Local Name
Mokal/Mallo/Kali (Arunachal Pradesh)
Deobanh/Jatie makal (Assam)
Utang (Manipur)
Mal Bans (Sikkim)
Rungazumi (Nagaland)
Uses
Building material for Houses, Bridges, Fishing floats, Scaffolding, Rickshaw hoods, Baskets, Woven mats, Construction and Furniture.
Characteristics
Culm length – upto 20 m
Culm diameter – 5-10cm
Internode length – 25 - 55 cm
Wall thickness – long and thick walled
Distribution
It is an exotic species cultivated in the Northeastern states as the shoots are the edible form of food. It can also be grown in south Indian states of Kerala, and parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Cultivation Conditions
Altitude - Grows well in plains and in hilly tracts up to 1500 m altitude.
Soil type - Grows in a wide range of soil types but maximum productivity prefers gravelly loam or sandy fertile soil
Advantages of Tissue Culture Plants
True to the type
High market value & High yield and quality
High biomass yielding plant
Energy can be generated
Throughout the year plantation possible
Disease free Plants.
Genetically pure and identical to mother plant.
Uniform and high yield.
Mass production at less time and at less cost.
Season independent.
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