Hybrid Corn CH010466 Breeding for Uniform Stable Traits

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing corn breeding methods struggle to develop hybrids with uniformity and desirable traits such as yield, disease resistance, and drought tolerance, while maintaining genetic stability and commercial viability.

Innovation Solution

The development of the hybrid corn variety CH010466, which includes genetic modifications for traits like male sterility, herbicide resistance, and disease resistance, achieved through backcrossing and genetic transformation techniques, ensuring uniformity and stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional corn breeding techniques are used, then hybrid production can be maintained, but uniformity and desirable traits such as increased yield, disease resistance, and improved agronomic qualities are difficult to achieve

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity and desirable traitsVSAvoidhybrid production efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by developing homozygous inbred lines through multiple generations of self-pollination and selection before creating hybrids. This preliminary development of stable, uniform parent lines ensures that the resulting hybrids will exhibit consistent desirable traits and uniformity, resolving the contradiction between achieving reliable uniformity and maintaining efficient hybrid production.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop homozygous inbred plants, then genetic stability is achieved, but the process requires multiple generations and time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuity of useful action by employing recurrent selection methods where inbred lines are continuously self-pollinated and selected for desirable traits over multiple generations. This continuous process of self-pollination and selection maintains genetic stability while efficiently progressing toward homozygosity, resolving the contradiction between achieving genetic stability and minimizing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Productivity

If cross-pollination is used to create hybrid plants, then heterosis and improved traits are achieved, but uniformity in the hybrid population may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield and desirable characteristicsVSAvoiduniformity in hybrid population
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating cross-pollination between specifically selected homozygous inbred lines that each possess particular desirable traits. By carefully choosing parent lines with complementary characteristics and controlling the cross-pollination process, the patent achieves uniformity in the hybrid population while maintaining improved traits through heterosis, resolving the contradiction between productivity and manufacturing precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12622386B2Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH010466
Publication Date: 2026.05.12 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

According to the disclosure, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH010466. The disclosure thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of the variety CH010466, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH010466 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The disclosure further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH010466.