Maize Variety 1DLAS1065 Breeding Acceleration
Solution Overview
Problem
The development of new maize varieties is a time-consuming process that takes six to twelve years, and there is a continuous need for stable, high-yielding maize varieties with improved traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and better agronomic characteristics.
Innovation Solution
A novel maize variety, 1DLAS1065, is developed through careful breeding and selection, incorporating traits like male sterility, disease resistance, and improved yield, achieved through backcross conversion, genetic manipulation, and transformation, allowing for the creation of hybrid seeds with enhanced agronomic properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new maize varieties, then the varieties can be stable and high-yielding, but the development process takes six to twelve years
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by creating inbred lines through self-pollination and selecting superior lines before the actual hybrid development. This preliminary selection and stabilization of parental lines accelerates the overall breeding process while maintaining variety stability and yield potential.
Solution Approach 2:
The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: creating inbred lines, selecting superior lines, and developing hybrids. This segmentation allows parallel processing and optimization of each stage, reducing the total development time from six to twelve years to a more efficient timeline.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single variety through traditional breeding, then the variety meets program goals, but the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple desirable traits (disease resistance, drought tolerance, yield improvement) into inbred lines through controlled self-pollination and selection. These merged traits are then combined in hybrids, achieving trait integration while reducing breeding time through efficient selection processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in the breeding process, such as altering pollination methods from open pollination to controlled self-pollination, and changing selection criteria to prioritize specific traits. These parameter changes accelerate the trait combination process while maintaining adaptability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If inbred lines are developed through self-pollination, then genetic purity is achieved, but the process requires multiple generations and careful selection
Solution Approach 1:
The inbred lines are developed through self-pollination, where the plant serves itself by pollinating its own flowers. This self-service mechanism achieves genetic purity and uniformity through repeated self-pollination generations, eliminating the need for complex external pollination control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The breeding process incorporates feedback mechanisms where superior lines are selected based on observed traits and performance. This feedback loop ensures genetic purity and uniformity by continuously selecting for desirable characteristics through multiple generations of self-pollination.
Data Source
AI summary
A novel maize variety designated 1DLAS1065 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLAS1065 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLAS1065 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLAS1065 or a locus conversion of 1DLAS1065 with another maize variety.