Patent Abstract:
the instant invention relates to the novel soybean cultivar designated cx284c . provided by the invention are the seeds , plants and derivatives of the soybean cultivar cx284c . also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean cultivar cx284c and the plants regenerated therefrom . still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean cultivar cx284c with itself or another soybean variety , as well as the plants produced by such methods .

Detailed Description:
the instant invention provides the plants , seeds and derivatives of the soybean cultivar cx284c , as well as methods for making the same . also provided by the current invention are single and multiple gene conversions of the soybean cultivar cx284c . the terms single gene or multiple gene converted plant , as used herein , refer to those soybean plants which are developed by the plant breeding technique of backcrossing . through backcrossing , essentially all of the desired morphological and physiological characteristics of a variety may be recovered in addition to the gene or genes transferred into the variety via the backcrossing technique . backcrossing methods can be used with the present invention to improve or introduce one or more characteristics into the current soybean variety . the term backcrossing , as used herein , refers to the repeated crossing of a hybrid progeny back to one of the parental soybean plants for that variety . the parental soybean plant which contributes the gene ( s ) for the desired characteristic ( s ) is termed the nonrecurrent or donor parent . this terminology refers to the fact that the nonrecurrent parent is used one time in the backcross protocol and therefore does not recur . the parental soybean plant to which the gene or genes from the nonrecurrent parent are transferred is known as the recurrent parent , as it is used for several rounds in the backcrossing protocol ( poehlman & amp ; sleper , 1994 ; fehr , 1987a , b ). in a typical backcross protocol , the original variety of interest ( recurrent parent ) is crossed to a second variety ( nonrecurrent parent ) that carries the gene ( s ) of interest to be transferred . the resulting progeny from this cross are then crossed again to the recurrent parent and the process is repeated until a soybean plant is obtained wherein essentially all of the desired morphological and physiological characteristics of the recurrent parent are recovered in the converted plant , in addition to the transferred gene ( s ) from the nonrecurrent parent . the process may be carried out as many times as desired , using either the same or another nonrecurrent parent , to introduce multiple traits into cx284c , yet retain all of the desirable agronomic properties of the starting line . the selection of a suitable recurrent parent is an important step for a successful backcrossing procedure . the goal of a backcross protocol is to alter or substitute a particular trait or characteristic in the original cultivar . to accomplish this , one or more traits of the recurrent variety is modified or substituted with the desired gene from the nonrecurrent parent . thereby , while retaining essentially all of the desired genetic background of the recurrent parent , and therefore the desired agronomic characteristics , one or more desirable traits from the nonrecurrent parent ( s ) are added . the choice of the particular nonrecurrent parent will depend on the purpose of the backcross . one of the major purposes is to add some commercially desirable , agronomically important trait to the plant . the exact backcrossing protocol will depend on the characteristic or trait being altered to determine an appropriate testing protocol . although backcrossing methods are simplified when the characteristic being transferred is a dominant allele , a recessive allele may also be transferred . in this instance , it may be necessary to introduce a test of the progeny to determine if the desired characteristics has been successfully transferred . many single gene traits have been identified that are not regularly selected for in the development of a new cultivar but that can be improved by backcrossing techniques . single gene traits may or may not be transgenic . examples of these traits are well known to those of skill in the art of soybean breeding and include , for example , genes conferring bacterial , fungal , or viral disease resistance , insect resistance , male fertility or sterility , enhanced nutritional quality , and yield enhancement . these genes are generally inherited through the nucleus . one type of single gene trait having particular utility is a gene which confers herbicide resistance , particularly resistance to the herbicide glyphosate . glyphosate inhibits the action of the enzyme epsps , which is active in the biosynthetic pathway of aromatic amino acids . inhibition of this enzyme leads to starvation for the amino acids phenylalanine , tyrosine , and tryptophan and secondary metabolites derived therefrom . mutants of this enzyme are available which are resistant to glyphosate . for example , u . s . pat . no . 