Soybean Cultivar 29390078 for Multi-Trait Breeding Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

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

Innovation Solution

Development of a new soybean cultivar 29390078 with integrated traits like herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, and improved fatty acid composition, achieved through genetic modification and traditional breeding techniques, enabling the creation of transgenic variants and introgression of mutant traits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding techniques are used to develop new soybean cultivars with multiple desirable traits, then the cultivar can be developed with integrated traits, but the process is time-consuming and requires precise forward planning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintegrated traits combinationVSAvoidbreeding process duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing a structured breeding program with defined objectives and selected parental lines before the actual crossing begins. The breeding plan outlines specific traits to be combined (disease resistance, drought tolerance, yield, fatty acid profile) and identifies appropriate parentals in advance, allowing for efficient resource allocation and timeline management throughout the 6-12 year development process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar through breeding, then agronomic quality and productivity are improved, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program is segmented into distinct phases and components: selection of parental lines with specific traits, planning of crosses to achieve desired trait combinations, generation-by-generation advancement with specific objectives (e.g., F1, F2, backcross generations), and evaluation at multiple locations. This segmentation allows management of complexity through structured, incremental progress toward the final cultivar development goal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding program is designed to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously: improving seed yield, enhancing disease resistance, providing drought tolerance, and modifying fatty acid profiles. By selecting parental lines and designing crosses that address multiple traits concurrently rather than sequentially, the program efficiently combines multiple functions into a single cultivar development effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Loss of time

If resource efficiency is optimized in the breeding program, then the time and resources required for cultivar development are reduced, but the precision of forward planning must be increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding process durationVSAvoidforward planning precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program incorporates feedback mechanisms through evaluation at multiple locations and generations. Performance data from field trials and research stations are used to assess progress toward breeding objectives, allowing for adjustments in the breeding strategy. This feedback loop ensures that resources are allocated efficiently to the most promising lines while maintaining the precision needed to achieve the desired trait combinations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12564164B2Soybean cultivar 29390078
Publication Date: 2026.03.03 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated 29390078 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 29390078, to the plants of soybean cultivar 29390078, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 29390078, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 29390078. 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 29390078. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 29390078, 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 29390078 with another soybean cultivar.