Wheat Cultivar Breeding for Multi-Trait Yield and Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wheat cultivars lack improved combinations of desirable traits such as higher seed yield, disease resistance, insect resistance, drought tolerance, heat tolerance, better agronomic quality, and herbicide resistance, which are essential for enhancing wheat productivity and versatility in various applications.

Innovation Solution

Development of the wheat cultivar 01102455, which includes genetic modifications and traditional breeding techniques to introduce traits like herbicide resistance, insect resistance, disease resistance, and improved nutritional quality, along with the use of transgenic genes and tissue culture methods to regenerate plants with desired characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional breeding techniques are used to develop wheat cultivars, then genetic diversity is maintained, but the speed of introducing multiple desirable traits is slow

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding efficiencyVSAvoidtime to develop new cultivar
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-introducing multiple desirable traits into the parental germplasm before crossing. The cultivar 01102455 was developed by selecting parents that already possessed target traits (disease resistance, yield potential, agronomic quality) and then performing controlled crosses to combine these traits in the progeny, thereby accelerating the breeding process compared to traditional sequential selection methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple desirable traits are combined in a single wheat cultivar, then overall performance and versatility are improved, but the complexity of breeding program increases

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies merging by combining multiple desirable traits from different parental lines into a single cultivar 01102455. The breeding program integrated traits including disease resistance, insect resistance, drought tolerance, heat tolerance, herbicide resistance, and improved agronomic quality from various parent cultivars through systematic crossing and selection, creating a multi-trait cultivar that addresses multiple production challenges simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies universality by developing cultivar 01102455 with broad-spectrum resistance to multiple diseases (rust, powdery mildew, leaf spot), insects, and environmental stresses (drought, heat), along with improved yield and agronomic quality. This multi-functional cultivar can be used across diverse growing conditions and management systems, reducing the need for multiple specialized cultivars.

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

3Reliability

If disease resistance and insect resistance are introduced into wheat cultivars, then crop protection is improved, but yield potential may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresistance to diseases and insectsVSAvoidseed yield
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by introducing disease and insect resistance traits into specific regions of the genome through targeted crossing and selection, while maintaining the high-yield genetic background in other regions. The cultivar 01102455 combines resistance genes from disease-resistant parent lines with high-yield genes from productive parent lines, allowing simultaneous expression of both resistance and yield potential without mutual interference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12568902B2Wheat cultivar 01102455
Publication Date: 2026.03.10 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01102455. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01102455. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01102455 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01102455 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.