Corn Variety CV202746 Breeding Segmentation

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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 produce 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 CV202746, which includes a cytoplasmic or nuclear factor for male sterility and specific genetic loci for traits like herbicide tolerance and disease resistance, along with a process for producing inbred and hybrid seeds through controlled pollination and backcrossing techniques.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used in corn breeding, 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 standardized lines to introduce controlled 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 lines are developed in advance through multiple generations of self-pollination and selection before the crossing stage. This preliminary action ensures that the genetic composition is stabilized and uniform before introducing cross-pollination, thereby maintaining predictability while achieving diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop inbred lines, then genetic uniformity and stability are improved, but genetic diversity and trait combination deteriorate

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 develop homozygous inbred lines with stable and uniform genetic composition. Once these lines are established, they serve as standardized parental materials for subsequent crossing operations that will introduce the needed genetic diversity and trait combination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program is divided into separate stages: the self-pollination stage for creating uniform inbred lines, and the cross-pollination stage for combining traits. This segmentation allows each method to be applied where it is most effective without the drawbacks of the alternative.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If multiple breeding generations are advanced to achieve homozygosity, then inbred plant stability is improved, but breeding time and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinbred plant stabilityVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process uses periodic self-pollination over multiple generations (typically 6-8 generations) to progressively increase homozygosity. This periodic repetition of the selfing process ensures steady accumulation of genetic uniformity while allowing for selection at each generation to maintain desirable traits, balancing the time investment with the achieved stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS9661822B1Plants and seeds of corn variety CV202746
Publication Date: 2017.05.30 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV202746. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV202746, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV202746 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 CV202746 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 CV202746.