Environment Benefit of Bamboo

Global warming is known to every one of us now and it is happening mainly because we
have been depleting the natural resources and generating Carbon dioxide to a level that
cannot be sustained. It is difficult for us to give away our comfort, which generates
enormous amount of gases, which are the cause for todays global warming.
Bamboo is the best solution for contenting the global warming in many ways:
Bamboo absorbs Carbon dioxide and releases oxygen into the atmosphere 3 to 4 times
higher than many other trees.
One bamboo tree generates plenty of natural oxygen sufficient for more than one
human beings daily requirement
Grows more than one foot a day and covers with good canopy faster than any other
tree and cooling the surroundings.
Carbon dioxide absorption of bamboo remains same, since Bamboo keeps growing
every year while other trees reach maturity after a fixed period.
Every part of the bamboo is used to make varieties of products.
Bamboo can replace the wood for all applications such as paper, flooring, furniture,
charcoal, etc.
Recently developed cotton from bamboo will replace regular cotton, with a
productivity of over 10 times from the same land.
Bamboo has replaced 50% of plastic.
Bamboo co-polymer plastic replaces 50% of plastic which is essential but not eco
friendly.
Bamboo effectively cleans the water pollution of the septic tank discharge and
factories effluent by its natural affinity for nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals.
Bamboo enriches the soil naturally and prevents soil erosion.
A place in India to become CARBON NEUTRAL, one should plant only
3 BEEMA BAMBOO and take care for his life time. Our annual per capita carbon dioxide
emission is 1,300 Kgs. When you take as much CO2 out of the atmosphere as you put in, you
are carbon-neutral you are leaving no CARBON footprint! If everyone leaves no
footprint, we dont have to worry about global warming. We can reduce our carbon footprint
by planting right variety of bamboo that grows 1.5 feet a day & removes over 400 Kgs of
CO2 every year to offset your carbon emissions.
One fully grown Beema bamboo would sequester above 400 Kgs. of Carbon dioxide
from our surrounding every year for the next 100 years - at least for next few generation.
If you dont want to leave carbon foot print for the next generation, plant Beema
bamboo which could be an excellent carbon sink for the years to come.
One family of four including a dog or a cat would essentially require 1100 to 1250 kg
of oxygen every year for breathing which is made available by 3 bamboo plants organically.
You can clean up the carbon you leave behind by planting of Beema Bamboo trees
which absorbs CO2 and reduces CO2 emissions in places such as:
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In your house garden.

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In your farm house.

In your balcony in a big drum (over 100 lit capacity).
In your terrace in big drums.
Next to septic tank water over flow in your compound.
Next to kitchen waste water soak pit in your house.
On the banks of water lakes and ponds.
In the road side park.
In the school campus.
Surrounding the college building.
Along the factory compound wall and building.
Next to the discharge point of treated water from effluent treatment.
Surrounding the oxidation pond in your industrial area.
On the border of back waters.
Along the sewage streams.
In the waste lands.
In the premises of temple, church and mosque.
On both sides of toll roads.

You can offset your carbon footprint incurred by your lifestyle either by planting Super
Bamboo by yourself or by your company in one place as Bio-Carbon sink out of bamboo
thereby sequester an equal amount of carbon. By this your carbon foot print will become
zero. The bio carbon sink out of bamboo becomes zero could be established by agri experts
from Growmore Biotech, utilizing the precision farming technology under drip irrigation
combined with latest Fertigation technique for a very efficient and effective method of carbon
sequestration from the atmosphere by special Bamboo that grows at a phenomenal rate.
QUANTITY OF CO2 ABSORPTION AND PRODUCTION OF OXYGEN BY ONE
BAMBOO TREE EVERY YEAR:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
year
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1 bamboo tree
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Kgs of biomass
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250
300
300
Kgs of Co2
42
169
422
506
506
Kgs of O2
31
123
307
368
368
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After 4 year onwards the production of Oxygen and absorption of CO2 remains fairly same
in the subsequent years for over next 200 years.
Every human being needs 280 kgs. Of oxygen every year, whereas one bamboo is able to
produce more than 280 kgs. Per tree / year. Apart from bamboo absorbing CO2 and releasing
oxygen needed for living things continuously, it is also one of the good solutions for making
the factory zero discharge of effluent water. Hence, bamboo is the ideal choice as one of
the plant in garden to mitigate the global warming in the fastest, simplest and cost effective
way.
BEEMA/BHEEMA BAMBOO

BEEMA (or) BHEEMA BAMBOO

BEEMA (or) BHEEMA BAMBOO is a superior clone, selected for high biomass yielding
out of Bambusa balcooa. It is the product of continuous research effort for over 8 years
by Dr N. Barathi, of GrowMore Biotech
Some of the characteristics of Beema Bamboo
Special Characters

Fast Growing

High Biomass

Thorn-less

Thick Walled

Sterile Plant
Note:- Growmore Biotech has developed through field studies & evaluations found Beema
Bamboo clone. After selecting superior clone Growmore has been multiplying the Beema
clone by Tissue culture methods,developed in-house.
Number Of Plants per Ha
Beema plantlets / acre

Beema plantlets / Ha

1000 nos

2500 nos

Spacing
Spacing for the each plant should be 3.2m. X 1.2m.
1.2m is between plants
3 & 4m between alternative rows.
Recommended Irrigation
Drip Irrigation with Fertigation.
Water Requirement
2000mm, Including rain water.
Amount of Carbon-Di-Oxide (Co2) Absorbed
200 tons per Ha per year.
Cost of Cultivation
In Beema Bamboo cost of cultivation varies for every year.

Rs. 90,000 to 100,000 for first 2 years.

Rs. 17,000 to Rs.19,000 every year after 2 years.
(Note:-Suitable for Indian condition only)
Average Yield under good Management Practice

YEARS

YIELD

YIELD

Tons / acre/ year

Tons / Ha/ year

25 to 30

62.5 to 75

40 to 50

100 to 125

50 and above
continuously for over 100
yrs

125 and above

continuously for over 100
yrs

Note : Under better climatic conditions and proper management.

The above mentioned performance of Beema Bamboo is under a well managed field
conditions with adequate irrigation and fertilizer application .The yield may tend to increase
or decrease according to site and climatic conditions, timely and proper fertilizer application
and irrigation system. Our studies in the field, shows that a well managed Beema Bamboo
plantations under high density plantation yields more than the expected returns.

Suitable Application of Beema Bamboo

Biomass for power generation projects.

Paper Industries

Construction and Furniture.

Handicrafts & cottage industries.

Beema Bamboo is recommended for
Large scale plantation

Energy plantation for power generation

Home stead garden planting

Large reforestation programmes

Land reclamation in mines, sodic soils, water logged areas etc.