Soybean Variety 01077381 Genetic Transformation 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 efforts due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety 01077381, which involves backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce specific traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics, using techniques like genome editing and marker-assisted selection, while maintaining the overall morphological and physiological characteristics of the parent variety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional 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 time and research efforts due to unpredictability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of trait expressionVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical breeding methods (crossing, selection, and evaluation) with genetic engineering techniques. Specifically, it uses genetic transformation to directly introduce desired traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield improvement) into the soybean genome, bypassing the need for extensive crossbreeding and phenotypic selection. This substitution of mechanical breeding with molecular biology methods dramatically reduces both time and unpredictability.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the fundamental parameters of soybean genetics by introducing specific genes and genetic modifications. It alters the genetic composition to achieve predetermined traits (herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, yield enhancement) rather than relying on natural genetic variation and selection. This parameter change approach ensures predictable outcome and accelerates variety development.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety to improve yield and resistance, then agronomic performance is enhanced, but the genetic complexity and breeding difficulty increase

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple desired traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield improvement) into a single soybean variety through genetic transformation. Instead of attempting to combine these traits through multiple rounds of crossbreeding and selection, the invention directly introduces all necessary genetic modifications simultaneously or in a streamlined sequence, reducing breeding complexity while achieving high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal soybean variety that performs multiple functions: it provides high yield, herbicide resistance, and disease resistance simultaneously. The genetically modified soybean serves as a multi-functional platform that can be adapted to various farming conditions and management practices, reducing the need for separate varieties for different traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If extensive research efforts are invested to achieve stable high-yielding varieties, then agronomic quality is improved, but the resource consumption and development cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidresearch resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary genetic modification actions to establish stable, high-yielding varieties with predetermined traits. By pre-introducing the necessary genes and genetic modifications during the breeding process, the invention eliminates the need for extensive field testing and selection rounds required by traditional methods. This preliminary genetic setup ensures variety stability while reducing research resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11284587B2Soybean variety 01077381
Publication Date: 2022.03.29 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077381. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077381. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077381 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077381 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.