Soybean Cultivar 25020904 Breeding for Stable Multi-Trait Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing soybean cultivars face challenges in combining desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource management.

Innovation Solution

Development of a new soybean cultivar 25020904 with specific genetic modifications and breeding techniques to introduce traits like herbicide resistance, disease tolerance, and altered fatty acid composition, using methods such as mutagenesis and transformation, along with regenerable tissue cultures and genetic marker analysis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then trait combination is achieved, but the development process takes 6-12 years and requires precise forward planning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination stabilityVSAvoidcultivar development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs molecular marker-assisted selection to identify and select plants with desired traits before traditional breeding completion. By using DNA markers linked to target genes, breeders can preliminarily identify promising individuals in early generations, accelerating the breeding process while maintaining trait combination reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then agronomic quality improves, but the breeding process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic qualityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process into distinct phases: initial parental selection based on molecular markers, intermediate crossing and selection, and final cultivar development. This segmentation allows systematic management of multiple trait combinations, reducing overall process complexity while achieving high agronomic quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Molecular markers serve as intermediaries between phenotypic observation and genotypic selection. These markers facilitate the identification and selection of plants carrying multiple desirable traits without requiring complex direct phenotypic evaluation of all trait combinations simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If resource allocation is optimized for cultivar development, then breeding efficiency improves, but changes in direction must be minimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidprogram management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through molecular marker analysis at multiple breeding stages. This feedback allows real-time assessment of trait inheritance and selection progress, enabling efficient resource allocation and timely program adjustments without requiring complete program restructuring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12527294B2Soybean cultivar 25020904
Publication Date: 2026.01.20 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated 25020904 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 25020904, to the plants of soybean cultivar 25020904, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 25020904, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 25020904. 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 25020904. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 25020904, 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 25020904 with another soybean cultivar.