Soybean Variety A1016137 Breeding Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding varieties that combine desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, due to the unpredictability of genetic combinations and the time-consuming nature of conventional breeding processes.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety A1016137, which includes methods for crossing and breeding to produce hybrid seeds and plants with specific traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, using techniques such as backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce desired loci while maintaining the morphological and physiological characteristics of the original variety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then genetic diversity is increased, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing parental lines for specific desirable traits (disease resistance, yield components, nutritional quality) before crossing. This allows breeders to select parents with known trait profiles, reducing the unpredictability and time required for subsequent selection and evaluation in the breeding process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single variety, then the overall performance and resistance are improved, but the breeding complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: selecting parental lines with specific single traits, crossing them to combine traits, and then evaluating progeny for the combination of traits. This segmented approach makes the complex task of combining multiple desirable traits more manageable and systematic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If extensive trait evaluation is performed to ensure stability and quality, then variety reliability is improved, but the productivity of the breeding program decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidbreeding program output
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by conducting preliminary evaluation of parental lines for key traits before crossing. This preliminary characterization reduces the need for extensive re-evaluation of all traits in subsequent generations, as the parental contributions are already known, thereby maintaining reliability while improving breeding program productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8115071B2Soybean variety A1016137
Publication Date: 2012.02.14 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1016137. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1016137. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1016137 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1016137 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.