Bambusa Tulda Tissue Culture Bamboo Plant

Local Name

• Jati (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, West Bengal)
• Wati, Owati (Meghalaya)
• Mirtinga (Tripura)
• Rawthing (Mizoram)
• Paoshiding (Sikkim)
• Deobans (Behar)
• Longmeii (Nagaland)
• Koraincho bans (Sikkim)

Uses

Construction, Scaffolding, Furnitures, Boxes, Mats and Agarbatti.

Characteristics

• Culm length: Up to 20 m
• Culm diameter: 5-15 cm
• Internode length: 20-45 cm

Distribution

Found in the states of Assam, Behar, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. It is being cultivated in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand. Can also be grown in south Indian states of Kerala, and parts of Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.

Cultivation Conditions

• Altitude - Though the species prefers altitudes around 1500 m it can be easily grown in the plains.
• Soil type - Prefers moist alluvial soil to fine textured soils also in well drained sandy and clayey soils. Prefers a pH of 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5.

Climatic Conditions

Tropical and sub-tropical conditions. Prefers a position in dappled shade, also thrives in full sun. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,200 - 2,500 mm, but tolerates 700 - 4,500 mm.

Advantages of Tissue Culture Plants

• True to the type 
• High market value & High yield and quality
• High biomass yielding plant
• Energy can be generated
• Throughout the year plantation possible
• Disease free Plants.
• Genetically pure and identical to mother plant.
• Uniform and high yield.
• Mass production at less time and at less cost.
• Season independent.