ANNUAL REPORT - Department of Biotechnology

R & D programme have also been supported for developing and standardizing protocols for tissue
culture micropropagation of different bamboo species as follows:-
DBT Annual Report 2006-07
Species Institute
Bambusa balcooa FRI, Dehradun
B.nutans IHBT, Palampur
IFGTB, Coimbatore
TFRI, Jabalpur
B.pallida munro IWST, Bangalore
B. tulda
D. hamiltonii
Dendrocalamus giganteus
Melocanna bambusoids
Phyllostachys bamusides sieb. E. jucc.
A B
C
E
F G
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TFRI, Jabalpur
IHBT, Palampur
IHBT, Palampur
IFGTB, Coimbatore
KFRI, Thrissur
FRI, Dehradun
IWST, Bangalore
A. Multiple shoots of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii in vitro; 8.
Rooted plants of D. asper in vitro;
B. Seedings of Bambusa bambos growing in the
polyhouse,
C. Denderocalamus asper plants (TCPs) growing in the
green house;
D & E. Representative photographs of Setting up of
demonstration plots by UBFDB, Dehradun and UFA,
Haldwani in various forest divisions in Uttranchal;
F&G. Field performance of Tissue culture raised plants D.
Hamiltonii (1 year old) Dehradun Forest Division.