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Bamboo – A Renewable Resource of Incessant Possibilities
Abstract
Bamboo, an important natural resource claiming great significance in the socioeconomic, cultural, ecological and functional context. It grows rapidly, matures in a short period with high yield and sprouts new shoots after every harvest. It is easily manageable, long lasting and environment-enhancing versatile resource. Its high strength, elasticity, wear resisting and other mechanical characteristics establish certify it as a commercially viable raw material for industries. Apart from its traditional uses, Bamboo can substitute not only wood, but also other high-priced materials in structural and product applications. The paper presents an account of potential and opportunities of bamboo in scientific and engineering innovations for harnessing bamboo based technologies in modern industrial development.
... Bamboo juvenile shoots of some species are used for making 'Karisa' (a delicieous pikle) by the Assamese people (Tripathi, 1998;Tripathi, 2008c), leaves are used as fodder to animals, and certain medicine also traditionally prepared from bamboo shoots (Tripathi et al., 2009b). The most versatile use of bamoo is construction of houses in villages, boundary fencing, some local musical instruments (such as flute, takka, and gaganna), paper making, etc. Bamboo cottage industries are found in rural area as they produce numerous household items including utansils such as bamboo buskets of different sizes and shapes, bamboo fens, table, chair, bed, bamboo mate, fishing instrument such as polo, Juluki, Jokai, Khaloi, Karahi, pasi, Dola, kula, saloni, etc and agricultural appliences such as Moi, Nagal (plough), kathia tum, tomal, mer, Duli etc. (Tripathi et al., 2009a). The versatile use of bamboo resources of the island also described elsewhere in this report. ...
The Report presents a detailed account of the unique socio-cultural, ecological, and bioresource potential of Majuli Island.
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