Soybean Variety 01106242 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge in soybean breeding is to develop stable, high-yielding soybean varieties that are agronomically sound, with improved traits such as disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and enhanced nutritional quality, while navigating the complexities of genetic inheritance and environmental factors.
Innovation Solution
The development of the soybean variety 01106242, which involves a combination of traditional breeding techniques and genetic modification, including the introduction of transgenic genes for herbicide resistance and other desirable traits, along with advanced breeding methods like backcrossing and marker-assisted selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic stability is maintained, but breeding time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by using marker-assisted selection to identify and select plants with desired traits at early stages of breeding, rather than waiting for full maturation and phenotypic expression. This allows breeders to make informed selection decisions earlier in the breeding process, significantly reducing the time required to develop new varieties while maintaining genetic stability through targeted selection of specific genetic markers associated with desirable traits
2Adaptability or versatility
If genetic modification is introduced to improve traits, then desirable traits such as herbicide resistance are achieved, but genetic complexity and regulatory challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by focusing genetic modification efforts on specific, localized genetic regions or genes that confer particular desirable traits, rather than attempting genome-wide modification. This targeted approach allows for precise introduction of traits such as herbicide resistance or disease resistance at specific genomic loci, reducing overall genetic complexity while achieving the desired adaptability and versatility in specific areas
3Productivity
If multiple traits are combined in a single variety, then agronomic performance is improved, but breeding difficulty and selection complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by using molecular markers to continuously monitor and track the presence of multiple desired traits during the breeding process. This real-time genetic monitoring provides feedback that allows breeders to select plants that simultaneously possess multiple desirable traits, making the combination of multiple traits more manageable and reducing breeding difficulty through informed, data-driven selection decisions at each generation
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AI summary
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01106242. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01106242. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01106242 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01106242 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.