Bamboo preservation has become more important in India because of Government’s directions to develop bamboo resources and adopt their rational utilization to conserve natural forests. This paper traces the development of various processes for treatment of bamboo and their effectiveness. Results obtained by various workers since 1947 when systematic work on bamboo protection was first published. Various non-pressure and pressure treatment studies carried out different bamboo species have been summarized. The results obtained in different studies have been collated to provide reference to future work. Bamboo is a non-durable material and without proper protection perishes soon. Although available cheap, it effects the resource base and colossal losses of labor for replacements. Traditional methods adopted in tribal/rural areas have not been included as there has been no systematic study to evaluate their performance. In nutshell, the presentation is an extended summary of the work published so far. Any omission is coincidental and not deliberate.

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