Bodoland University

SYLLABUS

Duration 1 year (Two semesters); Total marks: 700
(Course Structure, Work load and Mark Distribution)

SEMESTER NO.1
Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Total Hours	Hours per week		Maximum Marks		Total
Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Total Hours	Lecture (L)	Practical (P)	Internal Assessment (IA)	End Semester Assessment (ESA)	Total
C01	Bamboo Resource Generation	80	5		20	80	100
C02	Bamboo Processing and Protection	80	5		20	80	100
C03	Bamboo Management and Utilization	80	5		20	80	100
C04	Practical Paper: Lab work based on Paper C01, C02, C03	100	-	15	20	80	100
Total		340	15	15	80	320	400

SEMESTER NO.2
Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Total Hours	Hours per week		Maximum Marks		Total
Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Total Hours	Lecture (L)	Practical (P)	Internal Assessment (IA)	End Semester Assessment (ESA)	Total
D01	Technological Aspects of Bamboo	80	5		20	80	100
D02	Bamboo: Architecture, Engineering and Social Housing	80	5		20	80	100
D03	Practical Paper: Lab work based on Paper D01, D02, D03	100	-	15	20	80	100
Total		260	10	15	60	240	300

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)

PO1: Critical thinking and problem solving skills: This curriculum is designed to equip students with subject
domain knowledge and technical skills pertaining to plants in general and bamboo in particular in a holistic manner.
Understand and solve problems of relevance to society to meet the specified needs using the knowledge, skills and
attitudes acquired.

PO2: Interdisciplinary learning: This curriculum provides interdisciplinary learning by means of involvement of different subjects like Biotechnology, Botany, Zoology etc. and their application in Bamboo Technology.

PO3: Scientific Temper: Develop scientific temper and undertake scientific projects.

PO4: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the bamboo diversity in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME

PSO1: A student completing the course is able to understand different branches of biology such as systematics, evolution, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, plant interactions with microbes and insects, morphology, anatomy, reproduction.

PSO2: The students becomes competent enough in various technical skills related to bamboo crafting.

PSO3: The student completing the course is able to identify the different types of bamboo along with their application in different forms.

PSO4: The student completing the course is capable to carryout various bamboo based research projects using various tools and techniques and develop scientific temperament and research attitude.

COURSE OUTCOME

SEMESTER-I
C01	Course Outcome of C01 (Bamboo Resource Generation)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Know about the systematic position of bamboo with respect to Family, Genera, Species, Variety or Forma. Develop knowledge about botanical nomenclature. Understand impact of bamboo plantation on environment and society. Understand the diversity among bamboo. Know the vegetative plant propagation practices for bamboo cultivation.
C02	Course Outcome of C02 (Bamboo Processing and Protection)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Know the anatomy of bamboo along with the chemical, physical and mechanical properties. Know the types of vascular bundles. Study the post-harvest management of bamboo. Understand the structural and industrial application of bamboo.
C03	Course Outcome of C03 (Bamboo Management and Utilization)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the chemical and nutritional contents of bamboo plant parts. Understand the role bamboo in human welfare. Understand the harvesting techniques of bamboo shoot. Understand the work space, tool and equipment design for post-harvest techniques and value addition. Study the various preservation methods. Know the various types of diseases. Acquaint with different strategies for management of bamboo diseases.
C04	Course Outcome of C04 (Practical)

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify the different species of bamboo.
Carry out the vegetative propagation of bamboo.
Design different types of bamboo crafts.
Perform the preliminary analysis of phytochemical constituents.

SEMESTER-II
D01	Course Outcome of D01 (Technological Aspects of Bamboo)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Get knowledge about greenhouse, net house, and poly house technology, and construction of greenhouse, net house, and poly house. Understand the plant tissue culture techniques. Understand about plant breeding- introduction and historical concepts. Know the various tools used in making bamboo end products. Know the working principle of various bamboo based machineries.
D02	Course Outcome of D02 (Bamboo: Architecture, Engineering and Social Housing)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Know about the various National and International organizations related to bamboo. Understand the marketing strategies for various bamboo products. Know how to write a project proposal.
D03	Course Outcome of D03 (Practical)
	Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Carry out the micropropagation of bamboo. Design different types of bamboo crafts along with bamboo housing. Know how to make incense sticks.

