药用植物基因工程研究和应用展望

我国是世界上最大的药用植物贸易国和消费国。药用植物基因工程的研究和应用是提高药用植物生产效率和品质，减轻资源的压力，增强我国药用植物产业的竞争力，并使之能够可持续发展最快捷、最有前途的手段之一。虽然植物基因工程的研究和应用已经取得了长足的进展，但是目前为止，植物基因工程的研究更多还是集中于一些传统的模式植物上；尽管已有上百种植物中已经有成功转入外源基因的报道，但植物基因工程的应用也还局限于一些大宗的重要农作物品种上。对于药用植物来说，基因工程的研究近年来逐渐出现，并有增多的趋势，但总量依然很少。笔者在介绍植物基因工程应用概况的基础上，对药用植物基因工程研究和应用的现状进行了综述，提出所存在的问题，并对其发展前景进行了展望。

Progress in research and application of gene engineering on medicinal plants

China is the country possessing the largest amount of trade and consumption of medicinal plants in the world. Research and application of gene engineering on medicinal plants are the one of the most promising ways to increase the productivity and quality of medicinal plants, reduce the resource stress, and enhance the competitive power and sustainable development ability of the medicinal plants industry. In spite of the great progress in research and application of plant gene engineering worldwide, the research of gene transformation has mostly been conducted on some model plants, and the application of transgenic plant has been limited to a few staple and important crop species. For medicinal plants, recently the researches of gene transformation has emerged, however, compared with other crop and economic plants, it is still a very limited amount. On the basis of a general introduction of application of transgenic plants, this paper focuses on the present situation of the research and application of gene engineering on medicinal plants, to put forward the problems in this field, and give a prospect for its development.