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WBC-VIII-Intro - Introdução ao 8o World Bamboo Congress

WBC-VIII-Vol.1 - Inaugural Session
- Human Flying and Bamboo Fiber, from the Aviation Pioneer to Contemporary Design
- Bamboo and Climate Change: The Imperative
- The Bamboo Compendium
- In Honor of Bamboo Pioneers

WBC-VIII-Vol.2 - Bamboo for Thailand and Southeast Asia
- Tracing the History, Scanning the Technology and Initiatives on Bamboo Production and Conservation in the Philippines
- Bamboo (Denrocalamus asper) as Raw Material for Interior Composite Panel Manufacture in Thailand
- Creating Sustainable Jobs and Incomes to Reduce Poverty: Lessons from Bamboo Supply Chain Development Project in North West Vietnam
- On-Farm Participatory Research for Development of Integrated Management of Bamboo Plantations in Northern Mountainous Areas of Vietnam
- Impact Assessment of Bamboo Harvesting in the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri, Cambodia
- Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Bambusa bambos from Thailand using Microsatellite Markers
- Connecting the Poor: Interventions in the Bamboo Value Chain. A Case from Houaphanh, Lao PDR
- Establishing Industrial Bamboo Enterprises Through the Value Chain Approach

WBC-VIII-Vol.3 - Bamboo and the Environment
- A Study on the Environmental Role and Economic Potential of Arundinaria callosa, Munro
- A Contribution to Flood Management in European Cities through Bamboo Plantations
- Energy Crops in Western Europe: is Bamboo an Acceptable Alternative ?
- Role of Bamboo in Conservation of Biodiversity and Promoting Ecotourism in Tripura, India
- Chemistries of Throughfall and Stemflow in Two Bamboo Forests and a Japanese Cedar Forest in Japan
- Guadua angustifolia Forestry nucleus in Colombia: Contribution to Environmental Preservation and to Local Social Development
- Oxygen Oasis
- Bamboo as Carbon-Sink - Fact or Fiction?

WBC-VIII-Vol.4 - Resources – Forestry, Plantations and Conservation
- Planning, Designing and Implementing a Jati Bamboo (Bambusa tulda) Plantation Scheme through Bank Credit on Small Landholder’s Revenue Wastelands in Assam, India for Sustainable Livelihood
- Genetic Improvement and Conservation of Bamboos in India
- Challenges on Climbing Bamboo Utilization and R&D Directions
- Integrated Management of Bamboo Resources in the Colombia Coffee Region
- Lei Bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) Growth Degradation associated with Soil Properties using an Organic Material Mulching Technique
- Optimising Inputs for Production of Bamboo Shoots and timber
- Bamboo Resource and Policy in Mizoram, India
- Evaluation of Above Ground Biomass produced by Dendrocalamus asper in North Western Himalayan Region of India
- Distribution and Assessment of Bamboo in South Kordofan State, Sudan
- The Preservation of Bamboo Forests undertaken by NPO Kitakyushu Biotope Network Group in Kitakyushu, Japan
- Performance of Exotic Bamboo Species in Kenya
- Succession of Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zuc.) Riparian Forest Vegetation after Gregarious Flowering

WBC-VIII-Vol.5 -Biology and Taxonomy
- Cyanogenic Glycosides in Bamboo Plants Grown in Manipur, India
- The First Report of Flowering and Fruiting Phenomenon of Melocanna baccifera in Nepal
- Species Relationships in Dendrocalamus Inferred from AFLP Fingerprints
- Flowering gene expression in the life history of two mass-flowered bamboos, Phyllostachys meyeri and Shibataea chinensis (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
- Relationships between Phuphanochloa (Bambuseae, Bambusoideae, Poaceae) and its related genera
- Evaluation of the Polymorphic of Microsatellites Markers in Guadua angustifolia (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)
- Occurrence of filamentous fungi on Brazilian giant bamboo
- Consideration of the flowering periodicity of Melocanna baccifera through past records and recent flowering with a 48-year interval
- Gregarious flowering of Melocanna baccifera around north east India Extraction of the flowering event by using satellite image data

