Soybean Cultivar 22160253 With Marker-Assisted Trait Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing soybean cultivars lack improved traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and altered fatty acid profiles, which are essential for enhancing agricultural productivity and nutritional value.

Innovation Solution

Development of a new soybean cultivar (22160253) with specific genetic modifications, including herbicide tolerance and disease resistance, combined with traditional breeding techniques to introduce desirable traits, and the use of molecular biology methods for targeted genetic alterations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding techniques are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then desirable traits can be combined, but the process takes 6-12 years and is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait stabilityVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Molecular markers are used to identify and select plants with desired traits at early stages of breeding, allowing breeders to make informed decisions before committing to long-term breeding programs. This preliminary genetic assessment accelerates the selection process while maintaining trait reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical phenotypic selection with molecular biology methods (DNA analysis, marker-assisted selection) to identify desirable traits. This substitution of mechanical observation with molecular analysis dramatically reduces breeding cycle time while maintaining or improving selection accuracy.

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

2Productivity

If existing soybean cultivars are used, then current agricultural systems can be maintained, but seed yield and nutritional value remain suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidcultivar stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs molecular markers to identify and select for specific genetic parameters that control seed yield and nutritional composition. By changing the genetic parameters of the cultivar through marker-assisted selection, the patent achieves improved productivity while maintaining cultivar stability through controlled breeding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

Molecular markers provide feedback on the genetic composition of breeding populations, allowing breeders to track the presence and frequency of desirable yield-enhancing alleles. This feedback mechanism enables precise selection and accelerates the improvement of seed yield while maintaining genetic stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If existing soybean cultivars are used, then current farming practices can continue, but disease resistance and drought tolerance are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidenvironmental tolerance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex trait of disease resistance and environmental tolerance into identifiable molecular marker loci. By breaking down these complex traits into discrete genetic segments that can be independently tracked and selected, the patent enables systematic improvement of reliability without compromising adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite genetic profiles by combining multiple marker-associated traits (disease resistance, drought tolerance, yield) into single cultivars. This composite approach integrates multiple desirable characteristics that enhance both reliability and adaptability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

4Reliability

If existing soybean cultivars are used, then current oil composition can be maintained, but oxidative stability and nutritional value need improvement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoxidative stabilityVSAvoidfatty acid profile
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional chemical analysis and empirical breeding for oil composition with molecular marker-assisted selection. This substitution enables precise control over fatty acid profiles and oxidative stability traits, improving reliability while simplifying the breeding process for compositional traits.

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

Data Source

PatentUS12568913B2Soybean cultivar 22160253
Publication Date: 2026.03.10 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated 22160253 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 22160253, to the plants of soybean cultivar 22160253, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 22160253, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 22160253. 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 22160253. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 22160253, 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 22160253 with another soybean cultivar.