Soybean Variety A1036466 Breeding Predictability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding soybean varieties with desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, 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 A1036466, which is adapted for mid-group VI growing regions, involves a specific breeding history and includes methods like 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

1Reliability

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then genetic diversity is maintained, but breeding time and unpredictability increase

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with specific desirable traits (disease resistance, drought tolerance, nutritional quality) and using molecular marker-assisted selection to identify and combine these traits before field testing. This preliminary genetic characterization and selection process reduces the time and unpredictability of conventional breeding by preparing and evaluating candidate varieties in advance with known trait compositions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then natural genetic variation is preserved, but breeding efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidvariety stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through multi-environment field trials and performance evaluation systems that continuously assess breeding lines for yield stability, disease resistance, and nutritional quality across different growing conditions. This feedback mechanism allows breeders to select and refine varieties that demonstrate consistent performance and stability, ensuring reliable results while maintaining breeding efficiency through data-driven selection decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8907174B2Soybean variety A1036466
Publication Date: 2014.12.09 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036466. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036466. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036466 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036466 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.