Soybean Cultivar Trait Stacking for Yield and Fatty Acid Balance
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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 (21241741) with specific genetic modifications, including disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and tailored fatty acid composition, achieved through traditional breeding and genetic engineering techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then genetic diversity and trait combination are improved, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-characterizing parental lines for specific traits (fatty acid composition, disease resistance, yield) before crossing. This allows breeders to select parents with desired traits in advance, reducing the time needed for screening and selection in later generations. The detailed phenotypic and genotypic characterization of parents P1 and P2 enables more efficient breeding decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms through detailed performance evaluation of F1 hybrids and subsequent generations. By measuring fatty acid profiles, yield components, and disease resistance levels, breeders can assess whether the cross achieved desired trait combinations and make informed decisions about advancing specific lines. This feedback loop accelerates the breeding process by eliminating underperforming lines early.
2Reliability
If soybean cultivars are developed with altered fatty acid profiles for improved nutritional value, then oxidative stability and nutrition are enhanced, but the complexity of breeding programs increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by focusing breeding efforts on specific fatty acid traits rather than attempting to improve all characteristics simultaneously. The breeding program targets specific fatty acid composition (oleic, linoleic, linolenic acids) while maintaining other important traits at acceptable levels. This localized approach to trait improvement simplifies the breeding program compared to attempting comprehensive modification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes by selecting parental lines with specific fatty acid composition parameters and breeding to combine or modify these parameters in the offspring. By changing the fatty acid composition parameters through controlled crossing and selection, the program achieves improved oxidative stability without requiring complete re-engineering of the cultivar. The F1 hybrid inherits and expresses modified fatty acid profiles from the parental combination.
3Productivity
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar to maximize grain production, then agricultural productivity is improved, but the difficulty of selecting and developing such cultivars increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: parental selection based on specific traits, F1 hybrid evaluation for trait combination, and subsequent generation advancement. Each phase focuses on specific selection criteria, making the overall complex task of developing multi-trait cultivars more manageable. The detailed characterization of parents for different traits (yield, disease resistance, fatty acid profile) allows systematic combination of these traits through controlled crossing.
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AI summary
A soybean cultivar designated 21241741 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 21241741, to the plants of soybean cultivar 21241741, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 21241741, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 21241741. 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 21241741. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 21241741, 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 21241741 with another soybean cultivar.