Soybean Cultivar Breeding for Stable Yield and Trait Integration
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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 altered fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource management.
Innovation Solution
Development of a new soybean cultivar (28310330) with improved traits achieved through traditional breeding and genetic modification, including introgression of transgenic or mutant traits, and use of regenerable cells for tissue culture, along with methods for determining genotype and producing hybrid seeds with superior characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the cultivar achieves stability and uniformity, but the development process takes 6-12 years and requires precise forward planning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental germplasm with specific desirable traits (higher seed yield, disease resistance, altered fatty acid profile) before initiating the breeding program. This forward planning and preparation of parental materials with predetermined characteristics reduces the overall development time while maintaining cultivar stability and uniformity in the final product.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then the agronomic quality improves, but the breeding process becomes more complex and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple desirable traits from different parental germplasm sources into a single cultivar through systematic breeding. By combining traits for higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and altered fatty acid profiles from selected parents, the invention creates a unified cultivar with superior agronomic quality while managing the breeding process complexity through structured methodology.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by developing a cultivar that simultaneously performs multiple functions: it provides high yield, resists multiple diseases, tolerates environmental stresses, and offers improved nutritional composition. This multi-functional cultivar addresses various agronomic requirements in a single variety, reducing the need for multiple specialized cultivars.
3Manufacturing precision
If parental germplasm is carefully selected to meet program goals, then the desired traits are achieved, but the resource requirements and planning precision increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selecting parental germplasm with specific localized traits rather than requiring all parents to possess all desirable characteristics. Each parental line is chosen for its particular strength (e.g., one parent for disease resistance, another for yield potential), allowing precise incorporation of specific traits into the final cultivar while optimizing resource allocation across the breeding program.
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AI summary
A soybean cultivar designated 28310330 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 28310330, to the plants of soybean cultivar 28310330, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 28310330, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 28310330. 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 28310330. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 28310330, 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 28310330 with another soybean cultivar.