Cotton Variety 04W019 Breeding via Preliminary Action and Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new cotton varieties is a time-consuming and unpredictable process due to the complexity of inheritance and the need to identify genetically superior plants, which requires extensive resources and repeated testing under various environmental conditions.

Innovation Solution

The cotton variety 04W019 is developed through specific breeding methods, including crossing and selection techniques, and genetic transformation to introduce desired traits, allowing for the production of uniform and superior cotton plants with improved characteristics such as higher fiber yield, disease resistance, and tolerance to drought and heat.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop new cotton varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are improved, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desirable traits (fiber quality, disease resistance, yield) before crossing. This advance preparation of parental germplasm with known superior characteristics reduces the time needed for subsequent selection and evaluation, while still maintaining genetic diversity through controlled crosses between pre-characterized parents

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If extensive testing and evaluation are conducted to identify superior plants, then variety quality and reliability are improved, but resource expenditure and process complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety qualityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through systematic evaluation of breeding lines at multiple stages. Performance data from field trials on fiber quality, yield, and disease resistance are fed back into the selection process to guide subsequent crossing decisions. This structured feedback loop ensures reliable variety quality while organizing the complexity of extensive testing into manageable evaluation cycles

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple parental lines are crossed to generate genetic combinations, then trait improvement potential is improved, but the number of possible combinations and selection difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait improvement potentialVSAvoidselection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by focusing selection efforts on specific locations (test sites) with different environmental conditions. Each location evaluates particular traits of importance for that region, allowing the breeding program to manage the complexity of multiple parental combinations by assessing them locally for specific adaptive qualities rather than attempting comprehensive evaluation everywhere

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS7622655B2Cotton variety 04W019
Publication Date: 2009.11.24 BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 04W019. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 04W019. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 04W019 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 04W019 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.