Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Mechara, Ethiopia

Study was under taken on four bamboo species: Dendrocalamus hamlitonii, Dendrocalamus memebranceous, Guadua amplexofolia and Oxythenantera abyssinica at Mechara Agricultural research center to evaluate their adaptability. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications. The selected bamboo species had no problem on survival and adaptability at study area except some growth variation and the outcome had a significant value at (p<0.05) between treatment’s parameters. Mean value of Dendrocalamus hamlitonii specie was showed high difference and followed by Dendrocalamus membracias that in number of new emerging bamboo shoots, root collar diameter of the emerging shoots, Culm diameter, Culm height, lower internodes length, middle internodes length, upper internodes length and number of nodes except number of bamboo seedling survives in first year whereas, Guadua amplexofolia mean values revealed lowest almost all growth parameters except number of bamboo seedling survives in first. On the other hand, Guadua amplexofolia showed the higher mean value than Oxytenanthera abyssinica, with the number of seedling survived in first year, number of new emerging shoots, root collar diameter of the emerging shoots and Culm diameter. On the contrary side; Oxytenanthera abyssinica was showed higher mean value than Guadua amplexofolia only with Culm height, lower internodes length, middle internodes length, upper internodes length and number of nodes. With this fact, we have recommended Dendrocalamus hamlitonii, Dendrocalamus memebranceous and Oxythenantera abyssinica in the order of first, second and third order respectively. Generally, the study under Mechara and related agro ecology, we advocate these adapted species for further economic and livelihood benefits for different stakeholders.