Considering the importance of reed bamboo (Ochlandra travancorica) in cottage and paper industries along with its indigenous ecofriendly and fast growing nature, this study was conducted to evaluate the impact of reed bamboo on soil characteristics. For this typical soil profiles were studied in three major reed growing areas of Kerala State viz., Vazhachal, Pooyamkutty and Pamba and various soil properties were compared with those of adjacent non-reed bamboo areas. Results revealed that colour, structure, texture and the development of subsurface horizons are greatly influenced by the growth of reed when compared with the adjacent non-reed areas. The dominance of brown colour and coarse texture throughout the soil profiles and the presence of cambic horizon seemed to be characteristic of reed growing soils. A high dominance and increase in the content of lateritic gravel and accumulation of clay in the subsurface layers were noted in non-reed soils than reed soils. The surface soils of reed growing areas were coarse-textured, loose and acidic with higher content of organic matter. Results in general indicated that reed bamboo plays a great role on overall development and fertility of soils through its protective umbrella of canopy, litter and root mat.
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Cost & Courier Service
- Cost will vary and depending on plant size and type of courier service(express or premium) you choose, parcel type and source and destination.
- If you are in big city finding courier service provider is easy and lot of option you will find, but in small city option are few. Normaly private couriers will expect
the customers to come their office and collect parcels. But IndiaPost sends the article to doorstep of the customers.
( If article weighing more than 5 Kg delivery charges are being collected separately while booking itself).
If customer was not available in the location, Postmen tries to deliver the article/parcel next day also.
If next day also customer is not available, they will service a notice to attend the Post Office and collect the article.
Standard Business Methods
- We kindly request you to submit your order using this site.Once you submit your requirments at the Agropack website, our staff will perform a completeness check based on current avilable stock and forward final quote to your whatsapp number with in next couple of hours.
- Will forward actual photos of plants before and after packing to concerned whatsapp number
- Delivery on every monday to avoid parcel delays
- Images are for reference purposes only. The actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc. Despite our best efforts, there might be changes in the actual product. Also, note that some of the plants are delicate and few leaves are broken in transit. We do not consider these as damages.
Dos & Don’ts After Receiving the Plant
- Re-pot the plant immediately after receiving
- Make sure you know the plants is fragile duing shipping leafs maybe get damage but don't worry the plants fast grow they put out new leafs in a week
- Keep the plant in indirect sunlight for 3 to 7 days.
- Always check the soil moisture and keep the plant hydrated all time. Do not over water it.
