过去十年内,生物技术的飞速发展,为植物改良提供了新的可能性。新技术的发明和应用导致有些人认为传统的植物育种方法很快会过时。本文旨在对某些新技术进行扼要的综述,并讨论其应用的潜力及目前的局限性,最后强调常规育种家在运用这些技术进行植物改良的重要性。 植物生物技术 Over the past decade, the rapid development of biotechnology has provided new possibilities for plant improvement. The invention and application of new technologies has led some to believe that traditional plant breeding methods quickly become obsolete. The purpose of this article is to briefly summarize some of the new technologies and discuss the potential and current limitations of their application. Finally, the importance of conventional plant breeders applying these techniques for plant improvement is highlighted. Plant Biotechnology