Glycine max (L.) Merr. (soybean) is a multi-purpose crop used for both animal and human feed. It is an economically and industrially important crop. It possesses many therapeutical and nutraceutical compounds. Therefore, soybean is referred to as ‘Gold from the soil’. Conventional breeding approaches are laborious and time-consuming. Thus, alternative biotechnological methods, such as in vitro micropropagation, regeneration, and transformation, could be advantageous. Despite the efforts made in the field of soybean micropropagation for haploidy and doubled haploidy, especially androgenesis, the success rate accounts for only approximately 2%. Androgenesis in soybean is lacking primarily due to its recalcitrant nature and differences in the development of microspores within a flower. Haploids and doubled haploids (DHs) have contributed immensely to crop improvement programs. In this review, soybean androgenesis history, production of haploids, and doubled haploids have been highlighted. The factors responsible for the androgenic responses have also been discussed. Furthermore, the review will be helpful in understanding the challenges in the standardization of protocol for the production of haploids and DHs in soybean, which will eventually assist breeding and crop improvement.

大豆 (Glycine max (L.) Merr) （大豆）是一种多用途作物，可用作动物和人类饲料。它是一种重要的经济和工业作物。它拥有许多治疗和营养化合物。因此，大豆被称为“泥土中的黄金”。传统的育种方法既费力又费时。因此，替代生物技术方法，例如体外微繁殖、再生和转化，可能是有利的。尽管在大豆单倍体和双单倍体微繁殖领域，特别是雄激素发生方面做出了努力，但成功率仅占2％左右。大豆缺乏雄激素生成，主要是由于其顽固性和花内小孢子发育的差异。单倍体和双单倍体 (DH) 对作物改良计划做出了巨大贡献。在这篇综述中，重点介绍了大豆雄激素发生的历史、单倍体的产生和双单倍体。还讨论了导致雄激素反应的因素。此外，该综述将有助于了解大豆单倍体和DH生产方案标准化的挑战，这最终将有助于育种和作物改良。