Soybean Cultivar 24101944 for Multi-Trait Breeding Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current soybean cultivars face challenges in combining desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and altered fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Development of a new soybean cultivar 24101944 with improved traits achieved through traditional breeding and genetic modification, including introgression of transgenic or mutant traits, and use of regenerable cells for tissue culture to produce plants with specific characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the cultivar achieves improved seed yield, disease resistance, and fatty acid profiles, but the development process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits (high seed yield, disease resistance, altered fatty acid profiles) before crossing. The parental germplasm is carefully chosen and prepared in advance, with known genetic backgrounds and trait expressions, allowing the breeding program to start from a optimized foundation rather than exploring random combinations.
Solution Approach 2:
The breeding program is segmented into distinct phases: parental line selection, controlled crossing, progeny evaluation, and cultivar development. Each phase has specific objectives and selection criteria, allowing systematic progression through the breeding process. This segmentation enables efficient resource allocation and tracking of progress toward the goal of combining multiple desirable traits.
2Productivity
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then the agronomic quality and seed yield improve, but the breeding program complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selecting parental lines that each excel in specific local traits rather than requiring one parent to have all desirable traits. For example, one parent may be selected for high seed yield and another for disease resistance, allowing each parent to be optimized for its specific strength. The crossing then combines these locally optimized traits in the progeny.
Solution Approach 2:
The breeding program uses universal selection criteria and evaluation methods that can assess multiple traits simultaneously. The same progeny populations are evaluated for yield, disease resistance, and fatty acid composition using standardized protocols, allowing one breeding program to pursue multiple objectives without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Loss of time
If precise forward planning is implemented to reduce development time, then resource efficiency improves, but the flexibility to adapt to changes decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The breeding program incorporates dynamics by implementing annual evaluation cycles where progeny are assessed and the best performers are advanced to the next phase. This dynamic progression allows the program to adapt to emerging data and environmental conditions while maintaining an overall forward plan. The selection criteria and parental choices can be adjusted based on performance observations without abandoning the structured breeding approach.
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A soybean cultivar designated 24101944 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 24101944, to the plants of soybean cultivar 24101944, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 24101944, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 24101944. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 24101944. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 24101944, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 24101944 with another soybean cultivar.