Hybrid Corn CH244692 Breeding via Segmentation and Intermediary Lines

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

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 CH244692, which includes genetic loci for traits like male sterility, herbicide resistance, and disease resistance, utilizing cytoplasmic-male sterility and transgenes integrated at a single chromosomal location, along with 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 hybrid corn varieties, 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 when needed, 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 hybrid production begins. This preliminary action ensures that the parental lines are genetically uniform and stable, which then enables predictable hybrid performance when cross-pollination occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If inbred plants are developed through self-pollination, then genetic uniformity is improved, but adaptability and trait diversity worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidtrait diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The inbred parental lines serve as intermediaries that carry specific desirable traits. These uniform inbred lines are then crossed with other inbred lines to combine traits in the hybrid, allowing both uniformity in parents and diversity in traits to coexist.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple inbred lines, each developed with specific desirable traits through self-pollination, are merged through controlled cross-pollination to create hybrids that combine the advantages of each parent while maintaining uniformity within the hybrid population.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used, then trait combination flexibility is improved, but breeding time and complexity worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination flexibilityVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Inbred parental lines are developed and maintained as stable, pre-characterized genetic resources with known traits. This preliminary action allows breeders to quickly combine traits in subsequent crosses without repeating the lengthy process of developing uniform parental lines each time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding approach changes from developing hybrids directly through repeated crossing and selection to using pre-developed inbred lines as standardized parameters. This parameter change from direct hybrid development to inbred-line-based breeding significantly reduces time while maintaining trait combination flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8692057B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH244692
Publication Date: 2014.04.08 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH244692. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH244692, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH244692 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 CH244692.