Hybrid Corn CH220563 Breeding Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current corn breeding techniques face challenges in developing uniform hybrid varieties with desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and uniform germination due to genetic non-uniformity and unpredictability in cross-pollination, necessitating the development of stable inbred plants and specific breeding methods.

Innovation Solution

The development of the hybrid corn variety CH220563, which incorporates cytoplasmic or nuclear factors for male sterility, genetic loci for traits like herbicide resistance, and disease resistance, and the use of tissue cultures to regenerate plants with consistent physiological and morphological characteristics, along with specific breeding processes to control pollination and produce hybrid seeds.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to develop corn hybrids, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but genetic uniformity and predictability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidgenetic uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: first developing homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination to ensure genetic uniformity, then crossing these stabilized lines to introduce genetic diversity. This segmentation allows each phase to optimize for its specific goal without compromising the other.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Homozygous inbred plants are developed and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before the actual hybrid cross is performed. This preliminary action ensures that the parental lines have stable, uniform genetics, which then allows the F1 hybrid to exhibit consistent, predictable performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop inbred lines, then genetic uniformity is improved, but genetic diversity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidgenetic diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Self-pollination is used as a preliminary action to establish homozygous inbred lines with uniform genetics. This uniformity is necessary before crossing, as it ensures that the subsequent F1 hybrids will be genetically consistent and predictable, while still allowing for the introduction of desired traits through controlled crosses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used, then trait combination flexibility is improved, but breeding time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination flexibilityVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program is divided into independent modules: developing inbred lines, testing them, and then making controlled crosses. This segmentation allows parallel development of multiple parental lines and systematic evaluation, reducing overall breeding time while maintaining flexibility in trait combination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding approach changes from random selection to controlled crosses between characterized inbred lines. By changing the parameter of pollination control and using molecular markers for selection, the process achieves both flexibility in trait combination and reduced breeding time through more efficient selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9220217B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH220563
Publication Date: 2015.12.29 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH220563. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH220563, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH220563 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH220563.