Effect of Planting Techniques of Offsets on Growth and Development of Bambusa vulgaris

An experiment was conducted at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India to study the effect of planting technique of offsets on growth and development of Bambusa vulgaris. It was laid out in Factorial RBD consisting of 12 treatment combinations (4 sized offsets × 3 sized pits). Offset sizes were: Offsets with 1, 2, 3 and 4 internodes while pit sizes were: 15 cm × 15 cm × 60 cm, 30 cm × 30 cm × 60 cm and 45 cm × 45 cm × 60 cm. The plants under different treatments were evaluated consecutively for four years. Offset with 3–4 internodes was found optimum. Pit 3 3 with 45cm x 45cm x 60 cm and 30x30x60 cm₃ volume were at par 3 with each other but better than 15x15x60 cm₃. The pit of 30x30x60 3 cm₃ was found to be optimum for planting the offset of B. vulgaris. It can be concluded that the suitable planting technique of B. vulgaris is 3 with 3 internoded offsets in 30x30x60 cm₃ pits for enhanced growth and yield.