4 , 535 , 060 describes the isolation of epsps mutations which confer glyphosate resistance upon organisms having the salmonella typhimurium gene for epsps , aroa . a mutant epsps gene having similar mutations has also been cloned from zea mays . the mutant gene encodes a protein with amino acid changes at residues 102 and 106 . when these or other similar genes are introduced into a plant by genetic transformation , a herbicide resistant phenotype results . plants having inherited a transgene comprising a mutated epsps gene may , therefore , be directly treated with the herbicide glyphosate without the result of significant damage to the plant . this phenotype provides farmers with the benefit of controlling weed growth in a field of plants having the herbicide resistance trait by application of the broad spectrum herbicide glyphosate . for example , one could apply the herbicide roundup ™, a commercial formulation of glyphosate manufactured and sold by the monsanto company , over the top in fields where the glyphosate resistant soybeans are grown . the herbicide application rates may range from 4 ounces of roundup ™ to 256 ounces roundup ™ per acre . more preferably , about 16 ounces to about 64 ounces per acre of roundup ™ may be applied to the field . however , the application rate may be increased or decreased as needed , based on the abundance and / or type of weeds being treated . additionally , depending on the location of the field and weather conditions , which will influence weed growth and the type of weed infestation , it may be desirable to conduct further glyphosate treatments . the second glyphosate application will also typically comprise an application of about 16 ounces to about 64 ounces of roundup ™ per acre treated . again , the treatment rate may be adjusted based on field conditions . such methods of application of herbicides to agricultural crops are well known in the art and are summarized in general in anderson , 1983 . it will be understood to those of skill in the art that a herbicide resistance gene , such as a mutant epsps glyphosate resistance transgene , may be used for direct selection of plants having the resistance gene . for example , by applying about 16 to 64 ounces of roundup ™ per acre to a collection of soybean plants which either have or lack the herbicide resistance trait , the plants lacking the trait will be killed or damaged . in this way , the herbicide resistant plants may be selected and used for commercial applications or advanced in certain breeding protocols . this application may find particular use during the breeding and development of herbicide resistant elite soybean cultivars . flower color is an example of a recessive trait . in this example , the progeny resulting from the first backcross generation ( bc 1 ) are grown and selfed . the selfed progeny from the bc 1 plant are grown to determine which bc 1 plants carry the recessive gene for flower color . in other recessive traits , additional progeny testing , for example growing additional generations such as the bc 1 f 2 , may be required to determine which plants carry the recessive gene . selection of soybean plants for breeding is not necessarily dependent on the phenotype of a plant and instead can be based on genetic investigations . for example , one may find a suitable genetic marker , such as a restriction fragment length polymorphism , which is closely genetically linked to a trait of interest . this marker may therefore be used to identify the presence or absence of a trait in the offspring of a particular cross , and hence may be used in selection of progeny for continued breeding . this technique may commonly be referred to as marker assisted selection . any other type of genetic or other assay which is able to identify the relative presence or absence of a trait of interest in a plant may be also be useful for breeding purposes . exemplary procedures for marker assisted selection and breeding of soybeans are disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 437 , 697 , and u . s . pat . no . 