Soybean XB007F10 Breeding Segmentation and Marker Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current soybean breeding processes are time-consuming and resource-intensive, aiming to develop stable, high-yielding varieties with desirable traits like disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved fatty acid profiles, but face challenges in efficiently combining these traits in a single variety.

Innovation Solution

The development of a novel soybean variety, XB007F10, which is the result of years of breeding and selection, combining traits such as resistance to aerial blight, brown stem rot, and improved fatty acid composition, achieved through careful genetic manipulation and selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to combine multiple desirable traits, then disease resistance and yield improvement can be achieved, but the breeding process becomes extremely time-consuming and resource-intensive

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process by identifying and isolating specific genetic loci associated with desirable traits (aerial blight resistance, brown stem rot resistance, fatty acid composition) and developing them in separate breeding lines before combining them. This allows parallel development of multiple traits rather than sequential selection, significantly reducing the time required to combine all desired characteristics in a single variety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and pre-characterizing parental lines that already possess specific desirable traits before initiating the crossing program. Molecular markers are developed and validated in advance to track inheritance of target traits, allowing breeders to make informed selection decisions early in the breeding process rather than waiting for phenotypic expression in later generations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If extensive breeding and selection is performed to achieve stable, high-yielding varieties with multiple traits, then agronomic performance is improved, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrain yieldVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms through molecular marker-assisted selection, where DNA markers linked to desirable traits are used to screen breeding progeny at the seedling stage. This provides immediate feedback on which plants carry the target alleles, allowing early elimination of non-conforming individuals and focused resources on promising lines. This feedback loop dramatically reduces the number of plants that need to be grown and evaluated phenotypically through multiple generations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical/phenotypic selection methods with molecular marker-based selection. Instead of growing large populations through multiple generations and visually evaluating traits (mechanical system), the invention uses DNA analysis to identify and select plants with desired genetic makeup at the molecular level, significantly reducing the biological resources required for breeding operations.

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple traits are combined in a single soybean variety through conventional breeding, then variety performance is enhanced, but breeding program complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of selection from phenotypic traits (which require environmental expression and subjective evaluation) to genotypic parameters using molecular markers. This allows objective, quantitative tracking of multiple traits simultaneously through DNA analysis, simplifying the management of complex multi-trait breeding programs by converting qualitative trait combinations into measurable genetic parameters that can be monitored and selected independently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8288619B2Soybean variety XB007F10
Publication Date: 2012.10.16 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated XB007F10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB007F10, cells from soybean variety XB007F10, plants of soybean XB007F10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB007F10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB007F10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB007F10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB007F10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB007F10 are further provided.