Is it possible for a previously unmanaged bamboo plantation and natural stands to improve productivity and sustainably produce quality poles and shoots.
The answer is yes, says Dr. Stanley C. Malab, a scientist and the vice president for research, extension and agribusiness affairs of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.
Dr. Malab is upbeat with the results of their five-year research titled “Improving Productivity of Unmanaged Kawayan Tinik (Bambusa blumeana Schultes F.) Plantation for Poles and Shoots” which identified the optimal clump management practices necessary to improve productivity of previously unmanaged bamboo plantations as well as natural stands.
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