Soybean CL1360619 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Soybean breeding is complex due to self-pollination, requiring intensive research and development to produce new cultivars with desired traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved yield, which is unpredictable and time-consuming, involving multiple breeding methods and extensive testing over several years.

Innovation Solution

The development of soybean cultivar CL1360619, which carries transgenes for herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and other desirable traits, allowing for the introduction of specific genetic alleles through crossing and selection methods, enabling the production of progeny with improved characteristics such as glyphosate tolerance and dicamba resistance, and altered fatty acid profiles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then genetic diversity and adaptability are improved, but the breeding process becomes highly unpredictable and time-consuming

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with known desirable traits and using marker-assisted selection to track specific alleles through generations. This preliminary preparation and tracking system reduces the unpredictability and time required for traditional breeding by having clear selection criteria established before the breeding process begins.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple breeding methods are employed to introduce desired traits, then trait incorporation is achieved, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait incorporationVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to simplify the breeding program. Instead of employing multiple complex breeding methods to track and select for desired traits, the markers serve as reliable indicators that directly correlate with target alleles, allowing breeders to use a more streamlined approach while still achieving effective trait incorporation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If intensive research and development are conducted to produce new cultivars, then yield and environmental hardiness are improved, but the cost and resources required increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveyieldVSAvoidresearch resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical phenotypic selection methods with molecular marker-based selection. This substitution allows for more precise and efficient identification of desired traits without requiring extensive field trials and phenotypic evaluation, thereby reducing the research resources and time needed to achieve the same level of yield and hardiness improvement.

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

4Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollination is utilized for breeding, then genetic stability is maintained, but cross-pollination and genetic diversity are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidgenetic diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback through marker-assisted selection, where molecular markers provide continuous information about the genetic composition of breeding lines. This feedback system allows breeders to make informed decisions about which individuals to self-pollinate and which to cross-pollinate, thereby maintaining genetic stability when needed while strategically introducing genetic diversity through controlled cross-pollination events.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9955648B1Soybean cultivar CL1360619
Publication Date: 2018.05.01 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1360619 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1360619 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1360619 in a breeding program.