2010年中国植物科学研究继续快速发展。中国科学家在植物科学各领域中取得了大量的具有原创意义的研究成果, 尤其是在水稻产量决定的遗传机制和作物基因组研究方面获得了一系列突破, 农业生态学研究等方面也取得了重大进展, 获得国内外的高度评价。该文对2010年中国本土植物生命科学若干领域取得的重要研究进展进行概括性评述, 旨在全面追踪当前中国植物科学领域发展的最新前沿和热点事件, 并展现我国科学家所取得的杰出成就。

Plant science in China has been developing rapidly in 2010. Chinese scientists reported a lot of original research findings in various aspects of plant biology. A series of breakthrough in the identification of important functional genes controlling rice yield and analysis of crop genome has been made. Moreover, the ecological research of agriculture achieved significant progresses. This review aims to provide an overall picture of plant research in China and highlights some of the important findings in 2010.