Soybean Cultivar 21490216 for Phased Multi-Trait Breeding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing soybean cultivars lack improved combinations of desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and altered fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource efficiency.

Innovation Solution

Development of a new soybean cultivar 21490216 with enhanced traits through traditional breeding and genetic modification, incorporating transgenic or mutant traits, and utilizing regenerable cells for tissue culture to produce plants with superior characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars with improved traits, then desirable traits such as disease resistance and yield can be achieved, but the development process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental germplasm with specific desirable traits (disease resistance, yield potential, fatty acid profiles) before initiating the breeding program. This advance preparation of parental material with known characteristics accelerates the overall development timeline while ensuring reliable trait inheritance in the new cultivar

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple breeding objectives are pursued simultaneously to combine multiple desirable traits, then superior varieties with improved yield and resistance can be developed, but the process complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding program into distinct phases with specific objectives: Phase 1 focuses on combining disease resistance traits, Phase 2 incorporates yield improvement, and Phase 3 optimizes fatty acid profiles. Each phase uses specific parental combinations and selection criteria, breaking down the complex multi-trait breeding into manageable segments that can be executed systematically

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by selecting parental germplasm with specific local advantages - Parent 1 contributes disease resistance characteristics while Parent 2 contributes yield potential and fatty acid composition. Each parent is chosen for its specific local strength, and the breeding program systematically combines these localized qualities to achieve superior overall performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of energy

If precise forward planning is implemented to reduce development time, then resource efficiency improves, but the flexibility to adapt to changing requirements decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidbreeding program adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamics by designing a flexible breeding program where the timing and focus of different breeding objectives can be adjusted based on progress and emerging needs. The program allows for re-prioritizing traits, adjusting parental selections, and modifying selection criteria mid-program while maintaining overall efficiency through predefined phases and milestones

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12543692B2Soybean cultivar 21490216
Publication Date: 2026.02.10 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated 21490216 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 21490216, to the plants of soybean cultivar 21490216, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 21490216, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 21490216. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 21490216. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 21490216, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 21490216 with another soybean cultivar.