CANCUN Pinto Bean Breeding for Yield and Disease Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for healthier food products that provide the nutritional benefits of legumes, such as beans, which are underutilized in the US diet, and a consistent crop supply to address obesity and poor eating habits.
Innovation Solution
A pinto bean variety, designated as CANCUN, is developed for breeding new bean varieties, characterized by its physiological and morphological traits, including seed size, maturity days, and disease resistance, with methods for using the edible bean line in breeding programs to produce hybrid or inbred seeds and plants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If legumes are promoted as healthier food alternatives, then nutritional benefits and public health improvement are enhanced, but consistent crop supply and adoption by consumers remain insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by developing bean varieties with modified genetic traits that improve both yield consistency and nutritional content. The CANCUN bean line represents a specific parameter set achievement that balances reliability of supply with productivity through selective breeding parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by creating bean varieties with specific localized traits enhanced for particular markets or uses. The CANCUN line has specific characteristics (seed size, maturity, disease resistance) optimized for certain growing conditions or consumer preferences, allowing consistent supply tailored to local needs.
2Reliability
If bean varieties are developed with enhanced nutritional benefits, then health value is improved, but breeding complexity and time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing predetermined breeding objectives and selecting parent lines with known desirable traits before initiating the breeding program. The development of CANCUN followed a planned sequence of crosses and selections to achieve specific nutritional and agronomic targets, reducing overall program complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies feedback by implementing systematic evaluation and selection processes at each breeding generation. Performance data on nutritional content, yield, and disease resistance were used to guide subsequent breeding decisions, ensuring consistent achievement of nutritional targets while managing program complexity through data-driven adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
An edible bean seed designated as <14411> or CANCUN, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. ______ is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <14411> or CANCUN for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <14411> or CANCUN.