Bamboo Propagation Series : Basic Bamboo Terminology

BAMBOO BASICS

BAMBOO PROPAGATION Basic Terminology

A Clump Clump: A cluster of bamboo poles that are interconnected or belong to a single bamboo plant

Culm /Stem Culm or stem: An individual bamboo pole; hollow cylinder or main stem above the ground.

Inter -Node Inter-node: Portion of bamboo between two nodes. The internodal portion has linear fibres.

Node Node: Projected or joining portion of two inter-nodes. This is the growth point of the vegetative axis. Nodes have a cross or interwoven fibre structure (horizontal and vertical).

Shoot Shoot: New emerging culm.

Bud Bud: Eyelike formation located on a culm node or rhizome node.

Rhizome Rhizome: Underground portion of bamboo. The whole root system of the Bamboo is the rhyzome

Culm Sheath Culm sheath: Protective layer on newly emerging culms. The layer drops off on maturity.

CLUMPING BAMBOO ANATOMY Growth Behavior of the Clumping Bamboo

RUNNING BAMBOO ANATOMY Growth Behavior of the Running Bamboo

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Bamboo Propagation Series : Basic Bamboo Terminology

Published on Mar 30, 2021

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Knowing the right terminology will give us a starting point in understanding and learning about Bamboo propagation. The Bamboo Bootcamp is more than just about Bamboo, it is a new future, a new way of life, an new hope!! What value do you give all that? To know more about the Bamboo Building Fundamentals Workshop please visit link at https://bamboobootcamp.org/ ** This workshop is for anybody with the LOVE and Interest in Bamboo and on a mission for a sustainable ecosystem. Farmers that want to propagate, professionals who want to see its properties as a strong building material, Craftsmen who want to learn how to work with it, Enthusiasts who want to learn of its many uses, Arts & Crafts Lovers who want to learn how to use Bamboo as a medium and Entrepreneurs, LGUs and Business People who can see the opportunity for livelihood. The Bamboo Industry fulfils the 17 Sustainable Goals set forth by the UN, thus allowing participants to indulge in building a better world through Bamboo.