 Survival rate was 19 to 39% (average 26%) from plants and 0.7 per cent to 86% (average 6%) from rhizomes.
- Phyllostachys rubromarginata had the highest survival rate.
- Loblolly pine yielded 8 tons of dry wood 8 years after planting. P. bambusoides bamboo produced 14 tons in the same period.
- Phyllostachys rubromarginata produced the largest tonnage of dry wood per acre of any of the varieties tested at Auburn and at Camden. Bamboo could be grown for wood pulp in Alabama. It has several advantages for this use, but a number of problems need to be solved before extensive plantings are made.
REFERENCES ON BAMBOO
Popular type publications of interest to the general public:
- ANONYMOUS. 1961. Growing Ornamental Bamboo. Home and Garden Bull. No. 76. U.S. Dept. Of Agr., CRD, ARS.
- GALLOWAY, B. T. 1925. Bamboos: Their Culture and Uses in the United States. Dept. Bull. No. 1329, U.S. Dept. Of Agr., Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry.
- ______________, 1928. Bamboos and Bamboo Culture. U.S. Dept. Of Agr., Leaf. No. 18.
- McCLURE, F.A. 1957. Bamboos of the Genus Phyllostachys Under Cultivation in the United States. Agricultural Handbook No. 114, U.S. Dept. Of Agr., ARS.
- ______________, 1958. Bamboo As A Source of Forage. Proc. 4B:609-64. Pacific Science Assoc.
- McILHENNY, E. A. 1945. Bamboo - A Must for the South. The National Horticultural Magazine.
- SHEPHERD. W. D. and E. U. DILLARD. 1953. Best Grazing Rates for Beef Production on Cane Range. N.C. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bull. 384.
- YOUNG, ROBERT A. 1946. Bamboos for Northern Gardens. Arnoldia, Vol 6, No. 7-9.
- ______________, 1945. Bamboos in American Horticulture (I). The National Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 3, p. 171-196.
- ______________,1945. Bamboos in American Horticulture. (II). The National Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 4, p. 244-291.
- ______________, 1946. Bamboos in American Horticulture (III). The National Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 40-64.
- ______________, 1946. Bamboos in American Horticulture (IV). The National Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 257-283.
- ______________, 1946. Bamboos in American Horticulture (V). The National Horticultural Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 4, p. 352-365.
- ______________, JOSEPH R. HAUN, AND F. A. McCLURE. 1961. Bamboo in the United States: Description, Culture, and Utilization. Agriculture Handbook No. 193, U.S. Dept. of Agr., CRD, ARS.
Technical publications of interest to those in research with bamboo:
- ANONYMOUS. 1960. Studies on the Physiology of Bamboo. With Reference to Practical Application. Reference Data No. 34. Resources Bureau. Science and Technics Agency, Prime Minister’s Office, Tokyo, Japan.
- GLENN H. E. 1950. Bamboo Reinforcement in Portland Cement Concrete. Eng. Expt. Sta., Clemson College, Clemson, South Carolina, Eng. Bull. No. 4.
- _____________, D. C. BROCK, E. F. BYARS, et al. 1954. Seasoning, Preservative Treatment and Physical Property Studies of Bamboos. Eng. Expt. Sta., Clemson College, Clemson, South Carolina, Eng. Bull. No.
- _____________,et al. 1956. Seasoning, Preservative and Water-Repellent Treatment and Physical Property Studies of Bamboo. Eng. Expt. Sta., Clemson College, Clemson, South Carolina, Eng. Bull. No. 8.
- McCLURE. F. A. 1945. The Vegetative Characters of the Bamboo Genus Phyllostachys and Descriptions of Eight New Species Introduced from China. J., Washington Academy of Science, Vol. 35, p. 276-293.
- ______________, 1956. New Species in the Bamboo Genus Phyllostachys and Some Nomenclature Notes. J. of the Arnold Arboretum, Vol. 37, No. 2.
- ______________, 1963. A New Feature in Bamboo Rhizome Anatomy. Rhodora, Vol. 65, No. 762.
- SHINEATH, H. H., P. M. DAUGHTERY, R. N. HUTTON, AND T. A. WASTLER. 1953. Industrial Raw Materials of Plant Origin. V. A. Survey of the Bamboos. Ga. Institute of Technology. Eng. Expt. Sta., Bull. No. 18.