Soybean Variety 01064054 Breeding for Trait 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 efforts due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01064054, 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 trait combinations can be explored, but the process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination diversityVSAvoidbreeding development 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) before crossing. The breeding program systematically identifies and combines specific traits in advance through controlled crosses, reducing the time required for random selection and evaluation in traditional breeding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes key parameters by introducing specific genetic traits through controlled crossing and selection. By focusing on particular parameters (herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, fatty acid composition), the breeding process becomes more directed and predictable, reducing the time loss associated with exploring all possible trait combinations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If extensive research efforts are made to predict and select for multiple improved traits, then variety quality can be enhanced, but the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors makes prediction difficult and research efforts extensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait prediction accuracyVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding program into distinct phases: selecting parental lines with specific traits, performing controlled crosses, evaluating F1 hybrids for desired characteristics, and advancing selected lines through generations. This segmentation makes the complex breeding process more manageable and predictable by breaking it into discrete, controllable steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms by evaluating F1 hybrid performance for specific traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) and using this information to guide subsequent breeding decisions. This feedback loop improves prediction accuracy by allowing breeders to select parents that actually produce the desired trait combinations in their offspring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10271497B2Soybean variety 01064054
Publication Date: 2019.04.30 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064054. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064054. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064054 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064054 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.