Sincere thanks are due to:

International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), New Delhi, India;

International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada;

Dr K.S.S. Nair, Director, and Dr S. Chand Basha, former Director, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala, India;

Dr C .B. Sastry, Director, and Mr Paul Stinson, former Manager, INBAR, New Delhi, India;

Dr C.T.S. Nair, Senior Program Officer, FORSPA, Bangkok, Thailand;

Prof Chao Chison, President, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China;

Prof Zhu Kegong, Forest Pathology Department, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China;

Dr Zhu Shilin, Asst. Director, and Ms Zhang Xin Ping, Bamboo Information Centre China, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;

Dr Emmanuel D. Bello, Director, and Dr Perla A. Centino, Research Specialist, Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), the Philippines;

Mr Paulino A. Umali, Jr. and Mr Lucas L. Gonzales, Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), the Philippines;

Dr Emilio A. Rosario, Director, Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), Laguna, the Philippines;

Dr Maria P. Dayan and Ms Veronica O. Sinohin, Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), Laguna, the Philippines;

Dr Songkram Thammincha, Associate Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand;

Mr Boonchoob Boontawee, Director, Silvicultural Research Division, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok, Thailand;

Mr Suthat Lawskul, Ms Oyi and Mr Chammong Kanchana Burangura, Silviculture Research Division, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok, Thailand;

Dr Aniwat Chalerm Pongse, Ms Krisna Pongpanich, Microbiology and Plant Protection Laboratory, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok, Thailand;

Dr Charunee Vongkaluang, Forest Products Research Division, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok, Thailand;

Dr Ming-Jen Lee, Department of Forest Resources Management, National Chiayi Institute of Agriculture, Taiwan-China;

Mr Tran Van Mao, Department of Resource and Environment Protection, College of Forestry, Xuan Mai-Hatay, Vietnam;

Dr M.A. Rahman, Institute of Forestry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh;

The Director, Institute of Rain and Moist-Deciduous Forests, Jorhat, Assam, India;

Dr U.N. Saikia, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India;

Dr M.D. Mehrotra and Dr A.N. Shukla, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRI), Dehra Dun, India;

Mr D. Swain, Silviculturist, Orissa Forest Department, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India;

Dr N.S.K. Harsh and Dr K.K. Soni, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India;

Dr Eric Boa, Tree Health Specialist, International Mycological Institute (IMI), Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CABI), Kew, UK;

Dr Chris Stapleton, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CABI), Kew, UK;

Dr Paul Kirk, International Mycological Institute (IMI), Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CABI), Kew, UK;

Dr J.K. Sharma, Scientist-in-charage, Pathology Division, and colleagues at Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala, India;

Dr K.K.N. Nair, Dr K.V. Sankaran and Dr R.C. Pandalai, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala, India;

Ms Sumangala Amma, Stenographer, Division of Pathology, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Kerala, India; and

All persons in various institutions and forest departments in different countries who responded to the questionnaire and provided valuable information on bamboos and bamboo diseases.