Soybean Cultivar 23240202 for Faster Multi-Trait Breeding
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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 improved fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Development of a new soybean cultivar 23240202, which includes genetic modifications for herbicide resistance and disease tolerance, along with methods for introgressing transgenic or mutant traits, and using regenerable cells for tissue culture to produce plants with superior characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then multiple traits can be integrated into a single cultivar, but the development process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease tolerance, improved fatty acid profiles) before crossing. This advance preparation of parental germplasm with known characteristics accelerates the breeding process and reduces the time required to develop new cultivars with multiple integrated traits.
2Productivity
If precise forward planning and resource allocation are implemented in breeding programs, then breeding objectives can be achieved more efficiently, but program complexity and planning requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases with specific objectives: (1) selection of parental lines with desired traits, (2) crossing and hybrid development, (3) evaluation of progeny for trait inheritance, and (4) cultivar registration. This structured segmentation allows for systematic resource allocation and reduces overall program complexity while maintaining high breeding efficiency.
3Reliability
If conventional breeding methods are used to improve seed yield and quality, then agronomic performance can be enhanced, but the process requires multiple generations of selection and testing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanics substitution by replacing traditional mechanical selection methods with molecular marker-assisted selection and genomic evaluation. This allows for early identification of desirable traits in breeding progeny without requiring multiple generations of field testing, thereby reducing the duration of selection and testing while maintaining reliable agronomic performance evaluation.
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AI summary
A soybean cultivar designated 23240202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 23240202, to the plants of soybean cultivar 23240202, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 23240202, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 23240202. 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 23240202. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 23240202, 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 23240202 with another soybean cultivar.