Corn Variety CV023001 Breeding for Predictable Hybrid Performance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Corn breeding aims to combine desirable traits like yield, disease resistance, and uniformity, but existing methods struggle to develop stable inbred plants with predictable performance due to genetic non-uniformity from cross-pollination, leading to unpredictable hybrid traits.

Innovation Solution

The development of the corn variety CV023001, which includes a cytoplasmic or nuclear factor for male sterility to prevent self-pollination, along with specific genetic loci for traits like herbicide tolerance and disease resistance, and the use of tissue cultures to regenerate plants with consistent morphological and physiological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to combine desirable traits from different plants, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but genetic non-uniformity and unpredictable performance occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidperformance predictability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is divided into distinct phases: creating diverse F1 hybrids through cross-pollination, then separating and selecting uniform F2 progeny through self-pollination. This segmentation allows the benefits of genetic diversity in F1 to be captured while achieving uniformity in F2, resolving the contradiction between trait combination and performance predictability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary cross-pollination to create F1 hybrids with desired trait combinations before self-pollinating to generate F2 progeny. This preliminary action establishes the genetic diversity needed for trait combination, which then serves as the foundation for subsequent selection of uniform, predictable performers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If self-pollination is used to create uniform inbred plants, then genetic uniformity and breeding stability are improved, but loss of genetic diversity and limited trait combination occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding stabilityVSAvoidgenetic diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs cross-pollination between different inbred lines to create F1 hybrids with genetic diversity and desired trait combinations before self-pollinating to generate F2 progeny. This preliminary cross-pollination step introduces the necessary genetic variation that will then be stabilized through subsequent self-pollination and selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding process separates the generation of genetic diversity (F1 cross-pollination) from the generation of uniformity (F2 self-pollination and selection). This segmentation allows each phase to optimize for its specific goal: F1 for trait combination and F2 for breeding stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop new varieties, then trait combination is achieved, but development time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesirable traitsVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary cross-pollination between selected inbred lines to create F1 hybrids that already possess the desired trait combinations. This preliminary action consolidates multiple breeding generations into a single step, significantly reducing the time required to develop new varieties while maintaining the ability to combine multiple desirable traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9332722B1Plants and seeds of corn variety CV023001
Publication Date: 2016.05.10 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV023001. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV023001, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV023001 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV023001 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV023001.