Soybean Cultivar S130059 Breeding Acceleration

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean cultivars is a time-consuming process that requires precise planning and efficient resource use, aiming to combine desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved fatty acid profile, while existing methods are limited in efficiently introducing transgenic or mutant traits into soybean cultivars.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of soybean cultivar S130059, which allows for methods such as selfing, backcrossing, and transformation to produce plants with superior characteristics, including disease resistance and modified fatty acid metabolism, through the use of regenerable cells in tissue culture and genetic engineering techniques like Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and microprojectile-mediated delivery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then desirable traits can be combined, but the process takes 6-12 years and requires extensive resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combination reliabilityVSAvoidbreeding cycle time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental germplasm with specific desirable traits (disease resistance, yield potential, stress tolerance) before crossing. This advance preparation of parental lines with known trait profiles accelerates the breeding process while maintaining reliability in trait combination, reducing the 6-12 year timeline through structured pre-planning and selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If conventional breeding approaches are used, then new cultivars can be developed, but resource efficiency is low and directional changes are difficult to implement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecultivar development stabilityVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: parental selection, controlled crossing, progeny evaluation, and trait fixation. Each phase has specific objectives and selection criteria, allowing systematic progression and efficient resource allocation. This segmented approach improves breeding efficiency while maintaining cultivar development stability through structured methodology.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If existing breeding methods are used to introduce transgenic or mutant traits, then genetic diversity can be increased, but the process is limited in efficiency and precision

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic trait diversityVSAvoidtrait introduction difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to track and select for transgenic or mutant traits during breeding. These markers serve as detectable proxies for desired genetic modifications, enabling precise selection without requiring complex molecular analysis of each individual plant. This intermediary approach facilitates efficient introduction of genetic diversity while simplifying the breeding process through marker-assisted selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9237722B2Soybean cultivar S130059
Publication Date: 2016.01.19 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated S130059 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130059, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130059, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130059, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130059. 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 S130059. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130059, 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 S130059 with another soybean cultivar.