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Bambusa balcooa

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	evergreen, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	materials
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	22	28	9	35	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	2300	3000	700	4500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	15	-	25	40	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	-	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6	4.5	7.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	clear skies	cloudy skies	clear skies	light shade

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	300	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
material	fibres	bark
material	canes	bark