Soybean XB26E11 Breeding via Segmentation and Preliminary Action

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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 such as 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 the soybean variety XB26E11, which has been bred to combine improved traits like disease resistance, drought tolerance, and enhanced agronomic characteristics through careful selection and cross-pollination, resulting in a stable and high-yielding soybean line.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding processes are used to combine multiple desirable traits, then the variety achieves improved disease resistance, drought tolerance, and yield, but the development process becomes extremely time-consuming and resource-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease resistance and drought toleranceVSAvoidbreeding development time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the breeding process by developing multiple parental lines with specific trait combinations (e.g., one parent with disease resistance, another with drought tolerance) and then crossing them to combine traits systematically, rather than attempting to develop all traits simultaneously in a single line

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting and developing parental germplasm with specific desirable traits before the final cross, ensuring that the parental lines already possess the desired characteristics (disease resistance, drought tolerance) that will be transmitted to the offspring

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single soybean variety, then the agronomic performance and yield are improved, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple desirable traits from different parental lines into a single offspring variety through controlled cross-pollination, combining disease resistance, drought tolerance, and high yield potential in one unified genetic package

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal breeding approach where standardized parental lines with specific trait profiles can be crossed in different combinations to produce varieties tailored to different environmental conditions and production goals

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Stability of the object's composition

If careful selection and cross-pollination are performed to achieve trait stability, then the variety shows uniformity and stability, but the resource requirements and time investment increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait uniformity and stabilityVSAvoidresource investment
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs feedback mechanisms by evaluating offspring for desired traits and selectively advancing only those individuals that exhibit the target characteristics (disease resistance, drought tolerance, yield), using this information to guide subsequent breeding decisions and resource allocation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8513497B2Soybean variety XB26E11
Publication Date: 2013.08.20 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated XB26E11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB26E11, cells from soybean variety XB26E11, plants of soybean XB26E11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB26E11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB26E11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB26E11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB26E11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB26E11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB26E11 are further provided.