Soybean Variety D4361423 Breeding for Trait Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean varieties is a time-consuming and unpredictable process due to the complexity of combining desirable traits like seed yield, disease resistance, and environmental adaptability, with conventional breeding methods lacking control over genetic combinations and requiring extensive resources.

Innovation Solution

The soybean variety D4361423 is developed through a specific breeding history and can be used for crossing with itself or other plants to produce hybrid seeds and plants, incorporating traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, utilizing methods like backcrossing and genetic transformation to introduce desired characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and adaptability are improved, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental adaptabilityVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield potential) before crossing. The breeding program systematically evaluates parent lines for specific traits and prepares crossing materials in advance, reducing the overall breeding timeline while maintaining genetic diversity and adaptability in the final variety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then trait combination is achieved, but resource expenditure increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidresource expenditure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by systematically evaluating breeding lines at multiple stages for specific traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance, yield). Performance data from field trials and laboratory tests feed back into selection decisions, allowing the breeding program to efficiently identify and advance only those lines that meet predetermined criteria, thereby reducing resource expenditure while achieving desired trait combinations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If extensive crossing and selection is performed to improve traits, then genetic superiority is achieved, but unpredictability of results increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic superiorityVSAvoidbreeding process predictability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical/phenotypic selection methods with molecular marker-assisted selection. DNA markers linked to desirable traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance) are used to predict offspring performance before phenotypic expression occurs. This substitution of molecular analysis for traditional field evaluation reduces unpredictability and accelerates the breeding process while maintaining genetic superiority.

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

Data Source

PatentUS7572958B2Soybean variety D4361423
Publication Date: 2009.08.11 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4361423. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4361423. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4361423 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D4361423 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.