Soybean Variety 01067526 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 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 01067526, which incorporates specific genetic loci conferring traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for the creation of hybrid seeds and plants suitable for commercial production and further breeding protocols.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties with improved traits, then genetic diversity and trait combinations can be explored, but the process requires extensive research efforts and is difficult to predict due to 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 parental lines with known desirable traits and using molecular markers to identify specific genetic loci before crossing. This preliminary characterization of parental germplasm and target traits allows the breeding program to proceed more efficiently with predictable outcomes, reducing the extensive trial-and-error time required in conventional breeding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback through molecular marker-assisted selection during the breeding process. By continuously monitoring specific genetic markers associated with desired traits (such as disease resistance and yield components), breeders can make informed decisions about which progeny to advance, providing real-time feedback on genetic progress and reducing the time needed to develop varieties with target trait combinations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If multiple traits are combined in a single soybean variety through breeding, then agronomic quality and resistance to diseases and insects are improved, but the device complexity and breeding program complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease and insect resistanceVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex task of combining multiple traits into manageable segments: (1) selecting parental lines with specific single or double traits, (2) performing targeted crosses between these parents, (3) using molecular markers to track inheritance of specific trait loci, and (4) selecting progeny that inherit the desired combination. This segmented approach reduces breeding program complexity compared to attempting to improve all traits simultaneously in a single population.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by focusing breeding efforts on specific genetic loci associated with particular traits rather than attempting to improve the entire genome uniformly. Molecular markers allow breeders to concentrate selection pressure on specific chromosomal regions containing genes for disease resistance, yield, or other target traits, while maintaining the rest of the genome from elite parental lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If extensive breeding research is conducted to achieve stable high-yielding varieties, then seed yield and agronomic quality are maximized, but the cost and resources required for breeding increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidbreeding resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies mechanics substitution by replacing traditional phenotypic selection methods (which require growing and evaluating large numbers of plants in field trials) with molecular marker-assisted selection. This substitution allows breeders to identify plants with desired genetic potential at the seedling stage or even before planting, eliminating the need for extensive field testing resources while still achieving high-yielding, stable varieties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by shifting the selection criterion from phenotypic performance (which requires environmental control and large plot sizes) to genotypic markers. This parameter change from phenotype to genotype allows for more efficient resource utilization, as marker analysis can be performed on small tissue samples without requiring the plant to express the trait phenotypically, thereby reducing land, labor, and time resources needed for breeding evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10231424B1Soybean variety 01067526
Publication Date: 2019.03.19 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067526. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067526. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067526 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067526 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.