Soybean Variety 01058744 Breeding for Predictable Trait Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding soybean varieties that combine desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, while existing technologies struggle to predict the final genetic combinations of new soybean varieties due to environmental and genetic variability.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01058744, which includes specific genetic loci conferring traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, achieved through a combination of traditional breeding and genetic transformation techniques, allowing for the creation of hybrid seeds and plants suitable for commercial production and further breeding programs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are maintained, but the precision and predictability of combining specific desirable traits is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracy of genetic combinationsVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program is segmented into distinct functional modules: parental line selection based on specific criteria, controlled crossing operations, progeny evaluation stages, and trait verification protocols. This segmentation enables systematic tracking and prediction of genetic combinations while maintaining manageability through standardized procedures for each segment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then agronomic performance and nutritional quality improve, but the stability and uniformity of the variety become more difficult to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yield and nutritional qualityVSAvoidgenetic stability of variety
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

Parental lines are pre-selected and characterized for specific desirable traits before crossing. The breeding program performs preliminary evaluation of parental genomes to predict progeny outcomes, allowing careful planning of crosses to achieve desired trait combinations while minimizing genetic instability in the final variety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If extensive breeding programs are conducted to improve soybean varieties, then trait improvement is achieved, but the time and resources required increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistance and drought toleranceVSAvoidbreeding program duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program incorporates continuous feedback mechanisms through systematic evaluation of progeny performance across multiple generations. Data from field trials, genetic analysis, and trait assessment feed back into selection decisions, allowing the program to identify promising lines earlier and adjust breeding strategies to accelerate achievement of disease resistance and drought tolerance targets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9775320B2Soybean variety 01058744
Publication Date: 2017.10.03 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01058744. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01058744. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01058744 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01058744 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.