Soybean Variety 01064172 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, leading to significant research costs and variability in genetic outcomes.
Innovation Solution
The development of the soybean variety 01064172, which incorporates specific genetic loci conferring traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for the creation of stable and high-yielding soybean plants with predictable genetic profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are maintained, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable with significant variability in genetic outcomes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desired traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield characteristics) before initiating the breeding program. This advance preparation of genetically superior parents accelerates the breeding process while maintaining genetic diversity, as the desired genetic components are already identified and ready for combination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to track and select for desired genetic traits during breeding. These markers serve as reliable indicators that allow breeders to predict genetic outcomes without waiting for phenotypic expression, thereby reducing breeding time while maintaining adaptability through marker-assisted selection of diverse parental combinations.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then natural genetic variation is preserved, but research costs increase due to unpredictability and extended breeding cycles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback through molecular marker analysis at multiple stages of the breeding process. By continuously monitoring genetic composition and selecting parents and progeny based on marker data, the program reduces uncertainty and eliminates unsuccessful breeding lines early, thereby controlling research costs while preserving natural genetic variation through marker-guided maintenance of diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of trait detection from phenotypic observation to molecular marker detection. This parameter change allows for early and accurate identification of desired genetic traits, reducing the need for extended field testing and multiple breeding cycles, thereby lowering research costs while maintaining genetic variation through precise selection.
3Manufacturing precision
If genetic transformation and backcrossing are used to introduce specific traits, then breeding precision and predictability improve, but the complexity of the breeding program increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct modular phases: genetic transformation of parental lines, multiple generations of backcrossing with selection, and final variety development. Each phase has specific objectives and selection criteria, allowing complex trait introduction to be managed through systematic segmentation that maintains precision while organizing program complexity into manageable components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses preliminary action by pre-establishing molecular marker systems and selection protocols before initiating genetic transformation and backcrossing. This advance preparation of genetic tools and selection criteria simplifies the execution of complex breeding operations, as the framework for precise trait tracking and selection is already in place, reducing operational complexity during the intensive breeding phases.
4Productivity
If multiple breeding objectives are combined in a single variety, then the overall quality and performance of the variety improve, but the difficulty of achieving all traits simultaneously increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to simultaneously track multiple breeding objectives including yield-related traits, disease resistance, and herbicide resistance. These markers enable the detection and measurement of multiple genetic components in parallel, making it feasible to combine several desirable traits in a single variety without overwhelming complexity in trait assessment and selection.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064172. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064172. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064172 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064172 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.