Hybrid Corn CH827983 Breeding for Genetic Uniformity

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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, necessitating the development of stable inbred plants and specific breeding methods.

Innovation Solution

The development of the hybrid corn variety CH827983, which incorporates cytoplasmic or nuclear factors for male sterility and desired traits like herbicide resistance, insect resistance, and disease resistance through genetic loci introduced via backcrossing or genetic transformation, 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 combine desirable traits from different plants, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but genetic non-uniformity and performance unpredictability worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidperformance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by first developing homozygous inbred plants through repeated self-pollination and selection before creating the hybrid cross. This preliminary inbreeding process ensures that the parent plants are genetically uniform and stable, which then allows the subsequent cross-pollination to produce predictable and uniform hybrid progeny with consistent desired traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop homozygous inbred plants, then genetic uniformity is improved, but the ability to combine diverse desirable traits worsens

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding process into distinct phases: first developing homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination to achieve genetic uniformity, then performing controlled cross-pollination between different inbred lines to combine diverse desirable traits. This segmentation allows each phase to optimize for its specific goal without compromise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop hybrid varieties, then trait combination is achieved, but development time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesirable trait combinationVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing homozygous inbred plants through multiple generations of self-pollination and selection before the actual hybrid cross. This preliminary work, while time-consuming, creates stable parental lines that can then produce uniform hybrids more efficiently, reducing the overall time needed for variety development compared to starting with diverse populations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9232748B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH827983
Publication Date: 2016.01.12 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH827983. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH827983, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH827983 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 CH827983.