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American Bamboo Society - Information about the society and its chapters, uses and cultivation of bamboo in general and for individual species, glossary, and bibliography.

Bamboo in Nepal: a management guide - Detailed explanation of methods of propagation and cultivation for different purposes and across different areas.

Bamboo Web - General description, possible uses, ecological characteristics, pictures, and links.

Bamboo: An Alternative Movement - Sara Nakasone describes how bamboo is being used as an alternative resource to other types of wood. Find a discussion about the structural engineering issues involved in building larger bamboo structures.

Bamboocomposites.com - Describes the uses, species, consvervation value, and cultivation of bamboo in India.

Bamboowiki - Project that aims to catalog a large amount of information about bamboo in general through personal experiences, with projects on species, plantings, germination and experiments.

Environmental Bamboo Foundation - Promoting bamboo as an environmentally renewable resource. Details of its activities in Indonesia and Hawaii, how-to's on building houses and shelters, other general information.

Growing Bamboo in Alabama - Provides an economic history of the use of the plant as a crop in the state. Includes a discussion of soils, climate, propagation and culture.

International Network for Bamboo and Rattan - Knowledge dissemination for rural areas and industries on bamboo and rattan conservation and use.

The Australian Bamboo Network - Online bamboo propagation and cultivation guide. Information primarily aimed at food use and shoot production.

The Bamboo Institute - Aims to further the development and use of bamboo as a building material.

The World Bamboo Organization - Promotes the use of bamboo as a sustainable and alternative natural resource. News and events, information about the World Bamboo Congress and the board of directors.

See Also

Grasses and Bamboos (34)
Poaceae (295)

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