Soybean Variety 01072228 Segmented Parental Lines

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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 01072228, which includes specific genetic modifications and locus conversions for traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics through genetic transformation and backcrossing techniques, allowing for the introduction of desirable traits while maintaining the original variety's morphological and physiological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties with improved traits, then trait improvement may be achieved, but the process requires extensive research efforts and is difficult to predict due to genetic complexity and environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of breeding outcomesVSAvoidtime required for variety development
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing parental lines for specific traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield components) before crossing. This allows breeders to predict offspring performance based on known parental characteristics, reducing the time and uncertainty associated with conventional breeding trial-and-error approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety to meet program goals, then variety improvement is achieved, but the genetic combinations become increasingly complex and difficult to manage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of traits in varietyVSAvoidgenetic combination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process into distinct parental lines, each contributing specific traits (e.g., one parent for herbicide resistance, another for disease resistance). This segmentation allows independent selection and combination of traits, reducing the complexity of managing multiple genetic combinations compared to attempting to develop all traits simultaneously in a single line.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by selecting parental lines with superior performance in specific local conditions or for specific traits. Each parent contributes optimized local adaptations, allowing the resulting variety to maintain manageable genetic complexity while achieving multiple improved traits through targeted parental selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If extensive breeding programs are conducted to improve yield and traits, then variety performance improves, but the cost and resources required increase significantly

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reduces breeding resources by performing preliminary selection and characterization of parental lines for key traits before initiating crossing programs. This preliminary action filters out less promising genetic combinations early, reducing the number of crosses, generations, and evaluation trials needed to achieve high-yielding varieties with desired traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10512240B1Soybean variety 01072228
Publication Date: 2019.12.24 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072228. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072228. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072228 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072228 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.