Cotton Variety DP 161 B2RF Breeding for Trait Precision

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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 for precise genetic combinations, making it difficult to reproduce superior varieties and introduce desired traits efficiently.

Innovation Solution

The cotton variety DP 161 B2RF, which can be crossed with itself or other plants to produce hybrid seeds and plants with desired traits, using methods such as backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce specific loci and improve agronomic characteristics like fiber yield, disease resistance, and drought tolerance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding procedures are used to develop new cotton varieties, then genetic diversity and trait combinations are generated, but the process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desired traits (such as disease resistance, fiber quality, and yield) before initiating the breeding program. This advance preparation of parental material with known genetic characteristics reduces the time required for subsequent selection and evaluation stages, while maintaining genetic diversity through careful parent selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through systematic evaluation and testing of breeding lines at multiple stages. Performance data from field trials, laboratory analyses, and phenotypic observations are fed back into the selection process to guide further breeding decisions, thereby reducing unpredictability and accelerating the development of superior varieties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple generations of selection and crossing are performed to achieve desired genetic combinations, then trait precision improves, but the breeding process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic combination precisionVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process into distinct, manageable stages including parental line selection, controlled crossing, F1 generation evaluation, backcrossing if needed, and multi-environment testing. Each stage has specific objectives and selection criteria, reducing overall process complexity while maintaining precision in achieving desired genetic combinations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by focusing selection efforts on specific traits at different breeding stages rather than attempting to improve all traits simultaneously. For example, early generations may focus on disease resistance while later generations emphasize fiber quality, thereby achieving high genetic precision without overwhelming process complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If extensive field testing and evaluation are conducted to identify superior individuals, then selection accuracy improves, but resource expenditure increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveselection accuracyVSAvoidresource expenditure
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by conducting intensive evaluation on a selected subset of breeding lines rather than testing all possible combinations. Advanced lines from preliminary testing are subjected to more rigorous multi-environment trials, while others are eliminated earlier, thereby maintaining high selection accuracy while reducing overall resource expenditure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses preliminary screening tests in controlled environments or single locations before committing resources to expensive multi-environment field trials. This preliminary evaluation filters out inferior lines early, ensuring that resources are concentrated on promising candidates, thus improving selection accuracy relative to resource投入

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7923606B2Cotton variety DP 161 B2RF
Publication Date: 2011.04.12 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated DP 161 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.