Soybean Variety 01063920 Breeding via Segmentation and Feedback

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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.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01063920, which incorporates specific genetic loci for traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for precise introduction of desired characteristics while maintaining the overall morphological and physiological characteristics of the parent variety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then genetic diversity is achieved, but the breeding process is time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits (disease resistance, yield potential, nutritional quality) before crossing. This preliminary characterization and selection of parents with known genetic profiles enables more predictable outcomes and reduces the time required for breeding, as the foundation for desired genetic combinations is established in advance through systematic parental selection and genetic analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then genetic combinations are achieved, but the results are unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic combinationsVSAvoidbreeding result predictability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through systematic evaluation and selection processes where offspring are assessed for desired traits, and this information feeds back into selecting the next generation of parents. This iterative feedback loop, combined with genetic analysis of parental lines, allows breeders to make informed decisions that increase the reliability and predictability of breeding results while maintaining genetic diversity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying specific genetic parameters through controlled crossing of parents with complementary traits. By systematically varying genetic parameters (such as disease resistance genes, yield-related genes, nutritional composition) through selective breeding and evaluating the outcomes, the method achieves predictable genetic combinations with improved reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety, then agronomic quality is improved, but the breeding complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic qualityVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct stages: selecting parents with specific single traits, crossing them to combine traits, evaluating offspring for multiple traits, and iteratively improving the variety. This segmentation of the breeding process into manageable stages with clear objectives at each step reduces overall complexity while achieving multi-trait varieties with improved agronomic quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9730418B1Soybean variety 01063920
Publication Date: 2017.08.15 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063920. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063920. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063920 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063920 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.