Table 3 Tropical Food Production Techniques and applications
From: Harnessing genomic technologies for one health solutions in the tropics
Category | Omics Technologies | Examples (references) |
|---|---|---|
Genome editing | ● ZFN ● TALEN ● CRISPR | ● Banana [107] ● Cattle [108] |
Selective breeding programs | ● GWAS ● Genomics | ● Maize [109] ● Cattle [110] ● Cocoa [111] ● Nile tilapia [114] |
Pathogen identification and characterisation | ● qPCR ● Metagenomics (16 S and shotgun) ● Genomics | ● Prawn pathogens [115] |
Food omics (i.e. Food safety, food tracking, foodborne disease) | ● Transcriptomics ● Proteomics ● Metabolomics ● Metabarcoding | ● Coffee bean [116] ● Chlorella [117] ● Bivalve identification [118] |