Progress in Study of the Variations of Bamboo Properties

摘要

@@1. Introduction Bamboo is a vital component of forest resources. There arc over 70 genera and 1200 species in the World. Over 40 genera and 500 species exist in china. Bamboo could replace wood in many applications. While the traits such as small diameter, thin-walled, hollow, obvious taper and anisotropic lead to low utilization. Therefore, we must thoroughly study its variations to use it fully.