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Near-infrared spectroscopy applications for high-throughput phenotyping for cassava and yam: A review
Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu1,2, Ephraim Nuwamanya3, Denis Cornet4,5
1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Southern Africa Hub PO Box 310142 Chelstone, Lusaka Zambia.
Abstract:
The review aimed to identify the different high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) techniques that used for quality evaluation in cassava and yam breeding programmes, and this has provided insights towards the development of metrics and their application in cassava and yam improvements. A systematic review of the published research articles involved the use of NIRS in analysing the quality traits of cassava and yam was carried out, and Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Sciences and Google Scholar were searched. The results of the review established that NIRS could be used in understanding the chemical constituents (carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, moisture, starch, etc.) for high-throughput phenotyping. This study provides preliminary evidence of the application of NIRS as an efficient and affordable procedure for HTP. However, the feasibility of using mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in combination with the NIRS could be further studied for quality traits phenotyping.
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