Soybean Variety 5PMFH81 Breeding Methods

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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 adaptability to various conditions, but existing methods are slow and prone to directional changes.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of soybean variety 5PMFH81, which is stable, high-yielding, and agronomically sound, along with methods for crossing, introgressing transgenic or mutant traits, and characterizing the variety to produce plants with improved traits, facilitating the development of new soybean varieties and plant parts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the variety can achieve high yield and adaptability, but the development process takes 6-12 years and is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield stabilityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing variety 5PMFH81 with multiple desirable traits (high yield, disease resistance, adaptability) before using it as a parent in breeding programs. This allows the preliminary breeding work to be completed in advance, so that when 5PMFH81 is crossed with other varieties, the offspring inherit these pre-established desirable characteristics, significantly reducing the time required to develop new high-performing varieties compared to traditional breeding methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new varieties, then genetic diversity can be achieved, but the process requires numerous steps and is complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses variety 5PMFH81 as an intermediary parent in crossing programs. By selecting 5PMFH81 as a mediator with known desirable traits and stable genetics, breeders can systematically introduce genetic diversity from other parent varieties while maintaining control over the inheritance of key characteristics. This intermediary approach simplifies the breeding process compared to traditional multi-step methods by providing a reliable foundation variety that consistently contributes desired traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Stability of the object's composition

If soybean variety 5PMFH81 is used as a parent in crossing programs, then the offspring inherit desirable traits with uniformity, but the crossing and selection process requires precise planning and resource efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephenotypic uniformityVSAvoidbreeding operation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms by thoroughly characterizing variety 5PMFH81 across multiple environments and conditions before deployment as a parent variety. This pre-characterization provides feedback on the variety's performance, stability, and trait expression, allowing breeders to make informed decisions about crossing strategies and selection criteria. The feedback from extensive testing ensures that 5PMFH81 consistently transmits desirable traits uniformly to offspring, while the data guides efficient resource allocation in subsequent breeding operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10398117B1Soybean variety 5PMFH81
Publication Date: 2019.09.03 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated 5PMFH81 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PMFH81, cells from soybean variety 5PMFH81, plants of soybean 5PMFH81, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PMFH81. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PMFH81 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PMFH81, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PMFH81, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PMFH81. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PMFH81 are further provided.