Soybean Variety 01068087 Marker-Assisted Breeding

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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 time-consuming and unpredictable, requiring extensive research and resource allocation.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01068087, which incorporates specific genetic traits like herbicide resistance and improved agronomic characteristics through genetic transformation and breeding techniques, including backcrossing and marker-assisted selection, to produce seeds and plants with desired morphological and physiological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties with improved traits, then disease resistance and herbicide tolerance can be achieved, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by using marker-assisted selection to identify and select plants with desired traits (disease resistance, herbicide tolerance) at early stages of breeding, rather than waiting for traditional phenotypic expression. This allows breeders to predict and select for resistance traits before the actual breeding cycles complete, significantly reducing the time required while maintaining reliability of trait acquisition

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop high-yielding soybean varieties, then improved agronomic quality can be achieved, but the process requires extensive research and resource allocation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through marker-assisted selection, where molecular markers provide continuous feedback on the presence and expression of desired traits during the breeding process. This feedback allows breeders to make informed decisions at each generation, efficiently selecting plants that are progressing toward high-yield and improved agronomic quality targets, thereby reducing the complexity and resource requirements of the breeding program

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used to combine multiple traits in a single variety, then improved agronomic quality can be achieved, but the process becomes unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic qualityVSAvoidtrait combination consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical/phenotypic selection system with a molecular-level selection system. Instead of relying on observable traits that may be influenced by environmental factors, the patent uses molecular markers to directly detect and select for the genetic basis of multiple traits (disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, yield components). This substitution provides reliable and consistent trait combination detection, ensuring that desired traits are accurately combined in the final variety

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

Data Source

PatentUS10136602B1Soybean variety 01068087
Publication Date: 2018.11.27 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068087. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068087. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068087 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068087 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.