1.

How many days will the seedling cuttings take to survive if you want to transport them in a
distance?
Ans: The cuttings should be immediately put in water while cutting, and the cuttings should be
potted with regular watering under the shade.
2. How long doesn’t it take for rhizomes to survive when collected from the bush?
Ans: They have to be stored in jute bags and water so that they don’t lose water. Try to plant
within the same day.
3. At what stage should offsets be collected?
Ans: The most viable ones are those in the periphery
4. What is the preferred soil texture for Bamboo Potting?
Ans: Lake Sand and Top Soil (1:3). The mixing ratio always depend of the soil texture of the
geographical area. The sand helps in aerations and drainage
5. What happens when you sow seeds in non-sieved soils?
Ans: We aim to get fine soil for easy root development
6. What is the special package about Tissue Culture in phase 2?
Ans: Not everyone understands the technology apart from the few trained agriculturists.
Focusing on NaFFORI, NACORI and NARO to propagate seedlings from the protocols developed
in Phase 1
Recommendations
a. There is still gap in nursery bed management in Arua. Requested for exchange visit.
Community of Practice is available in Phase 2 but subjected to the budget. Selection of
participants will be communicated when time times.
b. Requested members to embrace Bamboo sector as it a virgin area. Requested
members to form a platform.
c. Prepare the mother nursery by burning the soils first to destroy the bests
d. We need to develop the sector that we can meet the demand.
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