Sinaloa Pinto Bean Breeding for Rust Resistance and Early Maturity
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for healthier food products that utilize the nutritional benefits of legumes, such as beans, which are underutilized in the US diet, and require a consistent crop supply to address obesity and poor eating habits.
Innovation Solution
A pinto bean variety, designated as Sinaloa, is developed for breeding new bean varieties, characterized by early season maturity, bean rust resistance, and uniformity, along with methods for cultivating and using the seeds as foodstuff or in breeding programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new bean varieties, then genetic diversity may be maintained, but breeding time and resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing the Sinaloa bean line with specific desirable traits (early maturity, rust resistance, uniformity) before using it in breeding programs. This pre-prepared genetic material with known characteristics accelerates the breeding process by providing a ready-to-use foundation that eliminates the need for developing these traits from scratch in each new variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs copying by using the Sinaloa bean line as a standardized genetic template that can be replicated and distributed across multiple breeding programs. The deposited seed serves as a master copy that can be copied and used repeatedly, ensuring consistency and reliability while reducing the time needed to develop similar varieties independently.
2Reliability
If bean varieties with improved traits are developed through extensive breeding programs, then nutritional quality and disease resistance improve, but manufacturing complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates the specific desirable traits (early maturity, rust resistance, uniformity) into a single standardized bean line (Sinaloa). By taking out these specific characteristics and concentrating them in one variety, the patent simplifies the breeding process while maintaining reliable crop supply, as breeders can directly use this pre-packaged combination of traits without managing complex multi-trait selection programs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by standardizing key agricultural parameters of the Sinaloa bean line, including maturity timing, disease resistance levels, and uniformity characteristics. These standardized parameters make the breeding process more predictable and less complex, as breeders work with defined target values rather than exploring unbounded genetic variation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If diverse bean varieties are cultivated to maintain genetic diversity, then adaptability improves, but crop supply consistency and uniformity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating the Sinaloa bean line with multiple desirable functions integrated into a single variety: early maturity for timely harvest, rust resistance for disease protection, and uniformity for consistent crop supply. This multi-functional bean line serves as a universal solution that addresses multiple breeding objectives simultaneously, maintaining adaptability while ensuring crop consistency.
Data Source
AI summary
An edible bean seed designated as <06203> or Sinaloa, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. PI 660004 PVPO is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <06203> or Sinaloa for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <06203> or Sinaloa.