International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan 1 article published in JoVE Biology In Planta Gene Expression and Gene Editing in Moso Bamboo Leaves Huayu Sun1,2, Sining Wang1,2, Zhimin Gao1,2 1Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration/Beijing on Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, 2Institute of Gene Science and Industrialization for Bamboo and Rattan Resources, International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan In this study, a novel in planta gene expression and gene editing method mediated by Agrobacterium was developed in bamboo. This method greatly improved the efficiency of gene function validation in bamboo, which has significant implications for accelerating the process of bamboo breeding.