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In the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve of Central China, the vegetative growth behavior of henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var.henonis (Mitford) Stapf. ex Rendle) was studied from shoot recruitment to culm establishment. In May, bamboo shoots emerging from the ground achieved an average density of 2.7 shoots m−2 during the sprouting phase of 16 days. However, about 32% of the new shoots died back before maturity. Insect damage, withering death and rodent predation were responsible for 57%, 29% and 14% of the total shoot mortality, respectively. From May to June, the shoots attained 400±23 cm during the height growth phase of 34 days, with a daily rate varying from 1 to 56 cm. All branches and leaves unfolded during the branch spreading phase from June to August. Shoot production was positively related to the density of standing culms, but negatively to both coverage and height of herb layers.
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Foundation item: This research was financed by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn, Germany (P. 52015), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30470284) and the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars (No. 2004-527).
Biography: Li Zhao-hua (1964-), male, Doctoral of Natural Science (Bonn University), Professor of Ecology (Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China).
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Zhao-hua, L., Denich, M. & Borsch, T. Growth behavior ofPhyllostachys nigra var.henonis (Bambusoideae) in Central China. Journal of Forestry Research 16, 163–168 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856808
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