Soybean Cultivar CL1462431 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Soybean breeding is challenging due to the genetic complexity and self-pollination nature of soybeans, requiring intensive research and development to produce new cultivars with desired traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved yield, which is time-consuming and unpredictable.

Innovation Solution

The development of soybean cultivar CL1462431, which carries 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 cultivars, then genetic diversity and adaptability are maintained, but the process is time-consuming and unpredictable due to self-pollination and genetic complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of cultivar developmentVSAvoidtime required for breeding program
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by using marker-assisted selection to identify and select plants with desired traits before completing the full breeding cycle. Molecular markers are used to predict the presence of desirable genes (such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, or yield traits) early in the breeding process, allowing breeders to make informed selections without waiting for phenotypic expression, thereby reducing the time and uncertainty of traditional breeding programs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desired traits are integrated into soybean germplasm, then agricultural productivity and market uses are expanded, but the genetic complexity and number of genes to be managed increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagricultural productivityVSAvoidgenetic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by separating different desired traits into distinct genetic modules or markers that can be independently identified and selected. Each trait (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield, fatty acid profile) is associated with specific molecular markers that can be tracked separately through the breeding program. This modular approach allows breeders to manage multiple traits systematically by selecting for each marker independently, reducing the complexity of managing polygenic traits simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries between the desired traits and the breeding process. These markers serve as detectable proxies for complex genetic traits, allowing breeders to select for traits that would otherwise be difficult to identify. The markers act as mediators that simplify the selection process by providing objective, measurable indicators of genetic presence, thereby reducing the perceived complexity of managing multiple genes and traits

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10188057B2Soybean cultivar CL1462431
Publication Date: 2019.01.29 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1462431 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1462431 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1462431 in a breeding program.