In plants, male sterility (MS) is a specific breeding target trait. With the advancements in agriculture, utilization of heterosis breeding in hybrid production through MS lines has become the main breeding tool of various cross‐pollinated and even self‐pollinated crops. Soybean is an essential source of oil and protein; however, the low yield is a major factor limiting its development. Soybean MS mainly comprises cytoplasmic‐nuclear MS and nuclear/genic MS (NMS/GMS), which can effectively utilize heterosis to improve soybean yield. This review outlines the recent research progress on the development of new genetically MS lines, exploring the underlying molecular mechanism of MS, identification and cloning of MS and fertility restoration genes, and the application of MS lines. We further discussed and prospected the future developmental scenario direction of the soybean MS, based on the previous studies of other crops sterility system. Moreover, this review also provides comprehensive information for better application of MS to soybean breeding programme.

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大豆中雄性不育的发生，分子基础和利用

在植物中，雄性不育（MS）是特定的育种目标性状。随着农业的发展，通过MS系在杂种生产中利用杂种优势育种已成为各种异花授粉甚至自花授粉作物的主要育种工具。大豆是油脂和蛋白质的重要​​来源。但是，低产量是限制其发展的主要因素。大豆MS主要包括细胞质-核MS和核/基因MS（NMS / GMS），可以有效利用杂种优势提高大豆产量。这篇综述概述了新的遗传MS系的发展的最新研究进展，探索了MS的潜在分子机制，MS的鉴定和克隆以及生殖力恢复基因，以及MS系的应用。我们在先前对其他作物不育系统的研究的基础上，进一步讨论并展望了大豆MS的未来发展情景方向。此外，本综述还提供了综合信息，以更好地将MS应用于大豆育种计划。