Soybean Variety 0385457 Breeding via Segmentation and Preliminary Action

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean varieties is a time-consuming and unpredictable process due to the complexity of combining desirable traits like disease resistance, yield, and environmental adaptability, making it challenging for breeders to consistently produce superior varieties.

Innovation Solution

The soybean variety 0385457 is developed through specific breeding methods, including crossing and selection techniques, which allows for the introduction of traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, and can be used in various breeding protocols to produce hybrid seeds and plants with desired characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are improved, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversity and adaptabilityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-screening parental lines for desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, nutritional quality) before crossing. This advance preparation of parental germplasm with known superior characteristics reduces the time needed for later selection and evaluation, while maintaining genetic diversity through careful selection of parents from different genetic backgrounds

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple traits are combined in a single variety to improve overall performance, then agronomic quality is enhanced, but the complexity of inheritance makes selection difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoverall performance and agronomic qualityVSAvoidcomplexity of inheritance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by developing parental lines that each excel in specific traits (one parent for herbicide resistance, another for disease resistance, another for nutritional quality). This divides the complex multi-trait breeding problem into manageable segments, allowing breeders to combine proven single-trait performers rather than attempting to select all traits simultaneously in a single population

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the approach from selecting multiple traits in one population to evaluating and combining lines based on specific parameter excellence. Each parental line is optimized for particular parameters (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, protein content, oil content), and these parameter-optimized lines are then crossed to produce offspring with combined superior parameters

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If superior individual plants are selected based on single observations, then selection efficiency is improved, but the true genotypic value remains masked by environmental factors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveselection efficiencyVSAvoidaccuracy of genotypic evaluation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by conducting multi-environment testing of parental lines before using them in crossing programs. This preliminary evaluation across multiple locations and years provides a more accurate assessment of true genotypic value, reducing the impact of environmental masking and improving the reliability of subsequent selection decisions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms by systematically evaluating breeding lines across multiple environments and using this information to guide subsequent selection and crossing decisions. Performance data from previous generations and test locations feed into the selection process, allowing breeders to identify lines with consistent superior performance rather than those that merely performed well in a single observation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS7390942B2Soybean variety 0385457
Publication Date: 2008.06.24 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0385457. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0385457. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0385457 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 0385457 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.