Soybean Variety CL2047290 Breeding with Marker-Assisted Trait Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The development of new soybean cultivars is unpredictable and requires intensive research due to vast genetic diversity and self-pollination, making it challenging to produce consistent and desirable genetic traits efficiently.

Innovation Solution

The introduction of specific soybean cultivars (CL2045574, CL2046229, CL1945956, CL2046271, CL1946322, CL1946417, CL2047290, CL2047494, CL2047531, and/or CL2047152) with transgenic traits such as herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and altered oil profiles, combined with breeding methods like marker-assisted selection and site-specific recombination, to achieve desired genetic modifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop new soybean cultivars, then genetic diversity is maintained, but the development process is unpredictable and requires intensive research

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidpredictability of cultivar development
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses molecular markers as intermediaries to bridge the gap between traditional breeding and modern genetics. These markers serve as detectable indicators that allow breeders to track specific genes and traits through generations, making the breeding process more predictable while maintaining genetic diversity. The markers act as a mediator between the complex genetic material and the breeder's selection decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If traditional breeding methods are used, then natural genetic combinations are preserved, but the time and effort required to develop new cultivars is excessive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenatural genetic combinationsVSAvoidtime required for cultivar development
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical, time-consuming process of phenotypic observation and selection with molecular marker-based genotypic analysis. Instead of waiting for plants to mature and expressing traits visibly, breeders can now detect desired genetic combinations at the DNA level, dramatically reducing the time required for cultivar development while preserving natural genetic combinations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Manufacturing precision

If marker-assisted selection is implemented, then breeding precision is improved, but method complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding precisionVSAvoidbreeding method complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex breeding process into distinct phases: marker development, marker screening, and selection based on marker results. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall process by breaking down the complexity into manageable, standardized steps that can be systematically applied.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250261607A1Soybean variety CL2047290
Publication Date: 2025.08.21 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECITON AG

AI summary

The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CL2045574, CL2046229, CL1945956, CL2046271, CL1946322, CL1946417, CL2047290, CL2047494, CL2047531, and/or CL2047152 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety CL2045574, CL2046229, CL1945956, CL2046271, CL1946322, CL1946417, CL2047290, CL2047494, CL2047531, and/or CL2047152 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL2045574, CL2046229, CL1945956, CL2046271, CL1946322, CL1946417, CL2047290, CL2047494, CL2047531, and/or CL2047152, e.g., in a breeding program.