Bamboo is perhaps the most useful plant in the world. It grows in almost every tropical and subtropical country. The only continents where bamboo does not grow are Europe and Antarctica. It is abundant in India's north-east and western Ghats. There are bamboo varieties that can reach a height of 40 metres and others that can only reach a height of a metre. Bamboo is one of the world's fastest-growing plants, with one plant in Japan growing 121 centimetres in one day! You could almost see it growing!
Shape and size:
The bamboo is a grass with a woody, multi-jointed stem. The stem is hollow and connected to a rhizome network that spreads beneath the soil's surface. Roots emerge from this network of rhizomes and assist the plant in absorbing and distributing food and water from the soil. Many bamboo species flower once every few years and then die. One species flowers once every 120 years; bamboos from all over the world flower in the same year and then die.
Uses of bamboos:
Bamboo is a plant that can be used for a variety of purposes. It has a variety of applications in men's lives. In many Asian countries, bamboo shoots are a staple diet. Pickled or stewed, the shoots are served as a delicacy. Assam's fleshy fruits are eaten raw or cooked. Bamboo seeds are used as a rice substitute when there is a drought.
Commercial uses:
The commercial applications of bamboo are astounding. Every year, India produces over 3 million tonnes of bamboo, nearly half of which is converted into paper. Another important application for bamboo is in construction. Bamboo can be used to build houses instead of expensive timber. Plaster is used to cover bamboo used in house structures in Columbia. Bamboo can even be used in place of steel in a variety of applications. Concrete reinforced with bamboo has sufficient strength for the majority of its applications. Suspension bridges made of bamboo have been built in Assam. Scientists at Dehradun's Forest Research Institute are working on extracting diesel fuel from the jointed stem of bamboo. Bamboo, with its extensive network of rhizomes and roots, plays an important role in preventing soil erosion.
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