Soybean Variety A1023535 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding varieties with desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, as they rely on conventional breeding procedures that are time-consuming and unpredictable, leading to significant research costs and variability in resulting soybean varieties.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety A1023535, which includes methods for crossing and breeding to introduce specific traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for the creation of stable and high-yielding soybean plants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional breeding procedures are used to develop soybean varieties with desirable traits, then the breeding process is time-consuming and unpredictable, but the resulting varieties show significant variability and high research costs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding predictabilityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the breeding approach from conventional phenotypic selection to marker-assisted selection using molecular markers. This changes the parameter of selection criteria from visual/phenotypic to genetic/molecular level, enabling more predictable and accelerated variety development while reducing the time required to achieve stable, high-yielding soybean varieties with desired traits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If conventional breeding procedures are used to develop soybean varieties with desirable traits, then the breeding process is time-consuming and unpredictable, but the resulting varieties show significant variability and high research costs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding predictabilityVSAvoidresearch cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical/conventional breeding system with a molecular biology-based system. Instead of relying on traditional phenotypic selection and multiple generations of crossing, the invention uses molecular markers and genetic transformation techniques to directly identify and introduce desirable traits, thereby reducing research costs and improving breeding predictability.

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

3Reliability

If conventional breeding procedures are used to develop soybean varieties with desirable traits, then the breeding process is time-consuming and unpredictable, but the resulting varieties show significant variability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through marker-assisted selection, where molecular markers provide continuous feedback on the genetic composition of breeding lines. This feedback allows breeders to monitor and select for desired traits more efficiently, improving variety stability and breeding efficiency by reducing the variability caused by conventional breeding processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8431776B2Soybean variety A1023535
Publication Date: 2013.04.30 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1023535. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1023535. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1023535 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1023535 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.