Soybean Variety 5PLEC93 Breeding Stability and Yield

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean varieties is a time-consuming process that requires precise planning and efficient resource use, aiming to combine desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and environmental tolerance, while existing methods are inefficient and directionally unstable, taking six to twelve years from the first cross to delivering finished seed to farmers.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of the novel soybean variety 5PLEC93, which includes methods for crossing, introgressing transgenic, mutant, or native traits, and characterizing soybean plants to produce stable, high-yielding varieties with improved agronomic characteristics, disease resistance, and environmental tolerance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the variety achieves stability and high yield, but the development process takes six to twelve years and requires extensive resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing a comprehensive breeding program framework before actual crossing begins. This includes pre-defining breeding objectives, selecting appropriate germplasm with desired traits, and planning the crossing strategy in advance. By preparing everything beforehand, the patent reduces the overall development time while maintaining variety stability, directly addressing the contradiction between thorough breeding and time efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine multiple desirable traits, then the variety achieves high yield and resistance, but the process requires extensive resources and is inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms by systematically evaluating breeding progress against predefined objectives. This includes monitoring trait expression in crossing progeny, assessing disease resistance levels, and adjusting the breeding strategy based on observed results. The feedback loop ensures that desirable traits like disease resistance are reliably incorporated while improving overall breeding efficiency by avoiding unnecessary steps

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties, then the variety achieves agronomic soundness, but the process is directionally unstable and requires minimal changes in direction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagronomic soundnessVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex breeding process into distinct, manageable phases: germplasm selection, crossing operations, progeny evaluation, and variety registration. Each phase has specific objectives and criteria, making the overall complex process more controllable and directionally stable. This segmentation maintains agronomic soundness while reducing program complexity through structured organization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10477815B1Soybean variety 5PLEC93
Publication Date: 2019.11.19 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLEC93 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLEC93, cells from soybean variety 5PLEC93, plants of soybean 5PLEC93, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLEC93. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLEC93 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLEC93, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLEC93, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLEC93. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLEC93 are further provided.