[Evaluation of embryological potential of soybean cultivars zoned in forest, steppe, and marshy woodlands of Ukraine as essential stage for the further transformation].

Seven soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars zoned in forest-steppe and marshy woodlands of Ukraine: "Chernuatka", "Vasylkivska", "Kyivska-91", "Kyivska-27", "Marjana", "Chernobura" and "Altair" were established in vitro for somatic embryogenesis inducing. Cultivars "Marjana" (88%) and "Vasylkivska" (86%) demonstrated the highest embryogenic capacity among all the tested cultivars. During the further plant regeneration cultivars "Marjana" and "Kyivska-91" showed the best capacity to form adult plants despite the fact that embryogenic capability of the cultivar "Kyivska-91" was 71%. According to the obtained data three genotypes were selected for the further investigation of effective methods of biolictic transformation of ukrainian cultivars.