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Download or read book BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROSPECTIVE OF BAMBOO written by S. Ramasubramanian and published by THNAUJ INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we are aware, life on Earth has a rich flora diversity. Some of the trees live for a very long time, with the oldest tree being over 4000 years old. Some trees and plants even flower once every seven to fourteen years, while some flower only once in their lifetime. We are going to explore one particular plant which all of us are familiar with and use it in our day-to-day activities,” the bamboo”. In the world, bamboo is considered as the symbol of friendship. It is a highly valued natural resource and it is referred as “green gold” as it meets the vast needs of human populace. It has been used in making of chairs, beds, tables, and even walls. Bamboo is also the only source of food for animals like the Giant Panda and the Red Panda, which live in the dense bamboo forests in Asia. But what makes bamboo one of the most important plants for nature as well as for our basic needs? Let us know about this wonderful grass up close! In this book, first we will learn bamboo- its sustainable development, as renewable resources and food, followed by its biotechnological application and Commercial Production in Aakash Green Research Pvt. Ltd. Then we are going to go back in time, over thousands of years, to see how ancient civilizations and cultures used bamboo, following which we will read upon the benefits of using bamboo. Then we will take a walk in bamboo forests and study the animals that dwell there, what is our country doing to encourage bamboo cultivation, and in the end a few folktales revolving around bamboo.