Soybean Variety 01083646 Breeding Cycle Reduction

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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 01083646, which includes specific genetic modifications and locus conversions using techniques like backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved agronomic characteristics, along with a detailed breeding history and evaluation process.

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 and trait combinations can be explored, but the process requires extensive research efforts and time due to the complexity of genetic combinations and environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination diversityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by creating isogenic lines through repeated backcrossing (BC3F3 generation) before introducing the target trait. This pre-establishment of genetic uniformity accelerates subsequent trait evaluation and variety development, reducing the overall breeding cycle time while maintaining genetic diversity exploration capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If multiple backcrossing generations are performed to achieve stable trait inheritance, then trait stability and uniformity are improved, but the breeding process complexity and research effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait inheritance stabilityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses isogenic lines as genetic copies that are nearly identical except for the specific trait being introduced. This copying approach simplifies the breeding process by maintaining genetic uniformity across generations, reducing the complexity of tracking multiple genetic variations while ensuring stable trait inheritance in the BC3F3 and subsequent generations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If extensive field testing and evaluation are conducted to ensure variety stability, then variety reliability and performance consistency are improved, but the time and resources required for research efforts increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety performance consistencyVSAvoidtesting and evaluation duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through multi-environment field testing of the BC3F3 generation and subsequent varieties. The isogenic nature of the lines provides consistent baseline performance, allowing researchers to quickly identify and eliminate variable performers. This feedback mechanism accelerates the evaluation process by reducing noise from genetic variation, enabling faster confirmation of variety reliability across different locations and seasons

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11457600B2Soybean variety 01083646
Publication Date: 2022.10.04 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083646. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083646. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083646 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083646 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.