Summary
This narrative review examines high-throughput phenotyping as a critical technology to overcome the bottleneck in modern crop breeding programmes. The authors synthesise developments across phenotyping platforms at multiple scales—from cellular to field level—and review their application to stress resilience and yield assessment. The paper discusses technical and analytical challenges whilst outlining future research priorities in crop phenomics.
Regional applicability
The review is methodology-focused and technology-centred rather than geographically specific, so findings on phenotyping platforms and approaches are broadly transferable to United Kingdom crop breeding programmes and research institutions. Implementation would depend on local infrastructure investment and breeding objectives.
Key measures
Multi-dimensional phenotypes at organism-wide levels (cells, organs, individual plants, plots, fields); abiotic and biotic stress traits; yield-related parameters
Outcomes reported
The paper reviews high-throughput phenotyping technologies and platforms across multiple scales (microscopic, ground-based, aerial) and their applications in assessing abiotic/biotic stress and yield. It identifies phenotyping as a bottleneck in crop breeding and discusses current challenges and future research directions in crop phenomics.
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