SEMESTER –I Paper Code- C01: (Bamboo Resource Generation)
Group A- DIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS OF BAMBOO	Reference books
Taxonomy and Systematics: Principles of Plant taxonomy, Taxonomic hierarchy; outline of classification of Angiosperms. Taxonomy of Bamboo identification and characterization Botanical nomenclature: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature - general principles. Data sources of Taxonomy: (a) Anatomy, (b) Phytochemistry, (c) Genome Analysis. Taxonomic tools: Herbaria, Floras, Bambusetum (National and International). Diversity: Classification and survey of Bamboo	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group B- ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BAMBOO
Distribution: Geographical distribution of bamboo worldwide and in India with special reference to its biodiversity in North east region Ecological aspects of bamboo cultivation: Impact of major positive, minor positive, negligible and negative minor magnitude like Soil erosion, sedimentation, physical soil structure, ground water level, soil fertility, stabilization of humidity and temperature, laterization of soil, soil micro fauna.	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group C- BAMBOO AS RESOURCE
General introduction: What is bamboo? An overview; Description, growth and development Commercial bamboos: Distribution of species in different localities, their common and vernacular names, uses; detailed description and field identification characteristics. Production of planting stocks: Through seeds and Vegetative propagation methods Cultivation of bamboos: Homestead plantations; Commercial plantations and Forestry plantations	Please refer APPENDIX I
SEMESTER –I Paper Code- C02: (Bamboo Processing and Protection)
Group A- PROPERTIES AND UTILIZATION OF BAMBOO	Reference Book
Properties: Anatomical structure, Chemical properties, Physical properties and Mechanical Properties. Anatomical properties: Gross anatomy, Parechyma, Vascular bundles, fibres Chemical properties: Chemical constitution, Cellulose and hemicelluloses, lignin etc. Physical and Mechanical properties: Moisture content, Fibre saturation point and shrinkage, Specific gravity and mechanical properties, influence of age Grading and seasoning: Air seasoning; Kiln seasoning; chemical seasoning and seasoning defects.	Please refer APPENDIX I

Group B- BAMBOO PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION
Good Harvest Practice: The principles and precaution adopted during harvesting Post harvest protection: Protection during transportation and storage; Natural durability of bamboo. Causes of degradation: Biotic and Abiotic causes, fungal attack, insect attack, Post harvest Protection: Traditional methods and Chemical methods, Handling of preservatives	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group C: BAMBOO AS GREEN GOLD
Bamboo for industries: Bamboo for traditional industries, Flooring, Paper and Pulp industry Structural uses of bamboo: Bamboo in construction; Infrastructure; Reinforcement and Scaffolding Bamboo for Contemporary Industries: bamboo fibre; bamboo composites; Source of energy-Gasifier, Charcoal, Briquettes etc	Please refer APPENDIX I
SEMESTER –I Paper Code-C03: Bamboo Management and Utilization
Group A- BAMBOO AS FOOD, FODDER AND MEDICINE	Reference book
Bamboo as food: Bamboo shoots; seeds Bamboo as fodder: Bamboo leaves as fodder Bamboo as medicine: Biochemical aspects and medicinal uses of bamboo	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group B- BAMBOO SHOOTS PROCESSING AND PRESERATION TECHNIQUES
Bamboo shoots: Introduction to bamboo shoots, edible species. Harvesting of bamboo shoots: The principles and precaution adopted during harvesting Processing and Preservation: Processing technology for storage of fresh bamboo shoots, preservation technique, storage of fresh bamboo shoots with and without water; Microbiology of stored shoots, physiology and biochemical changes of fresh cut bamboo shoots, during cold storage; effect of storage on water content, pH and hydrogen cyanide content.	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group C- BAMBOO PATHOLOGY
Insect pests of bamboo: Seed pests, Nursery pests, Termites, Culm and shoot borers, Defoliators, Witches" broom, Sap suckers and their control Other bamboo diseases: Bacterial and fungi diseases	Please refer APPENDIX I
Paper Code- C04: LAB WORK BASED ON PAPER C01, C02 AND C03
Practical	Lab
Bamboo leaf and culm anatomy Anatomy of Bamboo. Different types of joints and applications of bamboo in construction Morphological characterization of bamboo culm and shoots, identification upto species level. Field demonstration on different types of nursery beds, conventional vegetative	Bamboo Technology, Bodoland University

propagation techniques (branch cutting, culm cutting, rhizome techniques etc. Post harvest protection of bamboo culm:

Preservation of bamboo culm by chemical methods
Biochemical estimation of bamboo shoots (soluble protein, soluble sugars, phenol, flavonoids etc.)

