Soybean Variety A1037391 Breeding Segmentation

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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 techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, leading to genetic variability and environmental dependence.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety A1037391, which combines improved traits through a specific breeding history and genetic transformation, including a single locus conversion, to produce plants with enhanced characteristics like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, using techniques like backcrossing and genetic transformation.

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 high genetic variability

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

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: initial cross between elite lines, followed by backcrossing to specific recurrent parents, and final selection. This segmentation allows controlled introduction of desired traits while maintaining genetic stability, reducing the time required compared to conventional breeding while preserving adaptability through strategic genetic combinations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Elite parental lines are pre-selected and characterized for specific desirable traits before crossing. The recurrent parents are chosen in advance with known genetic backgrounds, allowing the breeding program to proceed systematically without time-consuming trial and error, thus reducing overall breeding time while maintaining genetic diversity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If conventional breeding techniques are used, then natural genetic variation is preserved, but manufacturing precision and trait uniformity are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait uniformityVSAvoidgenetic consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program introduces specific localized genetic modifications through targeted backcrossing with elite lines that possess particular desirable traits. Each backcross generation is carefully selected to maintain uniformity for specific traits while introducing targeted genetic improvements, achieving both trait uniformity and genetic consistency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The breeding process utilizes controlled parameter changes through systematic backcrossing generations (BC1, BC2, BC3, etc.), where each generation represents a controlled change in genetic composition. This allows precise control over trait uniformity and genetic consistency, transforming the genetic makeup in a controlled manner rather than relying on natural variation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If multiple backcrossing generations are performed to achieve stable traits, then trait stability and uniformity improve, but the breeding complexity and time required increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait stabilityVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding program dynamically adjusts the number of backcrossing generations based on the specific traits being developed and the genetic distance between parental lines. Some traits require more backcrossing generations for stability, while others require fewer, allowing flexible optimization of both trait stability and program complexity rather than applying a fixed multi-generational approach to all breeding scenarios

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8907177B2Soybean variety A1037391
Publication Date: 2014.12.09 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1037391. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1037391. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1037391 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1037391 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.