Table 4 Advantages of HTS in plant breeding and disease resistance
Advantages | Description | Implications | Applications | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Identifying disease-resistant genes | HTS helps identify specific genes/molecular markers associated with resistance in plants | Understanding the genetic basis of disease resistance, guiding breeding efforts | Disease resistance research, plant breeding | Parihar et al. (2022) |
Accelerating plant breeding | HTS provides molecular markers linked to desirable traits for faster plant breeding | Reduced time/resources for developing new crop varieties | Plant breeding, crop improvement | Kaiser et al. (2020) |
Enhancing genetic engineering | HTS informs GM crop development with improved disease resistance | Introduction of resistance genes into susceptible plants, improved crops | GM crops, gene editing, crop improvement | Gbashi et al. (2021) |
Precision breeding | HTS enables targeted plant breeding with detailed information on genes/functions | Development of crop varieties with better resistance profiles, reduced unintended consequences | Precision breeding, crop improvement | Maclot et al. (2020) |
Expanding genetic diversity | HTS reveals genetic variations within/between plant species for novel resistance genes | Creation of more resilient/diverse crop varieties, better equipped to withstand disease pressures | Breeding for genetic diversity, crop improvement | Rasheed and Xia (2019) |