Wheat Cultivar Trait Stacking for Yield and Disease Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wheat cultivars lack desirable traits such as improved yield, disease resistance, and agronomic quality, which are essential for sustainable and high-quality wheat production.

Innovation Solution

Development of the wheat cultivar 01102466, which combines traits like higher seed yield, resistance to diseases and insects, tolerance to drought and heat, and improved agronomic quality through a combination of traditional breeding and genetic transformation, including introduction of transgenic genes for herbicide resistance, disease resistance, and modified nutritional content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional breeding methods are used to develop wheat cultivars, then genetic diversity and trait combination are limited, but breeding time and resource investment are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrait combinationVSAvoidbreeding time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines traditional breeding methods with genetic transformation technology to integrate multiple desirable traits (disease resistance, yield improvement, stress tolerance) into single wheat cultivars more efficiently. This merging of approaches allows simultaneous utilization of natural genetic variation and targeted gene introduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses molecular markers and DNA technology as intermediaries to accelerate the breeding process. These tools enable precise identification and selection of plants with desired traits, reducing the time required for traditional phenotypic selection while maintaining genetic diversity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If genetic transformation is used to introduce desirable traits, then breeding precision and trait introduction efficiency are improved, but regulatory complexity and public acceptance challenges increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreeding precisionVSAvoidregulatory complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies genetic transformation selectively to introduce specific desirable traits (such as disease resistance genes or stress tolerance genes) into otherwise conventional wheat backgrounds. This localized genetic modification approach maintains precision while minimizing regulatory complexity compared to comprehensive genetic engineering.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If wheat cultivars are developed for high yield, then productivity increases, but resistance to diseases and environmental stress may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseed yieldVSAvoiddisease resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates composite genetic structures by combining multiple genes with different functions (yield enhancement genes, disease resistance genes, stress tolerance genes) into single wheat cultivars. This composite approach ensures that high yield is achieved without sacrificing disease resistance or environmental stress tolerance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates disease resistance and stress tolerance traits during the early stages of cultivar development through genetic transformation, rather than attempting to add them later. This preliminary integration ensures that these critical traits are established alongside high-yield characteristics from the beginning of the breeding program.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12527276B2Wheat cultivar 01102466
Publication Date: 2026.01.20 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC

AI summary

The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01102466. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01102466. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01102466 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01102466 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.