Abstract:Objective To transfer the anti-glyphosate gene aroA-M12 into Pinellia ternate and get transgenic plantlets with resistance to glyphosate.MethodsP.ternate was transformed via Agrobacteri- urn turnefaciens strain LBA4404 harboring the plasmid pASM12;Transgenic explants were directly select- ed on medium containing glyphosate 10 mg/L and transgenic plantlets were confirmed by genomic PCR techniques and glyphosate resistance test.Results PCR Analysis showed the transformation frequency of young leaf blades was 23% and petioles was 33%;Glyphosate resistance test indicated that most trans- genic plantlets could resist to glyphosate at various levels.Conclusion The establishment of the transfor- mation method facilitates P.ternate of breeding anti-herbicide varieties of P.ternate and applying the glyphosate-based selection system for P.ternate genetic engineering.