Ecology and Potentiality of the Bamboo Forests of Bilaspur Division, Madhya Pradesh

Bilaspur forest division in Madhya Pradesh is well-known for its vast stretches of good quality bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) forests. Their distributional patterns as correlated with climate, geology, soil, physiography etc. are discussed. Also details of associated tree vegetation are furnished. To determine the productive potentiality of these bamboo forests, a multi-stage sampling technique was adopted and growth features were assessed in detail. The computed results are appropriately tabulated.