Gregarious flowering in Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees in Mussoorie Hills, Uttarakhand, India

Chandrima  Debi; Sas.  Biswas; Kahkashan  Naseem

doi:10.30574/gscbps.2021.15.3.0154

Authors

Chandrima Debi Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. India.
Sas. Biswas Department of Forestry, Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Kahkashan Naseem IFS, Mussoorie Forest Division, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2021.15.3.0154

Keywords:

Bamboo flowering, Monocarpic, Flowering cycle, Remote sensing, Germplasm Bank

Abstract

Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees has started flowering and synchronous flowering can be observed in the hillslopes and roadside of Mussoorie and vicinity areas. The synchronous flowering of D. strictus was observed in few locations along hillslopes of Mussoorie – Dehradun roadway. The GPS locations of the site are 30024’55’ N and 7804’41’E, 30024’52” N and 7804’43” E and 30024’49” and 7804’43” E at an elevation of around 1130 msl. The bamboo clumps were overladen with flowers showing synchronous flowering.

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