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a Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, c Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
MPDFs bamboo supply chain development project in Thanh Hoa Province in Vietnam is showing promising results after the 20 month pilot which ended in September 2006, and support may now be extended for a further 3 6 months.
IS A PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY www.attra.ncat.org The bamboos are gaining increased attention as an alternative crop with multiple uses and benefits.
Consequently, many extraordinary and vulnerable species such as lemurs, giant pandas and mountain gorillas that depend almost entirely on bamboo for food and shelter face an even-greater struggle for survival.
Iowa State University botanists Lynn Clark and Jimmy Triplett and their colleague at the University of North Carolina discovered a new species of North American bamboo in the hills of Appalachia. It is the third known native species of the hardy grass. The other two were discovered more than 200
Over 600 people from different walks of life - scientists, engineers, architects, designers, crafts people, environmentalists, rural development experts, government officials and plain bamboo enthusiasts-congregated at Ubud to partake in the five-day event of the year.
It absorbs water faster than most plants and is used in some parts of the world for cleaning sewage. Even more important, it soaks up heavy metals. It is a potential answer to polluted waters.
Arundinaria appalachiana. A. Top knot of new shoot. B. Foliage leaf complement from midculm node. C. Foliage leaf, showing apex of sheath, fimbriae, pseudopetiole, and base of blade. D. Detail of abaxial surface of blade showing tessellation and pilose vestiture. E. Culm leaf at midculm node. F.