Soybean Cultivar S170169 Breeding Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean cultivars is a time-consuming process that requires precise planning and resource management, aiming to combine desirable traits such as high seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved fatty acid profile, while existing methods are inefficient in achieving these goals.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of soybean cultivar S170169, which is developed through crossing and mutagenesis or transformation, incorporating traits like glyphosate herbicide tolerance and disease resistance, and can be used in various breeding methods including selfing, backcrosses, and hybrid production to produce superior F1 soybean hybrid seeds and plants.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the cultivar achieves improved traits such as disease resistance and yield, but the development process takes 6-12 years and requires significant resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistanceVSAvoidbreeding cycle duration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

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 profile) before crossing. The parental germplasm is evaluated and prepared in advance with known trait profiles, allowing the breeding program to start from a optimized foundation rather than exploring random variations, thus reducing the overall breeding cycle time while maintaining trait reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then the agronomic quality and yield are improved, but the breeding program complexity and resource requirements increase

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: parental line selection, crossing, F1 evaluation, and trait verification. Each phase focuses on specific traits (e.g., disease resistance in parental selection, yield in F1 evaluation), allowing systematic management of complex multi-trait breeding without overwhelming program complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by selecting parental lines that excel in specific local conditions or traits (e.g., one parent for disease resistance, another for yield potential). Each parent contributes specialized qualities that are then combined in the offspring, allowing the breeding program to manage complexity by working with specialized, well-characterized parental contributions rather than attempting to improve all traits simultaneously in a single line

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If precise forward planning and resource management are implemented, then the breeding process efficiency is improved, but the initial planning time and administrative burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidplanning time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing detailed breeding plans and selecting parental lines with characterized traits before the breeding season begins. Resource allocation, crossing schedules, and evaluation protocols are predetermined based on the specific breeding objectives, allowing efficient execution during the breeding process without mid-course corrections that would waste time and resources

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10470424B1Soybean cultivar S170169
Publication Date: 2019.11.12 M S TECH LLC

AI summary

A soybean cultivar designated S170169 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170169, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170169, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170169, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170169. 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 S170169. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170169, 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 S170169 with another soybean cultivar.