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Perspectives in High-Throughput Phenotyping of Qualitative Traits at the Whole-Plant Level

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Recent advances in technology have enabled the rapid development of high-throughput automated and semi-automated field and laboratory phenotyping platforms worldwide. In this review, we discuss possible ways of matching the qualitative traits of the above-ground parts of crop plants, also defining the target traits and possible approaches that would be useful in automated phenotyping systems. Optical tools based on light reflectance are presented as a high-throughput and low-cost alternative to some destructive analytical methods. Special attention is paid to hyperspectral imaging and its integration in high-throughput phenotyping systems, as well as its special applications for the assessment of specific plant material traits associated with food quality.

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Abbreviations

DESI-MSI:

Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

ESI:

Electrospray ionization

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

HPLC-MS:

High-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

HSI:

Hyperspectral imaging

IR light:

Infrared light

LEDI:

Lettuce decay indices

MALDI:

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization

MS:

Mass spectrometry

MSI:

Mass spectrometry imaging

NIR light:

Near-infrared light

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

PCA:

Principal component analysis

PMT:

Photomultiplier tube

QTL:

Quantitative trait locus

RGB camera:

Red–green–blue camera

SVDD:

Support vector data description

SWIR light:

Short-wave infrared light

TIR light:

Thermal infrared light

TNC:

Total nitrogen content

TOF:

Time-of-flight (mass spectrometer)

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This work was supported by the research project of the Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Republic VEGA- 1-0923-16 and APVV-15-0721.

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Sytar, O., Zivcak, M., Olsovska, K., Brestic, M. (2018). Perspectives in High-Throughput Phenotyping of Qualitative Traits at the Whole-Plant Level. In: Sengar, R., Singh, A. (eds) Eco-friendly Agro-biological Techniques for Enhancing Crop Productivity. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6934-5_10

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