“神舟五号”飞船首次载人升天,同时搭载了番茄、辣椒、玉米、大白菜和报春花等种子进行了又一次太空育种实验,在国内掀起了一股太空育种热。对此,沈阳农业大学园艺学院冯辉教授发表见解指出:太空育种并不神秘,它只是众多的育种方式之一,不应对其过分渲染。◆种子上天只求变异 For the first time, the “Shenzhou V” spacecraft was manned and ascended to heaven. At the same time, another space breeding experiment was carried with seeds of tomato, pepper, corn, Chinese cabbage and primrose, and a space breeding heat was set off in China. In response, Professor Feng Hui from Shenyang Agricultural University College of Horticulture pointed out in his opinion that space breeding is not a mystery. It is only one of many breeding methods and should not be over-rendered. ◆ seed heaven only seek variation