Hybrid Corn CH079809 Breeding Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current 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 CH079809, which includes genetic loci for traits like male sterility, herbicide resistance, and disease resistance, utilizing cytoplasmically-inherited traits and transgenes integrated through genetic transformation techniques, along with tissue cultures capable of regenerating plants with specific 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 uniform inbred parental lines through self-pollination, then using controlled cross-pollination only for hybrid production. This segmentation allows genetic diversity to be introduced only at the hybridization stage while maintaining uniformity in the parental stock.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Inbred parental lines are developed and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before being used for hybrid production. This preliminary action ensures that the parental lines are genetically uniform, which then enables predictable hybrid performance when cross-pollination occurs.

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 develop and stabilize inbred parental lines with high genetic uniformity. These uniform parental lines are then used as the basis for subsequent cross-pollination to generate genetically diverse hybrids.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program segments the population into uniform inbred parental lines and diverse hybrid progeny. Self-pollination maintains uniformity within parental lines, while cross-pollination between different parental lines generates diversity in the hybrid generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then trait variety is improved, but breeding complexity and time required deteriorate

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs multiple pollination methods (self-pollination for inbred development, cross-pollination for hybrid production) within a single integrated breeding program. This multi-functional approach allows the system to achieve both genetic uniformity and diversity while managing complexity through standardized procedures.

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

Solution Approach 2:

Desirable traits are incorporated into inbred parental lines through preliminary breeding steps including self-pollination and selection. Once parental lines are established with desired traits, the breeding process becomes more straightforward, reducing overall complexity and time requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9781890B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH079809
Publication Date: 2017.10.10 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH079809. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH079809, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH079809 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 CH079809.