| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Introduction | | 1 |
| Distribution of Bamboos in the World | | 4 |
| bamboos in India | | 15 |
| The Environemnt | | 153 |
| Cultivation | | 160 |
| Harvesting | | 168 |
| Taxonomy | | 171 |
| Ecological Requirements | | 174 |
| growth Characteristics | | 177 |
| establishment and Management | | 188 |
| Growth and Development | | 209 |
| Biomass and Yield | | 223 |
| Cycle and fertilizer Application | | 245 |
| Introduction in Social Forestry | | 256 |
| Need for Bamboo Plantation | | 266 |
| Bamboo Plantation-Problems and Prospects | | 276 |
| Utilization | | 285 |
| Mass Propagation | | 292 |
| Non-linear models in bamboo seedlings | | 298 |
| Properties and Preservation | | 303 |
| Bamboo and Its Uses | | 309 |
| Bamboo Cuisine | | 337 |
| Growth Yield and Economics | | 342 |
| bamboo Products | | 354 |
| Chemical Analysis of bamboo Tissues | | 384 |
| Optimum Digestion Conditions for Production of Strong Bamboo Pulps-- A Preliminary Study | | 392 |
| Anatomical features of bamboo Used for Paper manufacture | | 398 |
| Studies on Colour Reversion of bamboo Pulp Bleached with C-E-H Sequence | | 407 |
| Effect of Beating on the Cell Mechanics of the Individual Bamboo Fibre | | 420 |
| Studies on the Fines of bamboo Pulp | | 433 |
| Pulp and Paper Manufacture | | 439 |
| Pests of bamboo | | 469 |
| Diseases and Decay of bamboo | | 495 |
| Associations and Institutions | | 519 |
