Soybean Variety A1026474 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 agronomic qualities, as they rely on conventional breeding techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, leading to genetic variability and environmental dependence.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety A1026474, which is adapted for mid-group 5 growing regions, involves specific breeding techniques including backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce desired traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, while maintaining the variety's morphological and physiological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are maintained, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable with lower productivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs molecular markers as intermediary tools to bridge conventional breeding and genetic selection. These markers serve as mediators that allow breeders to track and select for multiple desirable traits simultaneously, accelerating the breeding process while maintaining genetic diversity through marker-assisted selection approaches

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then natural genetic variation is preserved, but the development of stable high-yielding varieties with specific desirable traits becomes unpredictable and slower

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevariety stabilityVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical phenotypic selection methods with molecular marker-based genotypic selection. This substitution allows for earlier and more accurate identification of desirable traits, reducing the time required to develop stable varieties while maintaining composition stability through precise genetic selection

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary genetic evaluation using molecular markers at early breeding stages, allowing selection decisions to be made before final phenotypic expression. This preliminary genetic assessment accelerates the breeding process by identifying promising candidates earlier, reducing overall breeding time while ensuring variety stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single variety through breeding, then agronomic quality and resistance are improved, but the breeding program complexity and difficulty increase

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through molecular marker analysis at multiple breeding stages. This feedback allows breeders to monitor the accumulation of desirable traits and make informed selection decisions, simplifying the management of complex multi-trait breeding programs through continuous genetic evaluation and selection optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8754296B2Soybean variety A1026474
Publication Date: 2014.06.17 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026474. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026474. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026474 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026474 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.