[Objective] To study the effect of acetosyringone(AS) on the adventitious buds induction and growth of Arundo donax linn.,so as to provide references for the application of AS to Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation.[Method] Explants of Arundo donax linn.were pre-cultured for 3 days and then transferred to the media added with 100,250,500,1 000,2 500 and 5 000 of acetosyringone,the medium without adding AS was taken as control to observe the different number and height of induced adventitious buds....