Reserch on the bamboo in Korea -Studies on the terrestrial stem of the bamboo

한국산(韓國産)의 죽류(竹類)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) -죽(竹)의 지하경(地下莖)에 대하여-

The following are what this auther concluded in his recent research of bamboo cultivation. 1. The bamboo logging should be prohibited during the months of July and August, for during that season the growth of the terrestrial stem is most vigorous and active. 2. The growth of terrestrial stem of the phyllotachys pubescens is not likely to be affected the soil texture on which it grows and it is sappling sprout out well enough in any kind of soil, but it was found out that it grows in the best condition on the sand-clay soil and in next best condition on the clay-soil. 3. The bamboo blossoming takes always most of the nutritions needed for the growth of the terrestrial stem and causes to decay 90 percent of the next year buds which await in the terrestrial stem to sprout as the sappling. The remaining 10 percent of the buds is to be the "re-incarnated bamboos" 4. The terrestrial thin roots of blossoming bamboo are negative in their growth, too weak in absorbing the nutrition. The above stated facts show, to be brief, that growth of bamboo depends largely upon that of the terrestrial stem.