FLORAL BIOLOGY AND POLLEN STERILITY IN RELATION TO SEED SET IN BAMBUSA BALCOOA

Bambusa balcooa is one of the priority bamboo species in home gardens of north-east India. Flowering of this bamboo is rarely reported. The species flowered during recent years in Barak Valley of southern Assam, India. The present study reported the floral biology and pollen sterility of B. balcooa...

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Published in:Journal of tropical forest science 2017-10, Vol.29 (4), p.504-508
Main Authors: Das, MC, Gopakumar, B, Shameena, MK, Jero-Mathu, A, Nath, AJ, Das, AK
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthers
Bamboo
Bamboos
Biology
Biomass
Carbon
Florets
Flower stigma
Flowering
Laboratories
Plant reproduction
Pollen
Science
Seed set
Seeding
Seeds
Species
Spikelets
Sterility
Stigma
Viability
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Summary:Bambusa balcooa is one of the priority bamboo species in home gardens of north-east India. Flowering of this bamboo is rarely reported. The species flowered during recent years in Barak Valley of southern Assam, India. The present study reported the floral biology and pollen sterility of B. balcooa in relation to seed set. The study revealed that insufficient separation of palea and lemma, non-exposure of essential whorls, low pollen viability and reduced stigma receptivity prevented seed set. Since this species is monocarpic, absence of seeding questions continuity of the species.
ISSN:0128-1283
2521-9847
DOI:10.26525/jtfs2017.29.4.504508