Bamboo lumber was prepared using Bambusa bamboos species and its weathering performance evaluated under natural accelerated weathering. Specimens of bamboo were exposed to for 150 days. Another set specimens UV light source (UVA 360) in tester up 250 hours. A comparative study on the level degradation made by evaluating CIEL*a*b* colour changes measured a Hunter lab spectro-colorimeter. Rate co...

Abstract Background Bamboos, widely distributed in temperate and tropical Asia, Africa America, refer to a group of special plants Poaceae, Bambusoideae. China is rich bamboo species. However, due long flowering cycle, the habit structure many species are still not well understood. Here, we report new from Guangdong, an analysis its interesting branch development relation flowering. Results Thi...

Bamboos are versatile plants with many usages. Indonesia has a high diversity of species and been using them for long time. As multipurpose plants, they vulnerable to over exploration. Much the bamboo land converted into housing or agricultural land. Development conservation need be balanced, protect genetic diversity, in particular. We studied relationship among four genera that mostly found g...

In fungus-growing mutualism, it is indispensable for host animals to establish gardens of the symbiotic fungus as rapidly as possible. How to establish fungal gardens has been well-documented in social fungus-farming insects, whereas poorly documented in non-social fungus-farming insects. Here we report that the non-social, fungus-growing lizard beetle Doubledaya bucculenta (Coleoptera: Erotyli...