Soybean Variety 5PPKL95 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 soybean variety 5PPKL95, which is self-pollinated to ensure homozygosity and phenotypic stability, along with methods for crossing, introgressing transgenic or mutant traits, and characterizing the variety to produce stable, high-yielding soybeans with improved agronomic characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

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

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield stability and disease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing a structured breeding program with predefined objectives, germplasm selection criteria, and trait combination strategies before beginning the breeding process. This upfront planning reduces development time by avoiding mid-process directional changes and resource reallocation, while still achieving the desired yield stability and disease resistance through systematic trait incorporation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single variety, then the agronomic performance and yield are improved, but the breeding process becomes more complex and resource-intensive

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding process into distinct phases: germplasm selection, trait identification, cross-breeding, evaluation, and stabilization. Each phase focuses on specific tasks and traits, making the overall complex process more manageable. This segmented approach allows systematic incorporation of multiple desirable traits while maintaining clear progress tracking and resource allocation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies universality by developing a multi-functional breeding framework that can evaluate and select for multiple traits simultaneously across different environments and conditions. The breeding program is designed to assess yield, disease resistance, and other agronomic characteristics through integrated evaluation methods, reducing the need for separate specialized processes for each trait

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If the breeding program makes changes in direction to incorporate new traits or responses to market needs, then the variety meets current agricultural requirements, but the development time extends and resources are wasted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse to market and environmental conditionsVSAvoidresource efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by creating a flexible breeding program framework that can adapt to changing market conditions and agricultural requirements without fundamentally altering the core development process. The program incorporates dynamic evaluation criteria and trait prioritization that can be adjusted based on emerging needs, allowing directional changes to be made efficiently within the established breeding infrastructure rather than requiring complete program redesign

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10701887B2Soybean variety 5PPKL95
Publication Date: 2020.07.07 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated 5PPKL95 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PPKL95, cells from soybean variety 5PPKL95, plants of soybean 5PPKL95, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PPKL95. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PPKL95 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PPKL95, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PPKL95, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PPKL95. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PPKL95 are further provided.