5 , 491 , 081 , both of which disclosures are specifically incorporated herein by reference in their entirety . such methods will be of particular utility in the case of recessive traits and variable phenotypes , or where conventional assays are expensive , time consuming or otherwise disadvantageous . in the description and tables which follow , a number of terms are used . in order to provide a clear and consistent understanding of the specification and claims , including the scope to be given such terms , the following definitions are provided : a : when used in conjunction with the word &# 34 ; comprising &# 34 ; or other open language in the claims , the words &# 34 ; a &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; an &# 34 ; denote &# 34 ; one or more .&# 34 ; allele : any of one or more alternative forms of a gene , all of which alleles relate to one trait or characteristic . in a diploid cell or organism , the two alleles of a given gene occupy corresponding loci on a pair of homologous chromosomes . backerossing : a process in which a breeder repeatedly crosses hybrid progeny , for example a first generation hybrid ( f 1 ), back to one of the parents of the hybrid progeny . backcrossing can be used to introduce one or more gene conversions from one genetic background into another . brown stem rot : this is a visual disease score from 1 to 9 comparing all genotypes in a given test . the score is based on leaf symptoms of yellowing and necrosis caused by brown stem rot . a score of 1 indicates no symptoms . visual scores range to a score of 9 which indicates severe symptoms of leaf yellowing and necrosis . chromatography : a technique wherein a mixture of dissolved substances are bound to a solid support followed by passing a column of fluid across the solid support and varying the composition of the fluid . the components of the mixture are separated by selective elution . cross - pollination : fertilization by the union of two gametes from different plants . emasculate : the removal of plant male sex organs or the inactivation of the organs with a cytoplasmic or nuclear factor conferring male sterility . emergence : this is a score indicating the ability of a seed to emerge from the soil after planting . each genotype is given a 1 to 9 score based on its percent of emergence . a score of 1 indicates an excellent rate and percent of emergence , an intermediate score of 5 indicates average ratings and a 9 score indicates a very poor rate and percent of emergence . f 1 hybrid : the first generation progeny of the cross of two nonisogenic plants . gene converted ( conversion ) plant : plants which are developed by a plant breeding technique called backcrossing , wherein essentially all of the desired morphological and physiological characteristics of a cultivar are recovered in addition to the gene ( s ) transferred into the cultivar via the backcrossing technique . haploid : a cell or organism having one set of the two sets of chromosomes in a diploid . iron - deficiency chlorosis : a plant scoring system ranging from 1 to 9 based on visual observations . a score of 1 means no stunting of the plants or yellowing of the leaves and a score of 9 indicates the plants are dead or dying caused by iron - deficiency chlorosis , a score of 5 means plants have intermediate health with some leaf yellowing . linkage : a phenomenon wherein alleles on the same chromosome tend to segregate together more often than expected by chance if their transmission was independent . lodging resistance : lodging is rated on a scale of 1 to 9 . a score of 1 indicates erect plants . a score of 5 indicates plants are leaning at a 45 degree ( s ) angle in relation to the ground and a score of 9 indicates plants are laying on the ground . marker : a readily detectable phenotype , preferably inherited in codominant fashion ( both alleles at a locus in a diploid heterozygote are readily detectable ), with no environmental variance component , i . e ., heritability of 1 . maturity date : plants are considered mature when 95 % of the pods have reached their mature color . the maturity date is typically described in measured days from january first , which may be referred to as &# 34 ; julian days .