Hybrid Corn 980010 Yield and Stress Resistance via Parental Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new hybrid corn varieties is a slow and costly process that requires expertise, and existing hybrids lose commercial competitiveness over time, necessitating the creation of novel varieties with improved characteristics such as increased grain yield and resistance to insects, weeds, and diseases.

Innovation Solution

The development of hybrid corn variety 980010, produced from a cross of inbred varieties SSH88 and XJH58, which exhibits improved grain yield and is treated with seed coatings or impregnations to enhance resistance to adverse conditions, along with processes for producing novel inbred and hybrid plants through controlled pollination and seed treatment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If hybrid corn varieties are developed through traditional breeding processes, then grain yield and plant performance are improved, but the development time and cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrain yieldVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing specific inbred lines (SSH88 and XJH58) with desirable traits before hybridization. The inbred parents are developed and evaluated in advance for yield components, plant health, and adaptability, allowing the F1 hybrid to inherit combined advantages without requiring extensive post-crossing selection work.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If hybrid corn varieties are developed through traditional breeding processes, then grain yield and plant performance are improved, but development cost and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrain yieldVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program is segmented into distinct functional components: developing inbred line SSH88 with specific yield and health traits, developing inbred line XJH58 with complementary traits, and combining them in a controlled cross. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each parent line and simplifies the overall breeding management compared to developing entirely new hybrids from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If existing hybrid corn varieties are used over time, then established performance is maintained, but commercial competitiveness decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance consistencyVSAvoidcommercial competitiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces parameter changes by modifying key genetic parameters through hybridization of specifically selected inbred lines. The F1 hybrid exhibits changed parameters including increased yield potential, improved plant health metrics, and enhanced adaptability compared to existing commercial hybrids, thereby restoring commercial competitiveness while maintaining reliability through controlled breeding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Object-affected harmful factors

If protective chemicals are applied to control pests and diseases, then crop protection is achieved, but environmental impact and input costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepest and disease controlVSAvoidchemical input
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The hybrid corn variety exhibits self-service capabilities through genetically enhanced plant health and resistance traits inherited from its inbred parents. The plant demonstrates improved natural defense mechanisms against insects, weeds, and diseases, reducing its dependence on external protective chemicals while maintaining effective crop protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8476509B1Hybrid corn variety 980010
Publication Date: 2013.07.02 AGRIGENETICS INC

AI summary

The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 980010. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 980010, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 980010 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 980010.