Soybean Variety 5PLUS93 Breeding via Molecular Markers

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean varieties is a time-consuming process that requires precise planning and efficient use of resources, aiming to combine desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and adaptability to various environmental conditions.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of the novel soybean variety 5PLUS93, which offers improved traits like tolerance to aerial web blight, aphid resistance, and enhanced yield stability, along with methods for producing and characterizing this variety and its derivatives.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

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

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing soybean varieties using molecular markers and genomic information before actual breeding crosses are made. This allows breeders to identify and select parent varieties with desired traits (disease resistance, yield stability) in advance, and to predict offspring characteristics before they are physically produced, thereby reducing the time required for field testing and variety development

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then agronomic performance and yield stability improve, but the breeding process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield stabilityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by creating a standardized molecular marker-based characterization system that can simultaneously evaluate multiple traits (disease resistance, yield components, maturity, plant architecture) across different soybean varieties. This multi-functional approach allows a single breeding program to track and combine multiple desirable traits efficiently, reducing the overall complexity of managing separate breeding processes for each trait

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

3Measurement precision

If extensive field testing and characterization are conducted to ensure variety stability, then yield predictions become more accurate, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield prediction accuracyVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies mechanics substitution by replacing extensive physical field testing and phenotypic observation with molecular marker-based genotypic analysis. Instead of growing and evaluating numerous plant individuals in field trials to predict yield, the system uses DNA markers associated with yield-related traits to predict performance early in the breeding process, significantly reducing the need for resource-intensive field testing while maintaining or improving prediction accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12336492B1Soybean variety 5PLUS93
Publication Date: 2025.06.24 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLUS93 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLUS93, cells from soybean variety 5PLUS93, plants of soybean 5PLUS93, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLUS93. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLUS93 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLUS93, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLUS93, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLUS93. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLUS93 are further provided.