Soybean Cultivar Trait Stacking for Yield and Fatty Acid Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing soybean cultivars lack improved combinations of desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, and altered fatty acid profiles, which are time-consuming to develop and require precise planning and resource efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Development of a new soybean cultivar, 25110136, with enhanced traits achieved through traditional breeding and genetic modification, including resistance to diseases and insects, tolerance to drought and heat, and altered fatty acid profiles, utilizing methods like backcrossing and transgenic techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering 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 significant resources
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. This advance preparation of germplasm with known characteristics accelerates the breeding process by eliminating later selection steps, directly addressing the time-consuming nature of traditional breeding while ensuring reliable trait combination.
2Productivity
If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single cultivar, then agricultural productivity and nutritional value improve, but the breeding process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding process into distinct stages: selecting parental lines with specific single traits, performing targeted crosses, and evaluating progeny for trait inheritance. This modular approach to breeding allows systematic combination of multiple traits (disease resistance, yield, fatty acid composition) while managing complexity through structured, stepwise development rather than attempting to combine all traits simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by developing soybean cultivars that simultaneously serve multiple functions: they provide high yield, disease resistance, and altered fatty acid profiles for both animal and human consumption. The breeding program creates multi-functional germplasm that can be used across different agricultural applications, from oil production to protein meal, thereby improving overall agricultural productivity through a single versatile cultivar.
3Reliability
If soybean oil composition is modified for improved oxidative stability and nutrition, then oil quality improves, but additional processing and genetic modification are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by genetically modifying the fatty acid composition of soybean oil to alter its oxidative stability. Specifically, the breeding program selects for and combines genetic traits that modify the proportions of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the seed oil. This genetic parameter change achieves improved oil quality and stability directly in the cultivar, reducing or eliminating the need for additional industrial processing steps to modify oil composition.
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AI summary
A soybean cultivar designated 25110136 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 25110136, to the plants of soybean cultivar 25110136, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 25110136, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 25110136. 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 25110136. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 25110136, 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 25110136 with another soybean cultivar.