die afterwards. IN some plants it does not happen
- 8. Production Generally nitrogen and potassium are applied to bamboo The best and most preferred fertilizer for bamboo is organic compost or manure In bamboo 3 or 4 irrigations are given per week when plant is in the nursery at the stage when it is planted in nursery After transplanting irrigation is also requires this till reaches maturity It is a desirable to create a layer of mulch around the bamboo to protect its roots and rhizomes, which are especially vulnerable during the early stages of growth
- 11. Utilizaion Of Bamboo Bamboo are used to make stilts (Stilts are poles or pillars that allows a a person to stand above the ground) Sports goal, boats Bridges Scaffolding(is a temporary structure Used to support work crew and materials to aid in construction)
- 12. Utilization It is also used in furniture It is also used to make clothes of good quality These fabrics are anti fungal and anti Bacterial. Softest fabrics and it is also insulatin Bamboo is also used to make ladders
- 13. Utilization Bamboo is eco friendly as it provides more than 35% oxygen than common tree stand It can be used to create oxygen friendly environment It can be used to make fences, musical instruments and water pipes It has greater tensile strength than steel It can be used as reinforcement to concrete Bamboo is also edible. They are rich source of dietary fiber