Vol.26 No.1£¨2004 February£©£º51-56 The Applicability of Somatic Hybridization in Vegetable Breeding YAN Jing, ZHANG Ming Fang*, CHEN Li Ping £¨College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China£© Abstract: In this paper, the applicability of somatic hybridization in vegetable breeding is reviewed, including innovation of new germplasm, creation and transfer of CMS trait; enhancement of disease resistance, insect resistance and stress resistance, and improvement of physiological type. Furthermore, its main weakness and corresponding problems are also discussed. Key words: somatic hybridization; vegetable; new germplasm *Corresponding author, E-mail: mfzhang@zju.edu.cn |