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Monopodial and sympodial bamboos grown in tropic and sub-tropic countries – A Review


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Hamid, Norul Hisham and Jawaid, Mohammad and Abdullah, Ummi Hani and Alomar, Taghrid S. (2023) Monopodial and sympodial bamboos grown in tropic and sub-tropic countries – A Review. BioResources, 18 (3). 6499 - 6560. ISSN 1930-2126; ESSN: 1930-2126

Abstract

Bamboo belongs to the grass family and is an important non-timber forest product in tropic and sub-tropic countries. The global trade of bamboo products is worth billions of dollars and is mainly dominant with monopodial bamboo grown in sub-tropic countries such as China and Japan. Many researchers globally discuss that in addition to species and region, bamboo quality can differ based on its rhizome types because the physiology is different for both monopodial and sympodial bamboo. However, there is a massive competition within the yearly forest products due to the challenges posed by underground root system in agroforestry. This review studied the properties of bamboo with regards to their differences in terms of monopodial and sympodial types of rhizomes. It was found that most of the structural, chemical organic, and mechanical properties are higher in monopodial bamboo, but there is a greater fibre morphology and decay resistance in the sympodial bamboo.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry and Environment
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.18.3.hamid
Publisher: North Carolina State University
Keywords: Bamboo; Rhizome; Growth; Anatomy; Physical; Mechanical properties; Chemical properties; Decay resistance
Depositing User: Ms. Zaimah Saiful Yazan
Date Deposited: 03 Sep 2024 07:54
Last Modified: 03 Sep 2024 07:54
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110192
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