Wheat Cultivar WB9483 Trait Combination via Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wheat breeding techniques face challenges in combining desirable traits such as high seed yield, disease resistance, and drought tolerance into a single wheat cultivar effectively, limiting the development of robust and resilient wheat varieties.
Innovation Solution
The development of the wheat cultivar WB9483, which incorporates genetic transformation and traditional breeding methods to introduce desirable traits like herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, along with specific breeding techniques like single locus conversion and hybrid seed production, to create a hard red spring wheat suitable for various agricultural conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then the wheat cultivar can be developed with multiple traits (yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance), but the process is time-consuming and the combination of traits is not effective
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-selecting parental lines with specific desirable traits (high yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance) before initiating the breeding program. This preliminary selection of parents with known trait profiles accelerates the breeding process and increases the effectiveness of trait combination in the resulting cultivar.
2Reliability
If multiple desirable traits are combined into a single cultivar, then the wheat variety becomes more robust and resilient, but the breeding program complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the breeding program into distinct phases: parental selection, cross-breeding, generation advancement (F1, F2, F3), and trait evaluation. Each phase focuses on specific objectives, making the complex task of combining multiple traits manageable through systematic segmentation of the breeding process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If genetic transformation and traditional breeding methods are combined, then desirable traits like herbicide resistance and disease resistance can be introduced, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges genetic transformation methods with traditional breeding approaches in an integrated program. Genetic transformation is used to introduce specific traits (herbicide resistance, disease resistance) that are then combined with other desirable traits through traditional cross-breeding and selection, creating a synergistic breeding system that leverages the strengths of both methods.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated WB9483. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar WB9483. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar WB9483 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar WB9483 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.