Bara bet (a variety of Rattan), an important
minor forest produce, is a valuable
raw material for the cottage industries of
Bangladesh. It, usually, is an undergrowth
in the natural forests of Bangladesh and other
tropical forests of the world. The natural
forests, in the present practice, are clear felled
and replanted with some major timber species.
As a result, the population of this natural
undergrowth is diminishing gradually. So,
to maintain and replenish the stock of this
group of plants, a proper investigation of
sexual periodicity and seed germination is
of importance. To start with, a study was
undertaken on the flowering periodicity and