Research progress about modified starch adhesive for wood was summarized,and the aftertime development for modified starch was expected.The modified starch adhesive for wood overcame many shortcom-ings such as lower bonding strength and initial tack,poor humid fastness and slow dryness speed for the natural starch.A suitable for industrial production,environment friendly,lower-cost and high-performance modified starch adhesives for wood was exploited by various denaturalization treatment for natural starch ...