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Scientists in India have discovered a way to make bamboo plants produce flowers in laboratory. The British (26) Nature recently reported the historic event. In the wild it can take as long as 120 years for some kind of bamboo to flower, and after the plant (27) its seeds it dies. The bamboo plant is used in many different ways. But because it takes so long to produce seeds, scientists never consider it a traditional farm crop. The recent (28) in India may change that. The research was done at the National Chemical Laboratory in India. Three scientists cut two hundred pieces from two different kinds of bamboo plants; each was a few centimeters long. The tiny cuttings were placed (29) coconut milk, plant-growth hormone and other (30) . Just a few weeks later, flowers began to appear, which were the same size as those on (31) grown bamboos. Two weeks after that the plants began to produce seeds. In the wild, it will take 30 years for these kinds of bamboos to flower and make seeds. One of them had not put the bamboo seeds in soil, but he believes they will produce plants. The Indian scientists now are planning experiments to see if they can (32) the bamboo through the techniques of (33) engineering. Bamboo reproduces in two ways. It flowers and produces seeds. It also produces new growth from its roots. Bamboo plants growing from its roots are called "Zhusun" in China. Bamboo shoots are (34) and replanted in the field. Farmers (35) the leaves. They feed them to their animals. Scientists in India have discovered a way to make bamboo plants produce flowers in laboratory. The British (26) Nature recently reported the historic event. In the wild it can take as long as 120 years for some kind of bamboo to flower, and after the plant (27) its seeds it dies. The bamboo plant is used in many different ways. But because it takes so long to produce seeds, scientists never consider it a traditional farm crop. The recent (28) in India may change that. The research was done at the National Chemical Laboratory in India. Three scientists cut two hundred pieces from two different kinds of bamboo plants; each was a few centimeters long. The tiny cuttings were placed (29) coconut milk, plant-growth hormone and other (30) . Just a few weeks later, flowers began to appear, which were the same size as those on (31) grown bamboos. Two weeks after that the plants began to produce seeds. In the wild, it will take 30 years for these kinds of bamboos to flower and make seeds. One of them had not put the bamboo seeds in soil, but he believes they will produce plants. The Indian scientists now are planning experiments to see if they can (32) the bamboo through the techniques of (33) engineering. Bamboo reproduces in two ways. It flowers and produces seeds. It also produces new growth from its roots. Bamboo plants growing from its roots are called "Zhusun" in China. Bamboo shoots are (34) and replanted in the field. Farmers (35) the leaves. They feed them to their animals.