Cover Caption:
A soybean shoot with emerald-green leaves and full pods stands gracefully at the center of a wreath of small, light purple flowers, symbolizing soybean's place as a shining star on the world agricultural product stage. In the featured article, Zhao et al. (pages 3–6) expressed GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR3 and GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR-INTERACTING FACTOR1 from a single construct separated by a small intergenic spacer, during soybean transformation. This construct enhanced the transformation efficiency, opening up a new avenue for soybean research and crop breeding.[Detail] ...