Soybean Cultivar S170061 Breeding via Segmentation and Feedback
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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 these traits into soybean germplasm.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of soybean cultivar S170061, which involves crossing with itself or other cultivars, and the use of transgenic or mutant traits through methods like mutagenesis or transformation, along with tissue culture techniques to produce regenerable cells and plants with specific characteristics, such as herbicide resistance and improved agronomic traits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the cultivar achieves stability and uniformity, but the development process takes 6-12 years and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and characterizing parental lines with specific desirable traits (disease resistance, yield potential, fatty acid profiles) before crossing. The parental germplasm is carefully chosen and prepared in advance, with known genetic characteristics, to accelerate the breeding process while ensuring the stability and uniformity of the resulting cultivar S170061.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then the agronomic quality improves, but the breeding program complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: selecting parental lines with specific traits, performing controlled crosses, evaluating F1 and F2 generations for trait inheritance, and stabilizing the cultivar. This segmented approach allows systematic combination of multiple desirable traits (disease resistance, yield, fatty acid profile) while managing program complexity through structured methodology.
3Productivity
If precise forward planning is implemented in cultivar development, then resource efficiency improves, but the requirement for detailed trait analysis and selection increases program complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by implementing systematic evaluation and selection criteria at each breeding stage. Performance data from field trials, disease resistance assessments, and fatty acid profile analyses are collected and used to guide subsequent breeding decisions. This feedback mechanism ensures efficient resource allocation while managing selection program complexity through data-driven decision-making.
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AI summary
A soybean cultivar designated S170061 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170061, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170061, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170061, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170061. 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 S170061. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170061, 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 S170061 with another soybean cultivar.