Hybrid Corn CH028682 Breeding Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Corn breeding techniques face challenges in developing uniform hybrid varieties with desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and uniform germination due to genetic non-uniformity and unpredictability in cross-pollination, requiring the development of stable inbred plants and specific breeding methods.

Innovation Solution

The development of the hybrid corn variety CH028682, which includes genetic loci for traits like male sterility, herbicide resistance, and disease resistance, using cytoplasmic-male sterility and genetic transformation techniques to introduce desired traits, and tissue culture methods for regenerating plants with consistent physiological and morphological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to develop corn hybrids, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but genetic uniformity and 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 developing 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 and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before the actual hybrid crossing. This preliminary action ensures that the parental lines have uniform and predictable genetic compositions, which then enables reliable hybrid performance when crossed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop inbred lines, then genetic uniformity is improved, but genetic diversity deteriorates

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 parental lines before hybridization. This creates homozygous inbreds with uniform traits, which then serve as reliable parents for generating diverse hybrids through subsequent cross-pollination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program segments the population into distinct inbred lines that are genetically uniform within themselves but genetically diverse among each other. This segmentation allows uniformity at the line level while maintaining diversity at the program level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then trait versatility is improved, but breeding complexity deteriorates

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

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple breeding methods (pedigree breeding, recurrent selection, and modern genetic transformation) are merged into an integrated breeding program. This combination allows the program to leverage the strengths of each method: pedigree breeding for trait tracing, recurrent selection for population improvement, and transformation for precise trait introduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program is designed with multi-functionality to handle different breeding objectives simultaneously. The same infrastructure and expertise support both traditional cross-breeding and modern genetic transformation, making the program adaptable to various trait development needs.

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

Data Source

PatentUS9018495B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH028682
Publication Date: 2015.04.28 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH028682. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH028682, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH028682 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 CH028682.