Soybean D5086205 Breeding via Genetic Transformation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding methods face challenges in developing stable, high-yielding varieties with desirable traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved nutritional quality, as they rely on conventional breeding techniques that are time-consuming and unpredictable, leading to significant research costs and variability in results.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety D5086205, which includes methods for crossing and breeding to introduce specific traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality through genetic transformation and backcrossing, allowing for the creation of stable and high-yielding soybean plants adapted to specific regions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity and trait introduction are achieved, but the process is time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait introductionVSAvoidbreeding process time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces conventional mechanical breeding methods (crossing, selection, and recombination through physical means) with genetic transformation technology. This allows direct introduction of desired traits through DNA transfer and integration, bypassing the lengthy process of traditional hybridization and multiple generations of selection required by conventional breeding.

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then genetic diversity is achieved, but research costs are significant

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidresearch costs
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces resource-intensive conventional breeding operations (maintaining multiple parental lines, extensive field trials, and multi-generational selection programs) with targeted genetic transformation. This reduces the need for large breeding populations and extensive field testing, thereby lowering research costs while achieving comparable or superior genetic diversity through precise gene introduction.

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop soybean varieties, then trait combination is achieved, but results show significant variability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidbreeding result consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the unpredictable genetic recombination of conventional breeding with precise genetic transformation. By directly introducing specific genes or gene constructs into a uniform genetic background, the transformation method ensures consistent expression of desired traits across transformed plants, eliminating the variability inherent in traditional crossing and selection approaches.

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

Data Source

PatentUS8013219B2Soybean variety D5086205
Publication Date: 2011.09.06 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5086205. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5086205. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5086205 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5086205 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.