Wheat LSPA15-HD253 Breeding Segmentation and Marker Selection

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Problem

Current plant breeding methods face challenges in developing wheat varieties that combine desirable traits such as high seed yield, disease resistance, and tolerance to environmental stresses while maintaining genetic stability and uniformity.

Innovation Solution

The development of the wheat cultivar LSPA15-HD253, which includes methods for vegetative propagation, introducing desired traits through backcrossing and genetic modification, and using regenerable cell and tissue cultures to produce plants with specific morphological and physiological characteristics, including resistance to herbicides and improved nutritional quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional plant breeding methods are used to combine desirable traits, then genetic diversity is increased, but genetic stability and uniformity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic diversityVSAvoidgenetic stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The breeding process is segmented into distinct phases: initial crossing for trait introduction, followed by multiple backcrossing generations (BC1, BC2, BC3) for genetic stabilization. Each generation allows selective breeding to maintain desired traits while recovering the recurrent parent genome, thus balancing genetic diversity introduction with genetic stability restoration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Molecular marker-assisted selection is applied preliminarily during the backcrossing process to identify and select plants that have both the desired introgressed traits and sufficient recovery of the recurrent parent genome. This preliminary screening ensures genetic stability is achieved before final variety development, preventing genetic uniformity loss in later stages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Stability of the object's composition

If multiple breeding generations are conducted to stabilize traits, then genetic stability is improved, but breeding time and productivity deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic stabilityVSAvoidbreeding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Traditional phenotypic selection methods are replaced with molecular marker-assisted selection throughout the backcrossing process. Molecular markers provide rapid, accurate detection of desired traits and genome recovery without requiring multiple growing seasons for phenotypic evaluation, significantly reducing breeding time while maintaining genetic stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The recurrent parent genome is systematically copied and restored through repeated backcrossing operations (BC1, BC2, BC3 generations). Each backcross event copies approximately 75% of the recurrent parent genome into the progeny, efficiently recovering genetic stability while minimizing the number of generations required compared to traditional breeding approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Stability of the object's composition

If backcrossing is used to recover recurrent parent traits, then genetic uniformity is improved, but the complexity of breeding procedures deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegenetic uniformityVSAvoidbreeding procedure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Molecular markers serve as intermediaries that simplify the complex backcrossing procedure. Instead of tracking numerous genetic loci through complex pedigree analysis, molecular markers provide direct, readable indicators of genome composition and trait presence, making the selection process in each backcross generation more manageable and less complex.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The selection criteria in each backcross generation are parameterized based on the proportion of recurrent parent genome recovered (e.g., targeting 93.75% recovery in BC3). This parameter-based approach standardizes the breeding procedure, making each generation's selection objectives clear and manageable, thereby reducing procedural complexity while ensuring genetic uniformity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10631495B1Wheat variety LSPA15-HD253
Publication Date: 2020.04.28 ARISTA CEREAL TECH

AI summary

A wheat variety designated LSPA15-HD253, the plants and seeds of wheat variety LSPA15-HD253, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety LSPA15-HD253 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety LSPA15-HD253 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety LSPA15-HD253 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety LSPA15-HD253 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.