Soybean Cultivar SJ1210059 Marker-Assisted Breeding

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Problem

Soybean breeding is challenging due to the genetic complexity and self-pollination nature of soybeans, making it difficult to develop new cultivars with desired traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved yield, as breeders need to manually intervene in pollination and rely on intensive research to achieve consistent results.

Innovation Solution

The development of soybean cultivar SJ1210059, which carries transgenes for herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and other desirable traits, along with methods for introducing these traits through crossing and selection techniques, such as marker-assisted breeding, to produce progeny with improved genetic profiles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual pollination intervention is used to develop new soybean germplasm, then desired traits can be introduced, but the breeding process becomes labor-intensive and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait diversityVSAvoidbreeding duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical pollination intervention with molecular marker-assisted selection systems. DNA markers are used to identify and track desired traits genetically, eliminating the need for labor-intensive manual cross-pollination and phenotypic screening, thereby dramatically reducing breeding time while maintaining trait diversity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces molecular markers as intermediary tools that mediate between parental genotypes and progeny selection. These markers serve as genetic signposts that allow breeders to indirectly select for desired traits without direct manual intervention in pollination processes, accelerating the breeding cycle

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If extensive genetic combinations are explored to achieve desired traits, then trait variety increases, but the complexity of selection and evaluation increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces complex phenotypic evaluation systems with molecular marker-based genetic analysis. Instead of manually evaluating numerous phenotypic traits across multiple generations, DNA markers directly identify the presence and combination of desired genetic traits, simplifying the selection process while exploring extensive genetic combinations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the complex breeding program into distinct molecular marker-assisted selection steps for different trait categories (yield, disease resistance, quality). This segmentation allows systematic management of genetic combinations by addressing each trait category independently through specific marker panels, reducing overall program complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Stability of the object's composition

If repeated selfing and selection are performed to form homozygous lines, then genetic stability is achieved, but the breeding timeline extends significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidgeneration time
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces repeated phenotypic selection and selfing with molecular marker-assisted homozygosity detection. DNA markers identify when lines have achieved sufficient homozygosity, allowing breeders to stop selfing earlier than traditional methods require, thereby achieving genetic stability in fewer generations and reducing overall breeding time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements molecular marker feedback systems that monitor genetic composition during each selfing generation. This feedback allows real-time assessment of homozygosity progress and adjusts breeding decisions accordingly, optimizing the number of selfing cycles needed to achieve genetic uniformity without unnecessary time delays

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9295218B1Soybean cultivar SJ1210059
Publication Date: 2016.03.29 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is in the field of soybean variety SJ1210059 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety SJ1210059 and its progeny, and methods of making SJ1210059.