人工种子的概念是1978年由 MURSHIGE 提出的,当时未引起人们注意,至1984年美国植物遗传公司申请有关人工种子专利后,才引起世界普遍注意。当时,该项技术远未达到实用化的水平,但被宣传机构广泛宣扬,使人工种子的重要意义,为人皆知。近年,由于高等植物生物工程的发展,尤其是 The concept of artificial seeds was raised by MURSHIGE in 1978, when people did not notice it. By 1984, the plant geneticists of the United States applied for patents on artificial seeds before they aroused the world’s attention. At that time, the technology was far from practical level, but it was widely publicized by publicity agencies to make the significance of artificial seeds known to all. In recent years, due to the development of higher plant bioengineering, especially