Bambusa Balcooa Tissue culture bamboo plant

• Baruwa (Manipur)
• Bhaluka (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bengal)
• Beru (Meghalaya); Bhalu bans (Nagaland); Barak (Tripura)

Building material for Houses, Bridges, Fishing floats, Scaffolding, Rickshaw hoods, Baskets, Woven mats.

• Culm length: Up to 30 m
• Culm diameter: 8 -15 cm
• Internode length: 20 - 40 cm

Indigenous to Northeastern India but naturalized in many states of India.

• Altitude - Sea level up to 0 – 2000 m.
• Soil type - Grows in a wide range of soil types but maximum productivity is seen when grown in heavy textured soil with good drainage. Soil pH should be low of about 5.5.  Climatic conditions - Growth is profuse in tropical and tropical to sub-tropical conditions. Prefers tropical monsoon climate with an annual rainfall of 2500-3000 mm.

• 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.