WBC-VIII-Vol.6 - Horticulture
- Micropropagation Protocol for Melocanna baccifera using Nodal Explants from Mature Clump
- Bamboo Propagation: Practical Experiences of Some Private Nursery Operators in Laguna, Philippines
- Cyanogenic Glucosides in Juvenile Edible Shoots of some Indian bamboos
- In-vitro Organogenesis and Simultaneous Formation of Shoots and Roots from Callus in Dendrocalamus asper
- Micropropagation and Evaluation of Growth Performance of the Selected Industrially Important Bamboo Species in Southern India
- Identifying new Fargesia Introductions and Predicting their Cold Tolerance using AFLP markers
- Allelopathic Effect of Parthenium hysterophorus L. on Germination and Growth of Seedlings of Bambusa bambos (L) Voss and Dendrocalamus strictus Nees
- Exploring the Nutraceutical potential and Food Safety Aspect of Bamboo shoot of Some Indian Species
- Production of Quality Planting Material of Sympodial Bamboos for Raising Plantations in India
- Clonal Propagation of Bambusa vulgaris Schrad ex wendl by Leafy Branch Cuttings
- Micropropagation of Economically Important Bamboo Dendrocalamus hamiltonii through Axillary bud and Seed culture
- Propagation of Bamboos through Tissue Culture Technology and Field Plantation
- Macro-Propagation of Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich Munro) from Culm Cuttings

WBC-VIII-Vol.7- Bamboo for Community and Economic Development
- Bamboo – A Renewable Natural Resource and Valuable Raw Material of Cottage Industries
- Carbon Farming through Village Bamboos in Rural Landscape of Northeast India as Affected by Traditional Harvest Regimes
- Bamboo - the Emerging Tool for Forest Management and Community Development in Assam, Northeast India
- Vanishing Trade of Bamboo: A Case study of Traditional Artisans of Uttarakhand
- Bamboo Development in the Philippines: BambooPhil Strategies
- ITC Limited Incense Business
- Bamboo Handicraft Industry in Kerala State of India: Problems and Prospects
- Scouting, Documentation and Standardization of use of Bamboo in Livestock and Poultry with Special Reference to Northeast India
- Experience with Livelihood Development Projects – A Case Study of Chhattisgarh, India
- Marketing and Supply Chain Analysis of Bamboo Products from Northeastern India in Major Consumption Markets of India

WBC-VIII-Vol.8- Production, Design and Industrial Aspects
- The Gluability and Bonding Strength of Dendrocalamus asper Backer for Exterior Structural Applications
- Experimental Study of Glued Laminated Guadua as Building Material: Adhesive Calibration
- Mechanical Properties and Failure Characteristic of Phenolic-Treated Plybamboo
- Alkali-oxygen Pulping on Steam-explosion Pretreated Bamboo Species
- Study of the Behaviour of Guadua Angustifolia Kunth
- Bamboo Composite Pole
- Sustainable Utilization of Bamboo for Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
- Bamboo Design Dialogue
- Production of Manually-Oriented Strand-Cement Board from Bamboo
- Development of Oriented Strand Lumber made from Dendrocalamus asper Backer
- Study on Manufacture and Properties of Bamboo-Chip Binderless Board
- Bambu Project: Mechanical Characteristics of the Glued Laminated Bamboo
- Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) as Raw Material for Interior Composite Panel Manufacture in Thailand

WBC-VIII-Vol.9- Material Properties of Bamboo
- Identification of Superior Fiber-Trait-Yielding Genetic Resources of Bambusa balcooa: Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of Fibers
- The Anatomical and Chemical Properties of Bambusa Vulgaris from Three Sites in Ghana
- Performance of Dendrocalamus strictus Treated with Combined Fire Retardant and Preservative Systems against Fire, Fungus and Termites
- Properties Evaluation of Dendrocalamus giganteus Treated by Heat
- Chemical Protection of Bamboos, Bambusa bambos and Dendrocalamus strictus for their Commercial Utilization
- Protection of Bamboo by Environment-friendly Chemicals against Short-term Molding

WBC-VIII-Vol.10- Architecture and Engineering
- The Den, Soneva Kiri Resort, Koh Kood Island, Thailand
- Going Multi-Storied With Bamboo
- Conventional vs. Substitutive Bamboo Construction: The Classification of Bamboo Construction
- Our Explorations in Bamboo Constructions
- Construction and Construction Methods: Bamboo Building Essentials
- Seven Concepts To Build A Bamboo Bridge
- A Tale of Two Bridges A Proposal for the International World Bamboo Congress 2009, Bangkok
- Bamboo as a Material for Housing and Buildings – Indian Experience

WBC-VIII-Vol.11- In Partnership for a Better World (INBAR)
- Resilience Thinking Implications for Reconfiguring Bamboo Management and Governance
- Global Bamboo Trade and the New HS Codes
- Bamboo Biomass Energy –A Partnership between Ghana, Ethiopia, China and INBAR
- Philippine Bamboo Innovation in Partnership with INBAR
- The Bamboo Sector as an Effective Stakeholder Network and the Role of INBAR