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bamboo-based

researches

The first bamboo research in the campus was conducted in 2004 by Rogie Mar S. Simbe as a thesis in BS
Agriculture major in Agro-Forestry. In his study “Survival Test of Propagated Bayug (Bambusa sp.) as Influenced
by the Number of Nodes,” Simbe found out that 2-node and 3-node cuttings of bayug do not differ from each
other in terms of survival, number of days to bear shoots, number and length of shoots.

In 2012, another bamboo experiment “Propagation of Giant Bamboo Using Culm and Branch Cuttings” was
conducted by C.I. Battulayan, BS Agriculture. The study revealed that branch and culm cuttings do not differ in
survival. It is recommended that branch cuttings be used to cut propagation cost.

In 2013, James I. Viloria conducted a study on “Propagation of Different Species of Bamboo,” and found out that
bayug is better than bolo because the former produced shoots earlier, and had more and longer shoots.

Researches on bamboo focused on propagation of specific species. In 2014, Josephine L. Abarra conducted her
thesis “Effect of Number of Nodes to the Survival of Machiku Bamboo” and found out that the use of 1-node,
2-node and 3-node cuttings did not differ in survival, number and length of shoots.

In the same year, Junjun V. Silvania found out in his study “Survival of Buddha Belly Bamboo (Bambusa
ventricosa) Using Different Parts of Culm Cutting” that branch cutting is the best propagating material for
Buddha belly bamboo because it survived better than the tip, middle and butt portions of the culm.
In a study done by Norbert Cabulagan and Erwin Belen on “Growth Performance of Spiny Bamboo (Bambusa
blumeana), Machiku (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) and Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper ) Using Vermi Tea
as Rooting Hormone”, the researchers found out that Spiny Bamboo (kawayan tinik) performed best among the
three species.

Ailyn R. Tayan experimented on “Survival and Growth of Spiny Bamboo (Bambusa blumeana) Propagules
as Influenced by Soaking Time Using Alpha Napthalene Acetic Acid (ANAA) as Rooting Hormone.” She
recommended that before placing Spiny bamboo cuttings in propagating medium, it is best to soak them for
20 minutes in ANAA solution.
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