Pea Line 08520689 Segmentation for Uniform Hybrid Yield

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current pea breeding methods have limitations in producing uniform varieties with desirable traits such as improved yield, resistance to diseases, and enhanced nutritional value, leading to a need for new pea lines with further improved characteristics.

Innovation Solution

Development of pea line 08520689, which is a homozygous line with specific genetic traits including resistance to yellow bean mosaic virus and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi, and wrinkled seeds, achieved through pedigree selection and potentially enhanced by genetic transformation, to produce uniform and stable F1 hybrid progeny with improved agronomic and quality traits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop pea varieties, then some desirable traits can be obtained, but the uniformity and stability of the varieties are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity and stability of varietyVSAvoidyield and disease resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct stages: developing homozygous inbred lines through self-pollination, evaluating individual lines for specific traits, and then crossing selected lines to produce uniform F1 hybrids. This segmentation allows systematic improvement of both uniformity and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Homozygous inbred lines are developed and evaluated before the final hybrid cross. This preliminary action ensures that parent lines have stable, uniform genetics, which translates to uniform F1 hybrid progeny with consistent desirable traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is used to develop homozygous lines, then uniformity is improved, but genetic diversity and adaptability are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoiddisease resistance and environmental tolerance
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program segments the development of different inbred lines, each selected for specific desirable traits such as disease resistance, yield, or adaptability. By maintaining multiple distinct homozygous lines with different trait combinations, genetic diversity is preserved at the population level while each line remains genetically uniform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The final hybrid variety combines genetic material from multiple different inbred lines, each contributing specific desirable traits. This composite approach creates F1 hybrids that exhibit both uniformity (from homozygous parents) and enhanced adaptability (from diverse parental contributions).

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple breeding populations are maintained to preserve genetic diversity, then adaptability is improved, but breeding complexity and time are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait diversityVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program is divided into independent inbred line developments that can be managed separately. Each line is self-pollinated and evaluated for specific traits, allowing parallel development without complex cross-management. This reduces breeding program complexity while maintaining diverse trait portfolios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Inbred lines are developed and stabilized through multiple generations of self-pollination before being used in hybrid crosses. This preliminary homozygization simplifies subsequent breeding operations because the parental lines are genetically stable and predictable, reducing the complexity of managing breeding populations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7659451B2Pea line 08520689
Publication Date: 2010.02.09 SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS INC

AI summary

The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08520689. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08520689, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08520689 with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line 08520689, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants.