Soybean XB30H09 Trait Stacking via Preliminary Parent 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 few varieties achieve a balance of these characteristics effectively.

Innovation Solution

The development of the soybean variety XB30H09, which combines traits such as glyphosate resistance, multi-race Phytophthora resistance, low linolenic acid content, and good sudden death syndrome tolerance, achieved through careful breeding and selection, allowing for improved yield potential and adaptability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding processes are used to develop varieties with multiple desirable traits, then disease resistance and yield potential improve, but the breeding time and resource consumption increase significantly

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with specific desirable traits (glyphosate resistance, Phytophthora resistance, low linolenic acid content) before crossing. This preliminary selection of parents with known trait profiles accelerates the breeding process while ensuring the offspring inherit multiple desirable characteristics simultaneously, reducing the time required for trait verification in later generations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If extensive breeding programs are conducted to combine multiple traits, then variety quality improves, but resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple desirable traits (glyphosate resistance, multi-race Phytophthora resistance, low linolenic acid content) into a single soybean variety through controlled crossing programs. By combining these traits in one variety, the patent reduces the need for multiple separate breeding programs, thereby conserving genetic resources and reducing overall resource consumption while achieving high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If selective breeding is performed to achieve high yield potential, then productivity improves, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveyield potentialVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by focusing breeding efforts on specific, locally important traits rather than attempting to improve all possible characteristics simultaneously. The variety XB30H09 targets specific regions with traits tailored to local conditions (glyphosate resistance for weed management, Phytophthora resistance for disease-prone areas, low linolenic acid for specific market preferences), simplifying the breeding program while achieving high productivity in targeted environments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS7977545B1Soybean variety XB30H09
Publication Date: 2011.07.12 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB30H09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB30H09, to the plants of soybean XB30H09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB30H09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB30H09 with another soybean plant, using XB30H09 as either the male or the female parent.