Corn Variety CV783246 Breeding Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Corn breeding aims to combine desirable traits like higher yield, disease resistance, and uniformity, but existing methods struggle to develop stable inbred plants with predictable performance due to genetic non-uniformity in hybrid populations.

Innovation Solution

The development of the corn variety CV783246, which includes a cytoplasmic or nuclear factor for male sterility and genetic modifications such as herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, and specific metabolic traits, along with tissue cultures capable of regenerating plants with consistent morphological and physiological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to create hybrid corn plants, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but genetic uniformity and performance 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 creating homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination to ensure genetic uniformity, then crossing these stabilized lines to introduce 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 plants are developed through preliminary self-pollination and selection before the cross-breeding stage. This preliminary stabilization of genetic composition ensures that subsequent hybrids will have predictable performance characteristics while still benefiting from genetic diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop homozygous inbred plants, then genetic uniformity is improved, but genetic diversity and adaptability worsen

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 stabilize the genetic composition of parent lines before cross-breeding. This creates genetically uniform inbred plants that serve as reliable foundations for developing diverse yet predictable hybrids.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple homozygous inbred lines with different desirable traits are merged through cross-pollination to create hybrid plants that combine the benefits of genetic uniformity (from the inbred parents) with genetic diversity (from the combination of different lines).

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If extensive breeding programs are implemented to develop superior inbred plants, then trait combination and yield potential are improved, but breeding time and program complexity worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield potentialVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Inbred lines are developed and stabilized in advance through systematic self-pollination and selection programs. This preliminary development creates a library of proven parental lines that can be quickly crossed and evaluated, reducing the overall breeding timeline for developing new hybrids with superior yield potential.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Reliability

If multiple generations of selfing and selection are performed, then inbred plant stability is improved, but breeding process complexity and resource requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinbred plant stabilityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple generations of selfing and selection are performed as a preliminary process to establish stable, homozygous inbred lines. Once these lines are stabilized, they can be reliably crossed without requiring further complex selection, as the homozygosity ensures consistent trait expression in the offspring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11058084B2Plants and seeds of corn variety CV783246
Publication Date: 2021.07.13 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV783246. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV783246, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV783246 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 CV783246 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 CV783246.