Hybrid Corn CH814555 Breeding Segmentation and Intermediary Strategies

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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 CH814555, which incorporates cytoplasmic or nuclear factors for male sterility and genetic modifications conferring traits like herbicide resistance, insect resistance, and disease resistance, using techniques like genome editing and backcrossing, along with tissue culture methods for regenerating plants with specific characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to maintain genetic stability, then homozygous inbred plants are produced, but trait introduction efficiency is limited and hybrid seed production is restricted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidtrait introduction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: maintaining homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination for genetic stability, then transitioning to controlled cross-pollination between different inbred lines to introduce new traits and create hybrid vigor. This segmentation allows each phase to optimize for its specific purpose.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Hybrid plants serve as intermediaries that combine the genetic stability of homozygous inbred parents while introducing new traits through controlled cross-pollination. The hybrid generation acts as a mediator between the stable inbred lines and the desired diverse offspring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If cross-pollination is used to introduce new traits and create hybrid vigor, then genetic diversity is increased, but self-pollination is prevented which reduces breeding control

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding control
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Inbred lines are developed and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before cross-pollination is employed. This preliminary action ensures that the parent lines are genetically uniform and stable, providing strong breeding control when cross-pollination is subsequently applied to create diverse hybrids.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program uses phenotypic and genotypic selection feedback to identify and select the most desirable cross-pollination combinations. This feedback mechanism allows precise control over which inbred lines are crossed and which hybrid offspring are selected for further breeding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If extensive breeding programs are implemented to develop superior inbred plants, then desirable characteristics are achieved, but time and resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesirable characteristicsVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple breeding objectives are merged into a single integrated program that simultaneously develops inbred lines, creates hybrid crosses, and evaluates offspring. This combining of activities reduces the overall time and resources required compared to sequential approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program operates continuously with overlapping generations, where inbred line development, hybrid cross-generation, and field evaluation occur simultaneously rather than sequentially. This continuous action accelerates the breeding cycle while maintaining the reliability of desired characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS10462997B1Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH814555
Publication Date: 2019.11.05 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH814555. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH814555, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH814555 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 CH814555.