Abstract:Treatment of young leaves with 800 to 1200 ppm. of ethrel the produced clustered secondary shoots on nearly all the nodes. After the removal of the primary leaves, the clustered secondary shoots were hurried in soil while still connected with the mother plant. Four months later, about 50% of the clustered secondary shoots bore roots. They could survive when separated from the mother plant. When the secondary shoots were further sprayed twice with 1,000 ppm. ethrel, the rooting percentage increased to 90%, with well developed root system. Ten months after planting, the secondary shoots tillered 2—5 times. The bamboo shoots thus obtained reached a height of 50cm, some even 100cm.This new method of propagation has many advantages: It does not need seeds; it is very simple to manipulate, the percentage of survival is high.