Soybean Variety 5PTAN97 Breeding Program

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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 5PTAN97, which includes methods for crossing, introgressing transgenic, mutant, or native traits, and characterizing plants to produce stable, high-yielding soybeans with improved agronomic characteristics, disease resistance, and environmental tolerance, along with the development of seeds, cells, plants, and plant parts derived from these methods.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean variety development methods are used, then desirable traits can be combined in a single variety, but the process takes six to twelve years and is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of soybean varietyVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing a structured breeding program with defined objectives, selecting germplasm with desired traits before the actual crossing begins, and planning multiple generations of selection and evaluation in advance. This systematic preparation and phased approach enables the development of stable, high-yielding soybean varieties while reducing the overall development time from six to twelve years to a more efficient timeline.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding programs are implemented, then multiple desirable traits can be combined, but resource efficiency is low and planning precision is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecombination of desirable traitsVSAvoidresource efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: germplasm analysis and definition of problems, establishment of program goals, selection of germplasm with specific traits, crossing, multiple generations of selection and evaluation, and final variety release. This segmented approach allows for precise planning, efficient resource allocation to specific breeding objectives, and systematic combination of multiple desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, and environmental tolerance without wasting resources on unnecessary breeding steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10624301B1Soybean variety 5PTAN97
Publication Date: 2020.04.21 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated 5PTAN97 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PTAN97, cells from soybean variety 5PTAN97, plants of soybean 5PTAN97, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PTAN97. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PTAN97 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PTAN97, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PTAN97, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PTAN97. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PTAN97 are further provided.