Hybrid Corn CH458430 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 CH458430, 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 cross. This preliminary action ensures that the parental lines have uniform and predictable genetic compositions, which then allows the F1 hybrid to exhibit consistent performance.

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 and adaptability deteriorate

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 predictable parents for the diverse F1 hybrid population.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines self-pollination and cross-pollination in a sequential breeding strategy. Self-pollination stabilizes parental lines, while cross-pollination between different inbreds introduces the desired genetic diversity in the F1 hybrid, achieving both uniformity and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used, then broad genetic base is achieved, but breeding time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic baseVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Inbred lines are developed and maintained as pre-characterized genetic resources with known traits and performance. These pre-developed inbreds can be quickly crossed to produce hybrids, eliminating the need to develop new genetic combinations from scratch each time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent develops inbred lines that can serve multiple purposes: they can be crossed with different partners to create various hybrids, used as maintainers or restorers in different systems, and serve as genetic reservoirs for future breeding needs, maximizing their utility and reducing redundant breeding work.

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

Data Source

PatentUS8735695B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH458430
Publication Date: 2014.05.27 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH458430. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH458430, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH458430 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 CH458430.