&# 34 ; phenotype : the detectable characteristics of a cell or organism , which characteristics are the manifestation of gene expression . phytophthora tolerance : tolerance to phytophthora root rot is rated on a scale of 1 to 9 , with a score of 1 being the best or highest tolerance ranging down to a score of 9 , which indicates the plants have no tolerance to phytophthora . plant height : plant height is taken from the top of soil to the top node of the plant and is measured in inches . seed yield ( bushels / acre ): the yield in bushels / acre is the actual yield of the grain at harvest . self - pollination : the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same plant . shattering : the amount of pod dehiscence prior to harvest . pod dehiscence involves seeds falling from the pods to the soil . this is a visual score from 1 to 9 comparing all genotypes within a given test . a score of 1 means pods have not opened and no seeds have fallen out . a score of 5 indicates approximately 50 % of the pods have opened , with seeds falling to the ground and a score of 9 indicates 100 % of the pods are opened . tissue culture : a composition comprising isolated cells of the same or a different type or a collection of such cells organized into parts of a plant . exemplary procedures for preparing tissue cultures of regenerable soybean cells , and regenerating soybean plants therefrom , are disclosed in , for example , u . s . pat . no . 4 , 992 , 375 ; u . s . pat . no . 5 , 015 , 580 ; u . s . pat . no . 024 , 944 , and u . s . pat . no . 5 , 416 , 011 , each of which disclosure is specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety . transgene : a genetic sequence which has been introduced into the genome of a soybean plant by transformation . soybean cultivar cx284c has superior characteristics and is an f 3 plant selection from the cross of cx340c 2 × cx259 . the origin and breeding history of the cx284c cultivar are as follows : ______________________________________winter 1990 - 91 the cross of cx340c x cx259 was made . summer 1991 the cross of cx340c ( cx340c x cx259 ) was made . winter 1991 - 92 f . sub . 1 generation was grown ( range 1 , row 43 ). f . sub . 2 generation was grown ( range 43 , rows 1 - 15 ). summer 1992 f . sub . 3 generation was grown ( range 610 , rows 29 - 40 through range 611 , rows 1 - 28 ). summer 1993 f . sub . 4 generation was grown . range 880 , row 26 was selected . winter 1993 - 94 f . sub . 5 generation was grown . summer 1994 f . sub . 6 generation was grown . summer 1995 f . sub . 7 generation was grown . summer 1996 f . sub . 8 generation was grown . winter 1996 - 97 f . sub . 9 generation was grown . summer 1997 f . sub . 10 generation was grown . spring 1998 f . sub . 11 generation was released as cx284c . ______________________________________ the inventors believe that cx284c is most similar to soybean variety cx297 ( pvp application no . 9600310 ), however , cx284c differs from this cultivar in at least the following traits : cx284c has white flowers , is resistant to race 3 soybean cyst nematode and has normal tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicide , whereas , cx297 has purple flowers , is susceptible to race 3 soybean cyst nematode and has enhanced tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides . the results of an objective description of the variety , based on data collected at bloomington , ill . were as follows : ______________________________________disease reaction : ( 0 = not tested ; 1 = susceptible ; 2 = resistant ) bacterial diseases fungal diseasesbacterial pustule : 0 brown spot : 0bacterial blight : 0 frogeye leaf spot : 0wildfire : 0 target spot : 0 downy mildew : 0viral diseases powdery mildew : 0bud blight : 0 brown stem rot : resistant * yellow mosaic : 0 stem canker : 0cowpea mosaic : 0 pod and stem blight : 0pod mottle : 0 purple seed stain : 0seed mottle : 0 rhizoctonia root rot : 0 sclerotinia white intermediate ** mold : sudden death resistant *** syndrome : nematode diseases phytophthora rot : 1soybean cyst nematode : race ( s ): race 1 : 2 race 1 : 0race 3 : 2 race 2 : 0lance nematode : 0 race 3 : 0southern root knot 0 race 4 : 0nematode : race 5 - 9 : 0northern root knot 0nematode : peanut root knot 0nematode : reniform nematode : 0physiological responses : ( 0 = not tested ; 1 = susceptible ; 2 = resistant ) iron chlorosis on calcareous intermediatesoil : other : 0insect reaction : ( 0 = not tested ; 1 = susceptible ; 2 = resistant ) mexican bean