Corn Variety CV880196 Breeding Segmentation for Genetic Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

The challenge in corn breeding is to develop uniform corn hybrids with desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and adaptability to various environmental conditions, while maintaining genetic stability and avoiding unpredictable performance due to genetic non-uniformity.

Innovation Solution

The development of the corn variety CV880196, which is a homozygous inbred line with specific morphological and physiological characteristics, along with the introduction of heritable traits such as male sterility, herbicide tolerance, and disease resistance through genetic modifications or cytoplasmic inheritance.

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 variety increase, but genetic uniformity and performance predictability decrease

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

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: first developing uniform inbred lines through self-pollination to ensure genetic stability, then strategically crossing these stabilized lines to introduce desired traits. This segmentation allows the breeder to control when genetic diversity is introduced versus when uniformity is maintained.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Inbred parental lines are developed and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before the actual hybridization event. This preliminary action ensures that the genetic background is uniform and predictable before combining traits through cross-pollination, thereby maintaining performance predictability while still achieving trait variety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If self-pollination is used to develop uniform inbred lines, then genetic uniformity and performance predictability improve, but genetic diversity and trait variety decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance predictabilityVSAvoidgenetic diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Self-pollination is used as a preliminary action to develop and stabilize inbred parental lines with uniform genetics and predictable performance. Once these lines are established, cross-pollination is then used to introduce desired traits, thus achieving both uniformity and diversity at appropriate stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Different parts of the breeding program apply different pollination strategies: self-pollination is applied locally to develop uniform inbred lines, while cross-pollination is applied locally to combine specific desirable traits. This localized application of different methods allows optimization of both uniformity and diversity where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple breeding methods are combined to develop superior inbreds, then trait variety and adaptability improve, but breeding program complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait varietyVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple breeding methods (self-pollination, cross-pollination, selection) are merged into a coordinated breeding program that develops inbred lines and combines them strategically. This merging allows the program to achieve superior traits while managing complexity through integrated planning and standardized procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program employs universal methods that serve multiple functions: self-pollination serves both to maintain uniformity and to develop inbred lines, while cross-pollination serves both to combine traits and to create hybrid vigor. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized procedures, thereby managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12324389B2Plants and seeds of corn variety CV880196
Publication Date: 2025.06.10 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV880196. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV880196, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV880196 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 CV880196 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 CV880196.