Abstract: Since the industrial revolution, the rapid increase of global atmospheric concentration of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases has induced the global warming and the change of global precipitation pattern. The growth, development, yield, and quality of soybean are subject to all these changes of climatic conditions. Soybean is one of the major grain and oil crops in the world and in China, and any change in the soybean production under future climate scenario will affect the grain- and edible oil security nationally and internationally. This paper reviewed the effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂, global warming, and water stress on soybean growth, and discussed the future research needs, which could provide scientific basis for realizing soybean production in the future and for implementing in advance proper policies in the context of climatic change impact on soybean production.

Key words: climate change, elevated CO₂, climate warming, water stress, soybean, yield, quality, chemical fertilizer, straw returning, organic and inorganic fertilizer, weed, wheat field.