Soybean Variety CL1945514 for Predictable Trait Breeding

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean cultivars is unpredictable and requires intensive research due to vast genetic diversity and self-pollination, making it challenging to produce consistent and desirable traits such as disease resistance, insect resistance, and altered oil profiles efficiently.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of transgenic genes and single locus conversions in soybean varieties like CL1923017, CL1923048, etc., through genetic transformation, along with breeding methods like marker-assisted selection and backcrossing, to achieve traits like herbicide resistance, fungal resistance, and modified fatty acid profiles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then genetic diversity is maintained, but the process is unpredictable and time-consuming due to vast genetic combinations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepredictability of cultivar developmentVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical breeding methods (manual pollination, visual selection) with molecular marker-assisted selection. DNA markers are used to track and select for specific genes and traits, replacing the need to evaluate thousands of physical plant characteristics and enabling precise genetic tracking across generations.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces molecular markers as intermediaries between the breeder and the genetic material. These markers serve as detectable proxies for specific genes or chromosomal regions, allowing indirect selection for desired traits without directly observing the complex phenotypic expressions that would require extensive breeding cycles.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If self-pollination is used to maintain soybean purity, then genetic stability is achieved, but the ability to introduce new traits is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to introduce new traitsVSAvoidgenetic stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the soybean genome into identifiable chromosomal regions and genes using molecular markers. This allows breeders to selectively manipulate specific segments (e.g., disease resistance genes, fatty acid profiles) while maintaining the overall genetic stability of the self-pollinating species through controlled cross-pollination of specific marker-defined lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If marker-assisted selection is applied to accelerate breeding, then trait introduction efficiency is improved, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies marker-assisted selection selectively to specific traits and chromosomal regions rather than attempting to analyze the entire genome. By focusing markers on key genes (e.g., those controlling disease resistance, oil composition, or maturity), the program achieves significant efficiency gains without requiring comprehensive genomic analysis of all plant characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS12419259B2Soybean variety CL1945514
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CL1923017, CL1923048, CL1923819, CL1923940, CL1923860, CL1923072, CL1923908, CL1944752, CL1944558, CL1944786, CL1945742, CL1945662, and/or CL1945514 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety CL1923017, CL1923048, CL1923819, CL1923940, CL1923860, CL1923072, CL1923908, CL1944752, CL1944558, CL1944786, CL1945742, CL1945662, and/or CL1945514 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1923017, CL1923048, CL1923819, CL1923940, CL1923860, CL1923072, CL1923908, CL1944752, CL1944558, CL1944786, CL1945742, CL1945662, and/or CL1945514, e.g., in a breeding program.