自古以来竹子作为一种重要的自然资源 ,在人们的日常生活中得到了广泛的应用。随着竹材加工工艺的不断改进 ,以竹子为原料的新产品层出不穷。竹材的工业化利用 ,使竹子已经不再是“穷人的木材”,竹制精品已称豪华 ;而竹子的化学利用将成为开拓高附加值竹产品的有效途径。在基础理论研究方面 ,竹子生物多样性的研究成为新的热点。竹林的生态功能及其在可持续发展中的重要性愈来愈受到国际社会的广泛关注。在拉丁美洲和非洲 ,以及在没有天然竹林分布的欧洲和北美洲都日趋注重对竹类的研究与开发利用。现代生物学技术为从分子水平揭示竹类植物系统发育和个体发育的机制提供了更有效的手段 Since ancient times, bamboo as an important natural resource has been widely used in people’s daily life. With the continuous improvement of bamboo processing technology, bamboo as the raw material of new products after another. The industrialization of bamboo makes the bamboo no longer be “the poor wood”, and the bamboo fine has claimed to be luxurious; and the chemical utilization of bamboo will be an effective way to explore high value-added bamboo products. In the basic theoretical research, the study of bamboo biodiversity has become a new hot spot. The ecological function of bamboo forest and its importance in sustainable development have drawn more and more attention from the international community. In Latin America and Africa, as well as in Europe and North America, where there are no natural bamboo distributions, there is an increasing emphasis on the research and development and utilization of bamboo. Modern biological techniques provide a more effective means of revealing the phylogeny and development of bamboo plants at the molecular level