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

Elliott Price; Ranjana Bhattacharjee; Antonio Lopez-Montes; Paul Fraser

doi:10.1007/s11306-017-1279-7

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

Elliott Price, Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Antonio Lopez-Montes, Paul Fraser

Department of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

Ninety-seven percent of yam (Dioscorea spp.) production takes place in low income food deficit countries (LIFDCs) and the crop provides 200 calories a day to approximately 300 million people. Therefore, yams are vital for food security. Yams have high-yield potential and high market value potential yet current breeding of yam is hindered by a lack of genomic information and genetic resources. New tools are needed to modernise breeding strategies and unlock the potential of yam to improve livelihood in LIFDCs.

Original language	English
Article number	144
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Metabolomics
Volume	13
Early online date	14 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-017-1279-7
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017

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RTB: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and bananas Agri-Food systems
Drapal, M., Fraser, P. & Price, E.
1/01/17 → 31/12/22
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