Soybean Variety XBP34004 Breeding Program

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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 the soybean variety XBP34004, which is the result of careful breeding and selection, combining traits such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, and improved agronomic characteristics, achieved through a comprehensive breeding program involving cross-pollination and genetic marker profiling for stability and uniformity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional soybean breeding methods are used to develop new varieties with multiple desirable traits, then the variety can achieve improved disease resistance, drought tolerance, and yield, but the breeding process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing a comprehensive breeding program with defined objectives and selected germplasm before the actual breeding begins. The breeding program is designed to achieve multiple traits (disease resistance, drought tolerance, yield) simultaneously through planned crosses and selections, reducing the overall time required compared to traditional sequential breeding approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single soybean variety through breeding, then the variety achieves superior performance, but the complexity of the breeding program increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecombination of desirable traitsVSAvoidbreeding program complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: germplasm selection, cross-pollination, seed production, and variety release. Each phase has specific objectives and criteria, making the complex process of combining multiple traits more manageable and systematic. The breeding program is segmented to focus on one or two traits at a time while maintaining overall progress toward the comprehensive variety development goal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If extensive breeding and selection steps are performed to achieve stable, high-yielding varieties, then the variety achieves superior agronomic characteristics, but the resource consumption increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies feedback by implementing continuous evaluation of breeding lines based on performance data from field trials and laboratory analyses. The breeding program uses feedback from disease resistance testing, drought tolerance assessment, and yield measurement to select the most promising lines for advancement. This feedback mechanism ensures that resources are allocated efficiently to lines showing superior performance, reducing wasted resources on lines that do not meet the desired criteria.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8558071B1Soybean variety XBP34004
Publication Date: 2013.10.15 PIONEER HI BREED INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

A novel soybean variety, designated XBP34004 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP34004, cells from soybean variety XBP34004, plants of soybean XBP34004, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP34004. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP34004 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP34004, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP34004, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP34004. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP34004 are further provided.