Soybean Variety 01064694 Breeding via Preliminary Action

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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, drought tolerance, and herbicide resistance, 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 01064694, which incorporates specific genetic loci conferring traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics through genetic transformation and backcrossing techniques, allowing for the creation of stable and high-yielding soybean plants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties with improved traits, then genetic diversity and trait combinations can be explored, but the process requires extensive research efforts and time due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination diversityVSAvoidbreeding research time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield characteristics) before crossing. This preliminary characterization and selection of parents with known genotypes and phenotypes reduces the time required for breeding by avoiding extensive screening of F1 and F2 generations, as the desired traits are already concentrated in the parental material.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If extensive crossing and selection is performed to achieve stable high-yielding varieties with multiple traits, then trait improvement can be achieved, but the breeding process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding process into distinct stages: selecting parental lines with specific traits, performing controlled crosses, and evaluating F1 and F2 generations for trait stability. This segmentation allows systematic tracking of specific traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield) through separate selection criteria at each stage, reducing overall process complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses preliminary action by pre-characterizing parental lines for specific traits (herbicide resistance to glyphosate and glufosinate, disease resistance, yield characteristics) before crossing. This preliminary work reduces breeding complexity by eliminating the need for extensive trait screening in later generations, as the desired traits are already concentrated and characterized in the parental material.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety to maximize grain production and agronomic quality, then overall variety performance is improved, but predicting the successful combination of traits becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrain yieldVSAvoidtrait combination prediction
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines that already possess multiple desirable traits (herbicide resistance to glyphosate and glufosinate, disease resistance, high yield characteristics). This preliminary concentration of multiple traits in parental lines makes prediction easier because the desired trait combination is already established, reducing the uncertainty of achieving successful multi-trait combinations in the offspring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10188072B1Soybean variety 01064694
Publication Date: 2019.01.29 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064694. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064694. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064694 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064694 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.