Soybean Variety D5624041 Marker-Assisted Breeding

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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 inefficiencies in trait selection and genetic combination outcomes.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety D5624041, 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 hybrid seeds and plants with consistent physiological and morphological characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If conventional breeding techniques are used to develop new soybean varieties, then the process is simple and maintains traditional breeding practices, but the development is time-consuming and unpredictable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding development timeVSAvoidpredictability of trait selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the fundamental parameters of the breeding process by transitioning from conventional phenotypic selection to molecular marker-assisted selection. This involves using DNA markers linked to desirable traits to identify and select plants with desired characteristics at the genetic level, dramatically reducing breeding time and increasing predictability of outcomes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical/phenotypic assessment system with a molecular/genetic system. Instead of relying on visual inspection and phenotypic expression to select breeding material, the invention uses molecular markers and genetic analysis to identify and select plants with desired traits, thereby accelerating the breeding process and improving reliability.

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

2Productivity

If conventional breeding methods are used, then the breeding process is straightforward, but trait selection and genetic combination outcomes are inefficient

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces molecular markers as intermediary elements between the breeding objective and the selection process. These markers serve as proxies for desirable traits, allowing breeders to select plants based on their genetic markers rather than waiting for phenotypic expression, thereby significantly improving breeding efficiency and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through molecular marker analysis and genetic testing at various stages of the breeding process. This allows for real-time assessment of genetic combinations and trait inheritance, enabling breeders to make informed decisions about which plants to advance, thereby improving overall breeding efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If conventional breeding techniques are applied, then the methodology is simple, but achieving stable high-yielding varieties with multiple desirable traits is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestability of variety characteristicsVSAvoidyield and quality improvement rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex breeding objective into separate, manageable components by using individual molecular markers linked to specific traits. This allows for independent selection and combination of different desirable traits (e.g., disease resistance, yield, quality) through controlled crosses and marker-assisted selection, thereby achieving stable varieties with multiple improved characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite genetic materials by combining multiple desirable genes and markers into unified breeding lines. Through controlled crosses and selection processes, the invention integrates multiple trait-enhancing genetic elements into stable varieties that exhibit both high yield and improved quality characteristics simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS8314295B2Soybean variety D5624041
Publication Date: 2012.11.20 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5624041. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5624041. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5624041 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5624041 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.