Soybean Variety 01063884 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding varieties with desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, as they rely on conventional breeding techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, and often result in varied genetic combinations that are difficult to predict.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01063884, which incorporates specific genetic traits through crossing and backcrossing techniques, including the introduction of transgenic genes for herbicide resistance and disease resistance, and the use of molecular marker-assisted selection to enhance desirable characteristics, allowing for the creation of stable and uniform soybean plants with improved agronomic traits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then soybean varieties can be developed with desirable traits, but the process is time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of genetic combinationsVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces conventional mechanical breeding techniques with molecular marker-assisted selection and genetic transformation methods. Specifically, molecular markers are used to identify and select plants with desired genetic traits at the DNA level, eliminating the need for time-consuming phenotypic observation and manual crossing. Genetic transformation techniques directly introduce specific genes into the soybean genome, providing precise and predictable trait incorporation without relying on random genetic recombination.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces molecular markers as intermediary tools that mediate between the desired genetic traits and the selection process. These markers serve as detectable indicators linked to specific genes of interest, allowing breeders to screen and select plants carrying desired traits at the molecular level before phenotypic expression occurs, thereby accelerating the breeding process and improving predictability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If transgenic genes are introduced for herbicide resistance and disease resistance, then resistance traits are improved, but genetic uniformity and stability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidgenetic uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying specific genetic loci through targeted gene introduction while maintaining the overall genetic background. Molecular marker-assisted backcrossing is used to transfer specific resistance genes into the elite soybean variety 01063884, replacing only the necessary genetic segments while preserving the uniformity and stability of the parent variety's other characteristics. This results in genetically stable lines with consistent resistance traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If molecular marker-assisted selection is used, then desirable characteristics are enhanced, but breeding program complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding program into distinct phases: molecular marker development, marker-trait association analysis, marker-assisted selection, and validation. Each phase uses specific markers for particular traits (e.g., disease resistance, yield components), allowing the complex breeding process to be managed through systematic, modular steps rather than as an undifferentiated whole, thereby improving efficiency without overwhelming complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9693530B1Soybean variety 01063884
Publication Date: 2017.07.04 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063884. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063884. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063884 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063884 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.