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Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi

Among KFRi's activities in bamboo sector are:

  • Storage techniques developed for increasing the shelf-life of seeds.
  • Vegetative propagation methods standardised for several species.
  • Micro propagation methods standardised for several species.
  • Establishment of a germplasm collection of 42 species including endemic and exotic ones.
  • Bamboo resources in southern India and the Andamans were studied. Homesteads in Kerala were shown to produce more bamboo than the forests as shown by a detailed survey.
  • Nursery technology developed for raising seedlings of different species.
  • Plantation trials of bamboo carried out to prevent soil erosion in hill slopes and along river banks

The following projects have been undertaken with KFRI:

  • Identification of field keys for 14 species of bamboo
  • Web CD Hosting - Development of bibliography of world bamboo
  • Development of standards for round & split bamboo

Contact: Director
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Peechi - 680 653, Kerala, India.
Phone : +91 - 487 - 2699037,
2699062
Fax :+ 91 - 487 - 2699249
E-mail :
Website: www.kfri.org 

 

The KFRI is an autonomous institution established in 1975 by the Government of Kerala. Situated in the midst of a tropical forest at Peechi in Central Kerala, it is a research institute specialising in forestry, biodiversity, non-wood forest products and wood science, with a special emphasis on bamboo and rattan.

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