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Title: Growth performance of Calamus tenuis Roxb. (Jali bet) in the coastal homesteads of Bangladesh
Sk. Ahiul Islam, Md. Abdul Quddus Miah , Md. Ahsan Habib and Md. Golam Rasul
Plantation Trial Unit Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Rupatoli, Barisal-8206, Bangladesh
Volume 04, Issue 02, June 2015, pp. 74-79.
Sk. Ahiul Islam, Md. Abdul Quddus Miah , Md. Ahsan Habib and Md. Golam Rasul
Plantation Trial Unit Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Rupatoli, Barisal-8206, Bangladesh
Volume 04, Issue 02, June 2015, pp. 74-79.
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ABSTRACT
Trials were conducted in the rural homesteads to assess the propagation and growth performance of Calamus tenuis (jali bet) planted in the year 2010 and 2011 at 5 different sites, namely Char Kukri-Mukri (Bhola), Rangabali (Patuakhali), Char Osman (Noakhali), Sitakundu (Chittagong) and Kolatoli (Cox’s Bazar) in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Data on survival, stem height, diameter, shoot production etc. were recorded from 4.5 years old and 3.5 years old two trial plantations. Result showed that the significantly greater stem height was recorded of 13.03m at Rangabali, greater diameter was 1.53cm at Cox’s Bazar and the greater number of shoots per clump was 27.45 at Char Kukri-Mukri site at the age of 4.5 years raised in 2010. In another experiment raised in 2011, the significantly greater height was 14.44m and the greater number of shoots produced per clump was 19.40 recorded from Rangabali site at the age of 3.5 years. The luxuriant stem growth was recorded from Char Kukri-Mukri and Rangabali areas and it was grown up to 21.15m and 20.0m respectively at the age of 4.5 years after planting. Therefore, this species can be planted in the coastal homesteads at wider scale for sustainable production of rattan (i.e., species of flexible palms in the tribe Calameae; an important non-timber mainly used for making baskets and furniture) resources in Bangladesh.
Key words: Growth, Calamus tenuis, homesteads, rattan, coastal belt and shoot production
Trials were conducted in the rural homesteads to assess the propagation and growth performance of Calamus tenuis (jali bet) planted in the year 2010 and 2011 at 5 different sites, namely Char Kukri-Mukri (Bhola), Rangabali (Patuakhali), Char Osman (Noakhali), Sitakundu (Chittagong) and Kolatoli (Cox’s Bazar) in the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Data on survival, stem height, diameter, shoot production etc. were recorded from 4.5 years old and 3.5 years old two trial plantations. Result showed that the significantly greater stem height was recorded of 13.03m at Rangabali, greater diameter was 1.53cm at Cox’s Bazar and the greater number of shoots per clump was 27.45 at Char Kukri-Mukri site at the age of 4.5 years raised in 2010. In another experiment raised in 2011, the significantly greater height was 14.44m and the greater number of shoots produced per clump was 19.40 recorded from Rangabali site at the age of 3.5 years. The luxuriant stem growth was recorded from Char Kukri-Mukri and Rangabali areas and it was grown up to 21.15m and 20.0m respectively at the age of 4.5 years after planting. Therefore, this species can be planted in the coastal homesteads at wider scale for sustainable production of rattan (i.e., species of flexible palms in the tribe Calameae; an important non-timber mainly used for making baskets and furniture) resources in Bangladesh.
Key words: Growth, Calamus tenuis, homesteads, rattan, coastal belt and shoot production
Please cite this article as:
Islam, S. A., Miah, M. A. Q., Habib, M. A. and Rasul, M. G. (2015). Growth performance of Calamus tenuis Roxb. (Jali bet) in the coastal Homesteads of Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 04(02): 74-79.
Islam, S. A., Miah, M. A. Q., Habib, M. A. and Rasul, M. G. (2015). Growth performance of Calamus tenuis Roxb. (Jali bet) in the coastal Homesteads of Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 04(02): 74-79.
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