Soybean Variety 01064035 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 improved traits such as disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and nutritional quality, which are difficult to predict and require extensive research and development efforts.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01064035, 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 stable and high-yielding soybean plants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties with improved traits, then genetic diversity and adaptability are maintained, but the unpredictability of trait inheritance and extended breeding time increase

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desired traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) and using molecular markers to predict offspring traits before full phenotypic expression. This allows breeders to identify promising candidates earlier in the breeding process, reducing the time required to develop new varieties while maintaining genetic diversity through controlled crossing programs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If genetic transformation techniques are used to introduce specific traits, then breeding precision and trait consistency are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait consistencyVSAvoidtransformation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to bridge traditional breeding and genetic transformation approaches. These markers serve as predictive tools that allow breeders to screen for desired traits without requiring complex transformation procedures for every cross. The markers act as mediators that simplify the selection process while maintaining trait consistency, reducing the need for elaborate genetic engineering infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If extensive research and development efforts are invested to predict and combine multiple traits, then variety quality and yield potential are improved, but research costs and program complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield potentialVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the complex breeding program into distinct modular components: (1) selection of parental lines with specific trait combinations, (2) controlled crossing to combine traits, (3) molecular marker-assisted selection to track desired traits, and (4) evaluation of agronomic performance. This modular approach allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall program complexity while maintaining high yield potential through systematic trait combination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10064382B1Soybean variety 01064035
Publication Date: 2018.09.04 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064035. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064035. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064035 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064035 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.