Soybean Variety 01068801 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, drought tolerance, and herbicide resistance, which are difficult to predict and require extensive research and time due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01068801, which includes specific genetic loci conferring traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for the creation of stable and high-yielding soybean plants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties with improved traits, then disease resistance and herbicide resistance are achieved, but the breeding process requires extensive time and resources due to genetic complexity

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with known desirable traits (disease resistance, herbicide resistance) and using marker-assisted selection to track inheritance of specific genetic markers. This allows breeders to predict offspring characteristics before full phenotypic expression, significantly reducing the time required to develop new varieties while maintaining reliable resistance traits

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If conventional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties with improved traits, then herbicide resistance is achieved, but extensive research and resources are required due to environmental factors affecting trait expression

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveherbicide resistanceVSAvoidresearch resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through marker-assisted selection, where DNA markers linked to herbicide resistance genes are tracked through generations. This molecular feedback system allows breeders to select plants carrying desired resistance genes with high accuracy, reducing the need for extensive field testing and resource investment while ensuring reliable herbicide resistance in final varieties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If genetic transformation and backcrossing are used to create stable soybean varieties, then high yield and improved agronomic traits are achieved, but the complexity of genetic combinations makes trait prediction difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidgenetic combination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex breeding process into manageable components: selecting specific parental lines with known marker profiles, tracking individual marker inheritance through backcrossing generations, and accumulating desired traits step-by-step. This segmented approach to marker-assisted backcrossing makes the complex genetic combination process controllable and predictable, enabling high yield and improved agronomic traits to be achieved systematically

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10130059B1Soybean variety 01068801
Publication Date: 2018.11.20 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068801. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068801. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068801 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068801 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.