Soybean CL1460743 Breeding via Molecular Marker Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Soybean breeding is challenging due to the plant's self-pollinating nature, requiring extensive intervention by breeders to develop new germplasm with desired traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and altered oil profiles, which involves complex genetic manipulation and lengthy breeding processes.

Innovation Solution

The development of soybean cultivar CL1460743, which incorporates transgenes for herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and modified fatty acid profiles, along with methods for introducing specific traits through crossing and selection techniques, allowing for the integration of multiple desired traits into the soybean genome.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean germplasm, then genetic diversity is maintained, but the breeding process becomes highly unpredictable and requires intensive research and development time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of breeding outcomeVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical breeding methods (manual pollination manipulation, phenotypic selection) with molecular marker-based selection systems. DNA markers allow breeders to identify and select for desired traits at the molecular level, making the breeding process more predictable and reducing the time required to develop new germplasm with specific characteristics.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces molecular markers as intermediaries between genotype and phenotype selection. These markers serve as proxies for desired traits, allowing breeders to select plants carrying specific alleles without waiting for phenotypic expression. This intermediary system accelerates the breeding process and improves predictability of breeding outcomes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple desired traits are introduced into soybean through conventional breeding, then trait integration is achieved, but the genetic complexity increases and breeding difficulty escalates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of desired traits integratedVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process into distinct molecular marker-assisted selection steps for different traits. Instead of managing complex multi-trait selection simultaneously, breeders can independently track and select for each desired trait using specific molecular markers, reducing the overall complexity of integrating multiple traits into soybean germplasm.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Stability of the object's composition

If self-pollinating nature of soybean is utilized, then genetic stability is maintained, but cross-pollination intervention becomes necessary to introduce new traits

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidpollination intervention requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables soybean plants to effectively select their own genetic traits through molecular marker-assisted selection. By identifying plants with desired marker profiles, the breeding system allows the plant material itself to guide the selection process, reducing the need for complex manual pollination interventions while maintaining genetic stability through controlled self-pollination of selected plants.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9961866B1Soybean cultivar CL1460743
Publication Date: 2018.05.08 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1460743 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1460743 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1460743 in a breeding program.