Factors affecting macropropagation of bamboo with special reference to culm cuttings: a review update

Abstract

Background: The gap between demand and supply of bamboo is increasing daily due to the destruction of natural bamboo resources. Therefore, there is a pressing need to find suitable methods for large-scale propagation of bamboo. Currently, bamboo is propagated mainly using vegetative means since seed supplies are often variable or limited. Methods: Current literature on available methods of bamboo propagation (seed and vegetative) were reviewed to establish the key limiting factors involved in the propagation of bamboo. Results: The vegetative propagation of bamboo via culm cuttings was found to be the simplest and most cost-effective method developed over the last few decades. Conclusions: Additional work is required to increase the success rate of culm cuttings, and finding improved substrates for the propagules could be one area of investigation.

History, Phylogeny, Biodiversity, and New Computer-Based Tools for Efficient Micropropagation and Conservation of Pistachio (Pistacia spp.) Germplasm

“…Cuttings are applied to all those woody species in which rooting is not very difficult. In this sense, a range of factors have been reported to impact on the rooting percentage of cuttings from woody species in nurseries: genotype, position on the shoot from which the cutting is made, auxin type and concentration, date of shoot collection and so on, which have been reviewed elsewhere in detail [ 122 , 123 ]. In Pistacia spp.…”

Evaluation of Different Propagation Methods of Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Richard Munro) in Northwestern Tigray, Ethiopia

“…Similarly, propagating bamboo species via rhizomes method have low survival rates, low regeneration capacity and unsuitable for large scale plantations [28,29]. In general, cutting-based propagation is not suitable for cane bamboo species or bamboo species that have a small or no hollow in the middle of the stem [30].…”

Fenologia e propagação vegetativa de Lippia dulcis Trevir (Verbenaceae)

“…Os estudos sobre as técnicas de propagação de uma espécie é um dos pontos primordiais para introdução de uma cultura com fins comercias. Na literatura são mencionadas duas formas de propagação, sexuada, através de sementes e a assexuada, através de estruturas vegetativas (Ray & Ali, 2017;Silva et al, 2011), de acordo com esse mesmo autor, a preferência pelo o método utilizado deve ser adequado à classe de planta que se propaga e às condições em que se realiza. Uma mesma espécie pode ser propagada por mais de uma via de propagação, por exemplo, as plantas medicinais, como a arruda (Ruta graveolens) e o alecrim (Rosmarinus officinalis), podem ser propagadas por sementes ou estacas de ramos, ou ainda a espécie mil folhas (Achillea millefolium) pode ser propagada por divisão de touceira ou por rizomas (Silva et al, 2011).…”