Identification of Native Bamboo Species for the Establishment of a Germplasm Bank in Vinces (Ecuador)

Authors

  • Galo Salcedo Rosales Unit of Integrated Practical Class Centers, Agricultural Technology Institute of Vinces, University of Guayaquil. , Unidad de Centros de Clases Prácticas Integradas, Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Vinces, Universidad de Guayaquil
  • Marisol Vera Oyague Unit of Integrated Practical Class Centers, Agricultural Technology Institute of Vinces, University of Guayaquil. , Unidad de Centros de Clases Prácticas Integradas, Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Vinces, Universidad de Guayaquil
  • Lenín Morán Santana Scholarship Holder at the Agricultural Technology Institute of Vinces, University of Guayaquil. , Becario del Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Vinces, Universidad de Guayaquil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53591/iti.v1i1.1216

Keywords:

deforestation, guadua , bamboo nursery, germplasm bank

Abstract

The aim of this research was to identify native bamboo species and establish a germplasm bank under the agroclimatic conditions of Vinces. The species were identified based on the constant characteristics outlined in the data sheets provided by Hidronación Company, and then collected from the company’s bamboo collection. A nursery was constructed for planting seedlings of six bamboo species, where they remained for four months. Cuttings, culms, and culm sections were planted in plastic bags containing a loamy soil substrate enriched with vermicompost. Subsequently, seedlings of the six species were transplanted to a site with a 10% slope, clayey texture, and vertisol soil; 50% of the area consisted of a marshy zone.

The agroecological conditions of Vinces proved optimal for bamboo species propagation. Six months after transplantation, Guadua latifolia exhibited the greatest height, averaging 208.6 cm, followed by Bambusa vulgaris at 119 cm. The species with the shortest height was Melocanna bacifera at 63.44 cm.

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Published

2009-11-30

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009)

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