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To determine:
The drawbacks of planting bamboo for human use.
Introduction:
A bamboo is becoming a multifunctional product which is used for building materials, food, and clothing. It is one of the eco-friendly crops because it requires low amounts of pesticides and chemicals.
Explanation of Solution
The drawbacks of planting bamboo for human use are as follow:
• A bamboo plant has invasive nature. When it is cultivated outside of its native habitat, then it can easily taken over and harm the native species.
• Bamboo plant show both sexual and asexual mode of propagation and can grow from growth buds. So once it is planted it can persist for several years.
• The cultivation of bamboo plant leads to the soil erosion and the land losses it fertility and may be not able to cope up with another crop.
A bamboo can easily outcompete and remove the native species in new habitat and can make the soil infertile for other crops and plant species.
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