Table 4.
Some applications of metabolomics-assisted breeding for crop improvement.
| Crop | Analytical Tool | Sample Tissue | Population | Metabolic Traits | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mQTL | |||||
| Rice | LC-EI-MS | Flag leaf and seed | RILs | Metabolome | [200] |
| Rice | LC-Q-TOF-MS | Seed | BILs | Metabolome | [207] |
| Barley | LC/MS | Flag leaf | RILs | Metabolome | [208] |
| Barley | IC-MS, HPLC | Flag leaf | Landrace accessions | Metabolome | [209] |
| Maize | LC-MS | Kernel | RILs | Metabolome | [216] |
| Maize | LC-MS | Kernel | ILs and RILs | Metabolome | [202] |
| Maize | GC-TOF-MS | Kernel, leaf and seedling | RILs | Primary metabolism | [201] |
| Canola | HPLC | Seed and leaf | DH lines | Glucosinolates | [210] |
| Tomato | UPLC | Fruit | ILs | Secondary Metabolites | [211] |
| Tomato | UPL C-MS | Fruit | ILs | Secondary Metabolites | [212] |
| Tomato | GC/MS | Fruit | ILs | Metabolome | [205] |
| Wheat | LC-ESI-MS | Flag leaf | DH lines | Metabolome | [213] |
| Tomato | GC-TOF-MS | Germinating seed | RILs | Metabolome | [214] |
| mGWAS | |||||
| Rice | LC-E SI-MS | Grains | Landrace accessions | Metabolome | [219] |
| Rice | LC-QTOF-MS | Leaf | Landrace accessions | Secodary metabolites | [221] |
| Rice | LC/MS | Leaf | Landrace accessions | Phenolamides | [217] |
| Rice | LC/MS | Leaf | Landrace accessions | Metabolome | [199] |
| Maize | GC-MS | Leaf | ILs | Metabolome | [222] |
| Maize | UPLC | Kernel | ILs | Oil components | [223] |
| Maize | HPLC | Grain | ILs | Tocochromanol | [225] |
| Maize | HPLC | Grain | ILs | Carotenoid | [226] |
| Wheat | GC-MS | Leaf | Elite lines | Metabolome | [224] |
| Tomato | GC-MS | Fruit | Landrace accessions | Metabolome | [227] |
Recombinant inbred lines (RILs), Inbred line (ILs), Backed-cross inbred lines (BILs), Double haploid (DH).