Bamboo: There r more than 1600 varieties of Bamboo around the world.
Scientific name: Bambuseae
Local name: Bamboo
Bamboo is a variety of grass and is recorded as fastest growing plant in the world. It has been recorded to grow 47 inches and even upto a meter in 24 hours!!!

Advantages of Bamboo:
a. Bamboo releases 35% more oxygen than other trees
b. Bamboo is a valuable for carbon sink as it absorbs 17 times more than any other trees and bcos of present pollution levels generated by humans, it is a must have.
c. Bamboos are zero maintenance plants.
d. Bamboos r drought resistant plants…can grow in drought conditions and in deserts as well.
e. Bamboo can be harvested in 3-4 years compared to trees 20 years…so to save our precious trees, Bamboo is promoted in a big way.
f. Bamboos r very strong material and used widely in construction industry because of its tenacity as scaffolding, etc
g. Bamboo provides employment to millions as lot of eco friendly and culinary products r made from it helping in the world economy.
h. Bamboo prevents erosion because of its vast network of roots and rhizomes underground.
i. Bamboo can be grown as a biofence around the periphery of one’s property for protection against wild animals and for privacy.
The advantages of Bamboo cultivation far outnumbers any disadvantages, if any and so bamboo growing is promoted in a big way worldwide.