Inbred Corn Line 4HSXI1003 Breeding for Yield and Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new inbred corn plants is a slow and costly process that requires expertise, and existing inbred corn lines lose commercial competitiveness over time, necessitating the creation of improved germplasm with enhanced yield, disease resistance, and adaptability.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of the inbred corn line 4HSXI1003, which is a yellow dent inbred corn line with specific physiological and morphological characteristics, along with methods for producing and breeding corn plants using techniques such as self-pollination, sib-pollination, and tissue culture to create uniform and high-yielding hybrids.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If traditional inbreeding techniques are used to develop new inbred corn lines, then genetic purity and uniformity are improved, but the process is slow and costly, reducing productivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidbreeding speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by using pre-existing inbred lines (4HSX1001-4HSX1010) as starting material to create the new inbred line 4HSX11003. This allows the breeding process to begin with genetically uniform parents that have already been developed, reducing the time and cost required to achieve genetic purity compared to developing entirely new lines from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by introducing specific genetic modifications and selecting for particular traits (yield, disease resistance, adaptability) to transform the breeding process. The inbred line 4HSX11003 is developed with specific genetic parameters that enhance performance, allowing for more efficient selection and faster development of commercially viable lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If existing inbred corn lines are used for hybrid production, then ease of manufacture is improved, but they lose commercial competitiveness over time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehybrid production simplicityVSAvoidcommercial competitiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by developing inbred line 4HSX11003 with enhanced genetic parameters including improved yield, disease resistance, and adaptability. These modified parameters make the new inbred line more commercially competitive while maintaining the ease of hybrid production through standard inbreeding techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating a new inbred line (4HSX11003) that copies the successful breeding framework of existing lines (4HSX1001-4HSX1010) but incorporates improved genetic traits. This allows the industry to use familiar breeding methods while achieving enhanced commercial performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If extensive breeding efforts are made to improve corn performance, then yield and quality are improved, but the time and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecorn yieldVSAvoidbreeding duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by using pre-developed inbred lines as parents for creating 4HSX11003. This approach reduces the breeding duration significantly compared to developing entirely new lines from scratch, as the genetic foundation is already established and verified.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by focusing breeding efforts on specific high-impact traits (yield, disease resistance, adaptability) rather than attempting to improve all characteristics simultaneously. This targeted approach achieves significant productivity improvements more quickly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10455786B1Inbred corn line 4HSX11003
Publication Date: 2019.10.29 AGRIGENETICS INC

AI summary

An inbred corn line, designated 4HSXI1003, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line 4HSXI1003, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line 4HSXI1003 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line 4HSXI1003 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 4HSXI1003, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line 4HSXI1003 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.