woody grasses. Bamboos encompass 1250 species within 75 genera, most of which are relatively fast-growing, attaining stand maturity within five years, but flowering infrequently3. As an industrial raw material, bamboo has been used to produce both cellulosic fibers for paper and starch granules for saccharification and production or ethanol. In general, the -cellulose content in bamboo is 40 to 50%, which is comparable with the reported - cellulose contents of softwoods (40 to 52%) and hardwoods (38 to 56%)4. Undoubtedly, bamboo is a potential alternative source of raw material for dissolving pulp production because of long fibre.