Soybean Cultivar S100299 Breeding via Marker-Assisted Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean cultivar development is time-consuming and resource-intensive, aiming to combine desirable traits such as high seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved fatty acid profile, but existing methods are inefficient in achieving stable and uniform results.

Innovation Solution

Development of a new soybean cultivar, S100299, which is resistant to glyphosate herbicides and has high yield potential, with excellent agronomic characteristics, achieved through genetic modification and breeding techniques like backcrossing and transformation, introducing transgenic traits for improved traits like herbicide resistance and disease tolerance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the cultivar achieves stable and uniform traits, but the development process takes 6-12 years and requires significant resources

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with desired traits (high yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, improved fatty acid profile) and using molecular markers to identify and track specific genes during breeding. This allows breeders to plan and execute crosses more efficiently, reducing the 6-12 year timeline while maintaining trait stability through marker-assisted selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If genetic modification and transformation techniques are used to introduce transgenic traits, then herbicide resistance and disease tolerance are improved, but the complexity of the breeding process increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveherbicide resistanceVSAvoidbreeding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to simplify the complex process of introducing and tracking transgenic traits. These markers serve as detectable indicators that allow breeders to monitor the inheritance of herbicide resistance and disease tolerance genes without requiring complex molecular biology techniques at every breeding stage, thus reducing process complexity while maintaining trait reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then agronomic performance and yield are improved, but the breeding program requires precise forward planning and efficient resource use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex multi-trait breeding program into manageable components: selecting parental lines with specific traits, using molecular markers to track individual genes, and executing crosses in a systematic sequence. This segmentation allows breeders to manage complex multi-trait combinations more efficiently, improving seed yield while reducing program complexity through structured, modular breeding approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8304630B1Soybean cultivar S100299
Publication Date: 2012.11.06 STINE SEED FARM INC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated S100299 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100299, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100299, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100299, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100299. 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 S100299. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100299, 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 S100299 with another soybean cultivar.