Bamboo, a rapidly growing grass, plays a vital role in social, economic, and ecological development of India. India's big market for bamboo opens up an enormous potential to enhance the quality of life of both urban and rural communities. Bamboo has versatile applications in construction material, pulp ö paper industries, rods, weaving material, plywood, baskets, headgears, environmental regeneration quality, soil binders, food and medicine describing the commercial importance and ecological sustainability of its products. This paper presents details of 27 commercial species of bamboo collected through field studies in India. The market value of different species among all twenty-seven species has been assessed using clustering techniques. The study provides information about the clusters including area of application, turn-over, international imports-exports value of products and supports from State and Central Government and thereby determining their commercial values. The major conclusion leads to the development of an appropriate intervention plans in different industrial areas with respect of marketing and technological upgradation etc. which would also provide a way to strengthen cooperation among clusters regardless of their size of business operation.

竹子是一种迅速生长的草，在印度的社会，经济和生态发展中起着至关重要的作用。印度巨大的竹子市场为改善城乡社区的生活质量开辟了巨大的潜力。竹子在建筑材料，纸浆造纸工业，棒，编织材料，胶合板，篮子，头饰，环境再生质量，土壤粘合剂，食品和药品中具有广泛的应用，描述了其产品的商业重要性和生态可持续性。本文介绍了通过印度田间研究收集的27种商品竹的详细信息。已经使用聚类技术评估了全部27种物种中不同物种的市场价值。该研究提供有关集群的信息，包括应用范围，周转率，产品的国际进出口价值以及国家和中央政府的支持，从而确定其商业价值。主要结论导致在市场营销和技术升级等方面，在不同的工业领域制定了适当的干预计划，这也将为加强集群之间的合作提供一种途径，而不论其经营规模如何。