SEMESTER –II Paper Code- D01: TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BAMBOO
Group A: ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF BAMBOO	Reference book
Environmental aspects of Bamboo Cultivation: Ameliorating environmental attributes of bamboo, growth cycles, water requirement Bamboo and climate change: Carbon accounting, Carbon markets, Carbon credits for bamboo, Carbon sequestration at standard level, methodology	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group B: BAMBOO BIOTECHNOLOGY
Tissue culture: Concept of tissue culture, infrastructure facilities, micropropagation techniques, macro-proliferation Laboratory and field facility: Concept of Green House, Net house and Poly house and their utility Molecular Biology: Bamboo breeding and Cytogenetics	Please refer APPENDIX I
Group C: BAMBOO TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION
Bamboo Machineries: Description of hand tools, specification of tools and types of tools. Maintenance of all tools and machineries. Types of Machines: Description of Cross Cutting machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine; Description of Radial splitting machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine; Description of Knot removing machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine; Description of Polishing splitting machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine; Description of manual slivering machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine; Description of Round stick making machine, operational and trouble shoot of this machine, all kind of machines
SEMESTER –II Paper Code- D02: Bamboo, Architecture, Engineering and Social Housing
GROUP A: ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO BAMBOO
International Organizations: International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR, China); World Bamboo Organization (WBO, USA): History, Mission, Vision, Role National Organizations: National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA, New Delhi), North East Centre for Technology, Application and Reach (NECTAR, Shillong); National Bamboo Mission (NBA, New Delhi), National Institute of Design (NID, Ahmedabad), Bamboo and Cane Development Institute, Agartala, Tripura; Cane and Bamboo technology Centre (CBTC, Guwahati): History, Mission, Vision, Role Central Government different scheme on bamboo	Please refer APPENDIX I
GROUP B: BAMBOO HOUSING
Architecture, Engineering and Social Housing aspects- their relevance Market opportunities and development, identification and linkages	Please refer APPENDIX I

Source of information, information centres, role of different agencies
Suppliers and buyers
Different types of joints and applications

GROUP C: BAMBOO BUSINESS PLANNING AND COSTING
Cost of production, detailed project proposal/ report Format of a model project report Micro enterprise development, how to start a small enterprise at home/village Bamboo marketing and entrepreneurship	Please refer APPENDIX I
SEMESTER –II Paper Code- D03: PRACTICAL BASED ON PAPERS D01 and D02
Practical	Lab/Workshop
Bamboo minor craft and design Preparation of different bamboo product item Bamboo housing design and drawing Bamboo furniture making Laboratory technique for in vitro propagation of bamboo Working principle and design aspect of Green house, net house, poly house etc. Bamboo incense stick making Sliver making Preparation of finished products	Bamboo Technology, Bodoland University

Reference Books: APPENDIX I

NAME	Publication by
Field Guide :The bamboo book	NMBA
Training Manual: Building with bamboo	NMBA
Training Manual: Bamboo shoots processing	NMBA
Training Manual : Propagating Bamboo	NMBA
Training Manual : Propagating Bamboo-Assamese	NMBA
Training Manual : Cultivating Bamboo	NMBA
Training Manual : Cultivating Bamboo-Hindi	NMBA
Training Manual : Cultivating Bamboo-Assamese	NMBA
Training Manual : Culm Container craft	NMBA
Training Manual : Micro-propagation of bamboo	NMBA
Market Assessment- Flooring	NMBA
Preservation of Bamboo	NMBA
Biology and Silviculture of Muli bamboo	NMBA
Market Assessment-Furniture Components	NMBA
Info-sheet : Maturity Marking of Bamboo Culms	NMBA
Info-sheet : Bamboo-based charcoal	NMBA
Info-sheet: Gasification	NMBA
Info-sheet : Thorny Perimeter Fencing	NMBA
Info sheet: Vegetative Propagation Centre for Bamboo	NMBA
NID:Cane & bamboo craft of NE India-Paperbound	NMBA
NID: Bamboo Initiatives	NMBA
Venu Bharati (English)	NMBA
Venu Bharati (Hindi)	NMBA
Atlas of Bamboo Devices	NMBA
Bamboo (Hindi/ English)	NMBA

