Soybean Variety 01064036 Breeding Stability

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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 time due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01064036, 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 protocols.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties with improved traits, then genetic diversity and trait combinations can be achieved, but the process requires extensive time and exhibits high unpredictability in outcome

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of trait expressionVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with known, characterized traits and performing preliminary genetic analysis before crossing. This allows breeders to predict offspring traits more accurately and reduce the time required for variety development, as the genetic basis for important traits is already identified in the parental generations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through systematic evaluation of breeding outcomes, where trait expression in progeny is measured and used to inform subsequent breeding decisions. This feedback loop increases predictability by allowing breeders to select parental combinations based on proven trait inheritance patterns and adjust breeding strategies based on observed results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If multiple traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then agronomic performance and resistance are improved, but the genetic complexity and difficulty of development increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistance and herbicide toleranceVSAvoidgenetic combination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by developing parental lines that each carry specific, isolated traits (e.g., one parent with disease resistance, another with herbicide tolerance). This allows traits to be developed and characterized separately before being combined in progeny, reducing the complexity of managing multiple traits simultaneously and making the breeding process more systematic and controllable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If extensive breeding research is conducted to ensure variety stability, then variety reliability is improved, but research costs and time investment increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidresearch resources and time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reduces research resource requirements by performing preliminary stability testing and trait characterization on parental lines before crossing. This preliminary action ensures that only lines with stable, well-characterized traits are used in breeding programs, reducing the need for extensive follow-up research and resource investment while maintaining variety reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10271495B2Soybean variety 01064036
Publication Date: 2019.04.30 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064036. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064036. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064036 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064036 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.