beetle : 0potato leaf hopper : 0other : 0______________________________________ * dekalb &# 39 ; s score for brown stem rot is 2 ( rating scale 1 - 9 : 1 = most resistant ) ** dekalb &# 39 ; s score for sclerotinia white mold is 5 ( rating scale 1 - 9 : 1 = most resistant ) *** dekalb &# 39 ; s score for sudden death syndrome is 2 ( rating scale 1 - 9 : 1 = most resistant ) dekalb &# 39 ; s score for iron chlorosis is 5 ( rating scale 1 - 9 : 1 = most resistant ) soybean variety cx284c has been judged to be uniform for breeding purposes and testing after four generations of selfing . cx284c was reproduced and judged uniform and stable for an additional seven generations . variety cx284c shows no variants other than what would normally be expected due to environment or that would occur for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated sexual reproduction . some of the criteria used to select in various generations include : seed yield , lodging resistance , emergence , seedling vigor , disease tolerance , maturity , plant height and shattering resistance . direct comparisons were made between cx284c and competing commercial varieties . traits measured were yield , maturity , moisture , lodging , plant height , field emergence , and seedling vigor . the results of the variety comparison are presented below . the comparison indicates the number of tests in which the varieties were compared , the deviation or difference of the results , the test means , and the traits which showed a significant difference and the significance level . __________________________________________________________________________varieties sel yld mat mst ldg pltht fdemr vigcompared type % m bu / a days % rat in rat rat__________________________________________________________________________cx284c r 100 101 . 6 52 . 0 268 . 6 10 . 8 2 . 8 36 . 8 2 . 7 2 . 8cx260c 99 . 8 49 . 4 269 . 1 10 . 8 3 . 7 36 . 6 3 . 0 2 . 9deviation 1 . 8 2 . 6 - 0 . 5 0 . 0 - 0 . 9 0 . 2 - 0 . 3 - 0 . 2test mean 100 . 0 48 . 4 267 . 0 10 . 6 4 . 0 34 . 8 3 . 8 3 . 5sig * ** ** + cx284c r 79 101 . 6 52 . 2 269 . 2 10 . 7 2 . 7 36 . 8 2 . 6 2 . 7cx292c 97 . 1 49 . 2 270 . 9 10 . 7 2 . 1 36 . 1 2 . 9 3 . 0deviation 4 . 5 3 . 0 - 1 . 7 0 . 0 0 . 7 0 . 7 - 0 . 3 - 0 . 3test mean 100 . 0 48 . 5 267 . 7 10 . 5 3 . 9 34 . 9 3 . 7 3 . 5sig ** ** ** ** * + __________________________________________________________________________ significance levels are indicated as : + = 10 %, * = 5 %, ** = 1 % type = research no . of tests sel % m = selection index ( percentage of test mean ) yld bu / a = yield ( bushels / acre ) mat days = maturity ( days ) mst % = moisture ( percentage ) ldg rat = lodging rating ( scale : 1 - 9 , 1 = best ) pltht in = plant height ( inches ) fdemr rat = field emergence rating ( scale : 1 - 9 , 1 = best ) vig rat = seedling vigor rating ( scale : 1 - 9 , 1 = best ) a deposit of the dekalb genetics propriety soybean cultivar cx284c , disclosed above and recited in the appended claims , has been made with the american type culture collection ( atcc ), 10801 university blvd ., manassas , va . 20110 - 2209 . the date of deposit on nov . 4 , 1998 . all restrictions upon the deposit have been removed , and the deposit is intended to meet all of the requirements of 37 c . f . r . § 1 . 801 - 1 . 809 . the accession number for those deposited seeds of soybean cultivar cx284c is atcc accession no . 203415 . the deposit will be maintained in the depository for a period of 30 years , or 5 years after the last request , or for the effective life of the patent , whichever is longer , and will be replaced if necessary during that period . the following references , to the extent that they provide exemplary procedural or other details supplementary to those set forth herein , are specifically incorporated herein by reference . allard , r . w ., university of california , davis , calif . &# 34 ; principles of plant breeding ,&# 34 ; published by john wiley & amp ; sons , new york , university of california , davis , calif ., p . 50 - 98 , 1960 . bowers , g . r ., paschall , e . h ., bernard , r . l . ; and goodman , r . m ., &# 34 ; inheritance of resistance to soybean mosaic virus in ` buffalo ` and hls soybean &# 34 ; crop science . v . 32 ( 1 ) p . 67 - 72 , 1992 . fehr , &# 34 ; in : soybeans : improvement , production and uses ,&# 34 ; 2nd edition , manograph 16 , p . 259 , 1987a . fehr , w . r ., &# 34 ; principles of 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