Metabolite profiling of yam (Dioscorea spp.) accessions for use in crop improvement programmes.

Elliott James PriceRanjana BhattacharjeeAntonio Lopez-MontesPaul D Fraser

Published in: Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society (2017)

Metabolomics provides a standalone platform with potential to deliver near-future crop gains for yam. The approach compliments the genetic advancements currently underway and integration with other '-omics' studies will deliver a significant advancement to yam breeding strategies.

Keyphrases

climate change
single cell
mass spectrometry
genome wide
high throughput
human health
case control
copy number
gene expression
dna methylation
genetic diversity