Metabolite variation in the lettuce gene pool: towards healthier crop varieties and food.

Rob van TreurenHenriette D L M van EekelenRon WehrensRic C H de Vos

Published in: Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society (2018)

Our large-scale analysis of phytochemical variation is unprecedented in lettuce and demonstrated the ample availability of suitable genetic resources for the development of improved lettuce varieties with higher nutritional quality and more sustainable production.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
climate change
gene expression
quality improvement
human health
transcription factor
genome wide analysis