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HEREDITAS ›› 2011, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 431-436.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2011.00431

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Transgenic technology and soybean quality improvement

CHENG Hao, JIN Hang-Xia, GAI Jun-Yi, YU De-Yue   

  1. National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agri-cultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2010-10-25 Revised:2010-12-15 Online:2011-05-20 Published:2011-05-25
  • Contact: YU De-Yue E-mail:dyyu@njau.edu.cn

Abstract: Soybean is an important source of edible oil, protein and protein diet. The breeding process of high quality soybean can be accelerated via employment of transgenic technology, by which the key genes for soybean quality traits could be directly manipulated. Thus, various soybean varieties could be bred to fulfill different needs for specific consumers. Here, we reviewed the contribution of transgenic technology to improvement of soybean qualities in recent years. We also introduce some newly developed safe transgenic technologies and hope this information could relieve some concerns on the GM food.

Key words: quality Improvement, soybean, safe transgenic technology