Jai Ho Bamboo – Nagaland Bamboo Story (English) –CD	NMBA
Tripura – Tryst with Destiny (English) –CD	NMBA
Bamboo Structures – In Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation English) – CD	NMBA
Bamboo Mats and Slivers – Backbone of Bamboo Industry (English) - CD	NMBA
Bamboo Furniture – Sustainable Green Solution (English) –CD	NMBA
Bamboo and Renewable Energy (English)	NMBA
Bamboo Schools in Chhattisgarh (English)	NMBA
Bamboo Polyhouse – A Green Boon (English)	NMBA
Bamboo Plantation – A Profitable Enterprise (English)	NMBA
Bamboo Beckons Kerala (English)	NMBA
Bamboo Propagation – Strengthening the Roots (English)	NMBA
The Green Hope – Bamboo Housing, Shelters and Structures (English)	NMBA
From Tragedy to Triumph – A Story of Reconstruction (English)	NMBA
NMBA : A Success Story (English)	NMBA
Annotated bibliography of bamboo-CD	NMBA
Film : In the Forest Hangs a Bridge – CD	NMBA
Bamboo Structural Material- CD	NMBA
Propagating & Cultivating –CD	NMBA
Unfolding Opportunities – Bamboo Film CD	NMBA
Priority species of bamboo and rattan ( TR -1)	INBAR
Bamboo preservation techniques : a review (TR-3)	INBAR
Methodologies for trials of bamboo and rattan (TR-4)	INBAR
Constraints to production of bamboo and rattan (TR-5)	INBAR
A manual for vegetative propagation of bamboos (TR-6)	INBAR
Genetic enhancement of bamboo and rattan (TR – 7)	INBAR
Local tools and equipment technologies for processing bamboo & rattan (TR-8)	INBAR
Diseases of bamboos in Asia (TR-10)	INBAR & KFRI
Inventory Techniques and Assessment of Rattan and Bamboo in Tropical Forests (TR-11)	INBAR
Bamboo Panel Boards a State-of-the-Art Review (TR-12)	INBAR
Insect pests of in Asia (TR-13)	INBAR & KFRI
The Role of Bamboo, Rattan and Medicinal Plants in Mountain Development (TR-15)
Bamboo in Construction: An Introduction (TR-16)	INBAR
Bamboos of India a compendium (TR-17)	INBAR & KFRI
The Anatomy of Bamboo culms (TR-18)	INBAR
Structural Adequacy of Traditional Bamboo Housing in Latin America (TR-19)	INBAR
Designing and Building With Bamboo (TR-20)	INBAR
A Manual of Bamboo Hybridization (TR-21)	INBAR
Bamboo Preservation Compendium (TR-22)	INBAR
Design of Bamboo Scaffolds (TR-23)	INBAR
Erection of Bamboo Scaffolds(TR-24)	INBAR
Traditional bamboo preservation methods in Latin America (TR-25)	INBAR
Industrial utilization on bamboo (TR-26)	INBAR
Training Manual on Micro-Propagation of Bamboo (TR-27)	INBAR
Greening Red Earth (TR-28)	INBAR
Bamboo Product Commercialization in the European Union (TR-29)	INBAR
Bamboo, a Sustainable Solution for Western Europe Design Cases, LCAs and Land-use (TR- 30)	INBAR
Comparative Analysis and Policy Recommendations on Developing Bamboo Resource Tenure Systems in Asia and Africa (TR-31)	INBAR
Bamboo and Climate Change Mitigation (TR-32)	INBAR
China"s bamboo – Culture/ Resources/Cultivation/Utilization (TR-33)	INBAR
Bamboo Designing furniture “Where western design meets Indian tradition”	CIBART
Advance technology on bamboo & cane treatment	Samir Jamatia
Bamboo mat veneer composite for general purposes – Specification (IS 14588)	BIS
Specification for bamboo chicks: Part 2 Coarse (IS 8295 : Part 2)	BIS
Dry salted bamboo shoot – Specification (IS 15690)	BIS
Preservation of bamboo and cane for nonstructural purposes - Code of practice (IS 1902)	BIS
Methods of tests for split bamboos (IS 8242)	BIS

Specification for bamboo chicks: Part 1 Fine (IS 8295 : Part 1)	BIS
Specification for bamboo supports for camouflaging equipment (IS 10145)	BIS
Bamboo shoot in brine – Specification (IS 15689)	BIS
Bamboo mat board for general purposes – Specification (IS 13958)	BIS
Specification for bamboo tent poles (IS 7344)	BIS
Bamboo Mat Corrugated Sheets –Specification (IS 15476)	BIS
Canned bamboo shoot (IS 15688)	BIS
Preservation of bamboo for structural purposes - Code of practice (IS 9096)	BIS
Method of tests for bamboo(IS 6874)	BIS
Training manual of dyeing and printing techniques on bamboo mats	Samir Jamatia
Project Completion Report on Torrefaction of Bamboo	Indian Institute of Science
Report on process, market& business opportunity report on edible bamboo shoot	Engineering Resources Group
Training Manual on Utilization Bamboo in China	China Forestry Publishing House
Bamboo : From Green Design to Sustainable Design (Hb)	Bibliophile South Asia
Conservation and Management of Bamboo Resources	Institute of Forest Productivity
Textile and Bamboo Crafts of the Northeastern Region by Aditi Shirali, National Institute of Design	National Institute of Design
In the forest hangs a bridge by Sanjay Kak
Building Materials in India : 50 Years (A Commemorative Volume)	T.N. Gupta, BMTPC
Diseases of Bamboos in Asia	INBAR
Ethnobotanical Study of Bamboos in Manipur	L. Dhanapati Devi
Lantana	Anil P. Joshi
Handbook of Analysis and Quality Control for Fruit and Vegetable Products (Second Edition)	S. Ranganna
Technology innovation and promotion in practice : pumps, channels, and wells	TERI
Insect Pests of Bamboos in Asia – An illustrated Manual	INBAR
United Nations Inter-Agency Resource Guide for Small Enterprise Development	UNDP
Bamboo - Conservation, Diversity, Ecogeography, Germplasm, Resource Utilization and Taxonomy	INBAR

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