Hybrid Corn CH011211 Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Trait

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current corn breeding techniques face challenges in developing hybrid varieties that combine desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and uniformity, while maintaining genetic stability and avoiding self-pollination, which limits the efficiency of trait introduction and hybrid seed production.

Innovation Solution

The development of the hybrid corn variety CH011211, which incorporates genetic modifications and cytoplasmic male sterility traits, allows for controlled cross-pollination and introduces heritable traits like herbicide resistance and disease resistance through genetic locus modifications, using techniques like genome editing and transgenic integration, ensuring stable and uniform hybrid production.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional self-pollination breeding techniques are used, then genetic stability is maintained, but trait introduction efficiency and hybrid seed production are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait introduction efficiencyVSAvoidgenetic stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses male sterility cytoplasm as an intermediary mechanism to prevent self-pollination and enable controlled cross-pollination. The cytoplasmic male sterility trait acts as a mediator that blocks self-fertilization while allowing controlled hybridization, thereby improving trait introduction efficiency without compromising genetic stability through uncontrolled breeding

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent modifies the pollination parameter by introducing cytoplasmic male sterility to change the fertilization mode from self-pollination to controlled cross-pollination. This parameter change enables efficient hybrid seed production while maintaining genetic stability through controlled parental selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If self-pollination is prevented to enable cross-pollination, then hybrid production is improved, but control over pollination process becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehybrid seed productionVSAvoidpollination control
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs self-service mechanism where the male sterile plants automatically prevent self-pollination through their inherent cytoplasmic sterility trait. This eliminates the need for manual emasculation or complex pollination control measures, making hybrid seed production easier while maintaining high productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The cytoplasmic male sterility trait serves as an intermediary that automatically controls the pollination process by blocking self-fertilization pathways. This natural biological mediator simplifies operation by eliminating manual intervention requirements while enabling efficient hybrid seed production

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11944057B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011211
Publication Date: 2024.04.02 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011211. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011211, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011211 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 CH011211.