Absolutely…as long as the seed source is reliable and the cultural practice with reliable seeds is logical. Seeds are obviously the most natural form of propagation. I'd never discourage their proper use. Robert Saporito
From: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vimal Dhiman
Subject: Re: Re: [bamboo-plantations] bamboo from seeds
I completely agree with Dr. Murli. Fresh seeds of bamboo are a boon as
they provide the complete life cycle of the species and also the
precious genetic variation.
This group has grown quite vast now and can play a very crucial role in
disseminating information over fresh flowerings and exchange of seeds
from trusted source.
Any comments?
Vimal
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:30:25 +0530 wrote
>Whatever the claims of the seller that Maria referred to, I find it
difficult to believe that Bambusa ventricosa ( Syn. B. wamin) and
Bambusa
vulgaris could produce seeds. The photographs in the website in some
cases
are clearly mistakes.
Some of the species are known to flower at least sporadically. There
are
those with large number of cohorts spread over a large area where you
could
expect flowering and seeding over a long period of time in a few
populations
at a time. In India, Bambusa bambos (B. arundinacea) and Dendrocalamus
strictus are known to be in flower somewhere or the other every year
and
hence it is not surprising if the seeds are passed off as of some other
species by dishonest or ignorant sellers.
I am a bit dissapointed that use of seeds is being discouraged in this
thread. Availability of seeds should actually be seen as a blessing for
the
variability that it makes available. For larger plantations I would
encourage farmers to grow from seeds whenever they are available and
then
select the best clumps in a few years time for propagating
vegetatively. The
delay in vigorous growth in seedlings is only for the first 3-6 years
during which the rhizomes are consolidated after which the clumps will
grow
equally well regardless of whether they came from seeds or from
rhizomes.
Propagating vegetatively or through micorpropagation a single good
clone is
the worst form of monoculture and an invitation to diseases and pests.
Murali
On 22 September 2010 03:35, agrobambu/bamboofount
wrote:
>
>
> Hi Roy
> Yes I do. I bought in 2007 a batch of 120 seeds from a supplier at
> the Internet (Germany) and today they are over 2 meters tall in three
> years. This time is the period of sprouting and each clump (now 12)
> who are already sprawled put 60-10 new shoots with a diameter
> slightly smaller than an inch. Lucky? I will find the supplier link
> to send you.
> Ene
> Agrobambu CF&T
> Visit our website at:
> http://www.bamboofount.com.br
> On Seg 20/09/10 20:11 ,Roy Rogers
JROGERS3@TAMPABAY.RR.COMsent <mailto:JROGERS3%40TAMPABAY.RR.COMsent> :
>
> >>Has anyone tried to grow bamboo from seeds.
> >>This guy sells them on the internet but I'm kind of skeptical
> about buying
> these seeds.
> >>http://www.exotic-plants.de/bamboo.php [1]
>
> I would be skeptical also. The first picture I looked at was labeled
> as
> Bambusa ventricosa. I say the picture is of Bambusa vulgaris
> ³Wamin². So
> he¹s batting zero for me as far as the seeds he¹s selling.
> Roy
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