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Bamboo plants have become very popular, they grow like a weed in warmer climates. |
BAMBOO IS AN IMPORTANT crop plant in the Orient. Fish poles, plant stakes, yard rakes, furniture, shades, and other articles manufactured from bamboo are imported from China, Japan, and other oriental countries. Oriental bamboo has been grown in small areas in Alabama for many years and used locally for stakes, poles, shades, and other purposes. Some varieties have been grown as ornamentals.
Increased interest in fishing, beginning in the 1930's, created an expanded market for bamboo fish poles and suggested bamboo as a possible new crop for Alabama. Prospective growers, however, had no source of information relative to adapted varieties nor cultural requirements. Consequently, experiments with bamboo were initiated at the Main Station at Auburn in 1933.
Two developments in the late 1950's and early 1960's further stimulated interest in bamboo. One was the search for new crops for industrial uses that might substitute for or complement crops then in surplus production. The other was the rapid development of the pulp and paper industry. These developments were responsible for the initiation of extensive experiments with bamboo at the Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Camden, in 1959.
In addition to formal results obtained from planned experiments, a body of valuable knowledge concerning the cultural requirements and biology of bamboo was acquired. | ||
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