Soybean Variety 01064212 Breeding Predictability
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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, as they rely on conventional breeding techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, and often result in varieties that are difficult to replicate.
Innovation Solution
The development of the soybean variety 01064212, 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 uniform soybean plants with desired characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity can be maintained, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable with difficulty in replication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with specific desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) before crossing. The breeding program establishes clear selection criteria and pre-characterizes parents using molecular markers, allowing predictability of offspring traits and reducing the time needed for field testing and selection in subsequent generations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key parameters by introducing specific genetic loci through controlled crossing and selection. It focuses on altering traits such as herbicide resistance (via imidazolinone or glyphosate resistance genes), disease resistance, and nutritional composition (oil and protein content). These parameter changes are achieved through systematic breeding steps rather than random conventional breeding, improving predictability and reducing time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then agronomic performance and nutritional quality improve, but the complexity of breeding and trait stabilization increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: selecting parents with specific single traits, crossing them to combine traits, then separately stabilizing and selecting for each trait in subsequent generations. This segmented approach allows complex multi-trait varieties to be developed systematically, reducing breeding program complexity while achieving high adaptability with multiple improved traits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent achieves universality by developing soybean varieties that simultaneously perform multiple functions: production (yield), protection (herbicide and disease resistance), and nutrition (enhanced oil and protein content). The breeding program is designed to combine these diverse traits into single varieties, making them universally applicable for improved agronomic performance and nutritional quality without requiring separate varieties for each function.
3Manufacturing precision
If selection pressure is increased to improve specific traits, then trait expression becomes more uniform, but genetic diversity may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by using molecular marker analysis to monitor genetic composition during the breeding process. This allows real-time assessment of trait expression uniformity and genetic diversity maintenance. Breeders can adjust selection pressure based on marker data, ensuring uniform trait expression in the target traits while preserving genetic diversity in non-target regions of the genome through informed selection decisions.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064212. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064212. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064212 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064212 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.