Corn Variety CV286014 Breeding for Genetic Uniformity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current corn breeding techniques face challenges in developing uniform corn hybrids with desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and uniformity, as they often result in unpredictable performance due to genetic non-uniformity among hybrid plants.

Innovation Solution

The development of the corn variety CV286014, which includes a cytoplasmic or nuclear factor for male sterility and other desirable traits like herbicide tolerance and disease resistance, is achieved through specific breeding methods and genetic transformation techniques, ensuring a homogeneous population of inbred seeds and plants with controlled pollination processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional corn breeding techniques are used to develop hybrids, then various desirable traits can be combined in a single variety, but the resulting hybrid plants exhibit genetic non-uniformity leading to unpredictable performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecombination of desirable traitsVSAvoidperformance predictability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: developing homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination, then crossing these standardized lines to produce uniform F1 hybrids. This segmentation ensures genetic uniformity within each phase while allowing trait combination across phases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the genetic uniformity parameter by enforcing homozygosity in parental inbred lines through multiple generations of self-pollination and selection. This parameter change ensures that all plants in the F1 hybrid generation are genetically identical, making performance predictable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop homozygous inbred plants, then uniform true-breeding progeny are produced, but the breeding process requires extensive time and generations of selection

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Homozygous inbred lines are developed in advance through multiple generations of self-pollination and selection before the hybridization step. This preliminary action ensures genetic stability is established prior to producing the F1 hybrids, avoiding the need for repeated selection in later generations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Once homozygous inbred lines are established, they serve as standardized genetic copies that can be repeatedly crossed with other inbred lines. The uniform genetic composition of these inbred lines is copied into each F1 hybrid generation, ensuring consistency without requiring re-selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to produce hybrid plants, then genetic diversity is introduced, but the resulting population is non-uniform and performance becomes unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidpopulation uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent achieves homogeneity in F1 hybrid populations by crossing two homozygous inbred lines. Although cross-pollination introduces genetic recombination, the parental homozygosity ensures all F1 offspring receive identical heterozygous genotypes, creating a uniform population with predictable performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #33Homogeneity

Data Source

PatentUS8471123B2Plants and seeds of corn variety CV286014
Publication Date: 2013.06.25 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV286014. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV286014, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV286014 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 CV286014 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 CV286014.