Nursery and Silvicultural Techniques for Bamboos/R.C. Pandalai, K.K. Seethalakshmi and C. Mohanan.Nursery and Silvicultural Techniques for Bamboos/R.C. Pandalai, K.K. Seethalakshmi and C. Mohanan. Peechi, Kerala Forest Research Institute, 2002, vii, 41 p., figs., $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-85041-43-1.

    Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Morphology and flowering of bamboos. 3. Cultivation of bamboos. 4. Species suitable for cultivation. 5. Production of planting stock. 6. Production through seeds. 7. Production through vegetative methods. 8. Diseases in bamboo nurseries and their management. 9. Planting practices. 10. Plantation management. 11. Diseases in bamboo plantations and their management. 12. Harvesting. 13. Treatment of congested clumps. 14. Management of gregarious flowering. Appendices. Further reading.

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