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Bamboo

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Taylor Porter

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Bamboo: Katherine Booth, Taylor Porter, and Collins Turpin; Section E

Basic Information

How is Bamboo used?

Eco-Friendly Protections

Bamboo's Role in its Native Habitat

Common name: Bamboo

Scientific name: Bambuseae

Family: Grass, Poaceae

Appearance: Green and Tropical

  • knowledge
  • higher elevation growth
  • trap and sell rats
  • Originated in south east Asia
  • 1500 species all around the world
  • Natural Food Source

Bamboo is unique in various ways, not just its multiple appearances.

Animal Use

Human Impact

  • Giant Panda
  • Ancient herbivores
  • The Indian elephant

  • climate change
  • timber/housing supplies
  • mass harvesting

http://futurechallenges.org/

http://www.ftd.com/zen-collection-bonsai-bamboo-pcg/lucky-7-bamboo-arrangement/product-plants-bonsai/p116/

http://www.japanesecalligrapher.com/bjc/2010/01/bamboo/

Bamboo's Economic Impact

Bamboo's Future

HISTORY OF BAMBOO

“zHu”

Medicinal Uses

New Uses

  • Used in Chinese medicine
  • Tibetan medicines
  • Richest know source of natural silica

  • Music equipment
  • Alternative energy
  • Heath and Beauty products
  • Helmets
  • China: 16th century to modern times
  • Britain: 1894
  • Gucci: 1947

Bamboo and the Dinosaurs

  • 1778: “Linne”

Bamboo:

The only tree to bend in the wind

http://www.theepochtimes.com

http://worldbamboo.net

Parts and Uses

Public Awareness

  • The Leaves
  • The shoots or roots: beer
  • The Stem

  • World Bamboo Day
  • Recycle and Reuse programs
  • Pandas

http://urbanvelo.org

http://www.chinatoday.com/culture/bamboo_and_chinese/bamboo_and_chinese_culture.htm

http://blog.builddirect.com/greenbuilding/19_uses_bamboo/

http://mauiislandactivities.com/hiking/hikingBook1.html

The Biology of Bamboo

Growth and Harvest

Life Cycle

References

  • One of the fastest growing plants
  • Grown from roots
  • mulch added helps growth
  • Harvesting Bamboo when culms reach their greatest strength
  • sugar levels in sap are lowest, high sugar increases pest infestation
  • Harvested from 2-3 years through 5-7
  • Short Life Span

1) bamboo stems (culms) emerge from the ground at their full diameter

2)fungus grows outside of culm

3) fungus overcomes the culm and causing it to collapse and decay

http://www.bamboogrove.com/origins-of-bamboo.html

http://www.bambooki.com/blog/the-history-of-bamboo/

http://www.asian-bamboo.com/bamboo-culture/the-history-of- bamboo/bamboo-in-chinese-culture/

http://www.gardenguides.com/81160-history-bamboo-plants.html

http://www.bambooindustry.com/blog/bamboo-utilization.html

http://www.bamboogrove.com/general-uses-for-bamboo.html

http://www.bamboogrove.com/where-bamboo-grows.html

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/panda/facts.htm

http://www.insidershealth.com/article_print/bamboo_extract_the_richest_known_source_of_natural_silica/2336

http://www.bamboogrove.com/why-bamboo-save-planet.html

http://www.compassintelligence.com/?q=press/bamboo-mobile’s-latest-report-finds-increased-awareness-reuse-and-recycling-usage-programs

http://blog.builddirect.com/greenbuilding/19_uses_bamboo/

http://worldbambooday.org

http://www.guaduabamboo.com/bamboo-preservation/

http://www.livescience.com/24697-giant-panda-climate-change-bamboo-impact.html

Botany; Wilson,C.L. and Loomis,W.E. Third edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Farrelly, David (1984). The Book of Bamboo. Sierra Club Books

http://www.bamboo.org/GeneralInfo.html

http://www.linknow.co.nz

Types

Habitat

http://www.bambooindustry.com/blog/bamboo-utilization.html

  • found in diverse climates
  • not found in Europe
  • Attempting to grow Bamboo in Rwanda

http://redwoodbarn.com