Flowering of bamboo is a botanical enigma. The factors responsible for this are still not clearly established. Bamboos flower only once and die after flowering to regenerate from seeds1. The strange phenomenon of simultaneous flowering in bamboo clumps in vast areas is called gregarious flowering and causes ecological havoc. (Correspondence)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/flowering-melocanna-baccifera-bambusaceae-northeastern-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-jeeva
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-kiruba
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/h-lalhruaitluanga-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/famine
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rodents
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manipur
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tripura
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
