NAGALAND BAMBOO FINDS HOME IN KERALA
- June 1, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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NAGALAND BAMBOO FINDS HOME IN KERALA
Subject: Environment
Context: A rare bamboo from Nagaland in northeast India has found a second home in picturesque Wagamon in Idukki district of Kerala, courtesy a conservation programme of the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI).
Concept:
- In its efforts to conserve the species, JNTBGRI has also heeded the United Nations call for ecosystem restoration, he said.
- JNTBGRI has plans to propagate the bamboo species in Kerala, given its soil-binding abilities.
- Chimonobambusacallosa, an eastern Himalayan hill bamboo, can grow to a height of five to 10 metres
- A long-rhizomed spreading bamboo, Chimonobambusacallosa is ideal for soil protection.
- Characterised by straight, green culms, with rings of thorns adorning the nodes, the bamboo also has ornamental value, according to the botanic garden.