Soybean Variety 01072256 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 difficult to predict and require extensive research and development due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01072256, which includes specific genetic modifications and locus conversions for traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, achieved 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

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop soybean varieties with improved traits, then genetic diversity is increased, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable due to complex genetic combinations and environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait improvementVSAvoidbreeding duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desired traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) and using molecular marker-assisted selection to identify and track specific genetic markers during breeding. This allows breeders to predict and select for desired traits earlier in the breeding process, reducing the time required to develop new varieties while maintaining genetic diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If extensive research and development are conducted to achieve stable, high-yielding varieties, then trait improvement is enhanced, but research and development costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidR&D investment
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through molecular marker-assisted selection, where specific DNA markers associated with desired traits are tracked throughout the breeding process. This feedback mechanism allows breeders to objectively measure progress toward desired traits, select the most promising lines efficiently, and make data-driven decisions, thereby reducing R&D costs while maintaining variety stability and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety, then agronomic quality is improved, but the complexity of genetic combinations increases making prediction difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic qualityVSAvoidgenetic combination complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex task of combining multiple traits into manageable segments using molecular marker-assisted selection. Each desired trait (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) is associated with specific molecular markers that can be tracked independently. This allows breeders to systematically combine multiple traits while monitoring genetic complexity, making prediction and selection more efficient.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10492454B1Soybean variety 01072256
Publication Date: 2019.12.03 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072256. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072256. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072256 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072256 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.