On page 9, the paper introduces “QTL-seq” as a powerful technique but fails to distinguish it from standard QTL mapping or bulk segregant analysis with sequencing. Moreover, Table 2 lists many QTLs (e.g., Saltol, OsHKT1;1) that were discovered years before QTL-seq existed.
My question is : How does the inclusion of historically known QTLs (discovered by linkage mapping or GWAS) support the paper’s focus on advanced omics? Does the author actually understand that QTL-seq is merely a specific NGS application, not a conceptual breakthrough? This misrepresentation suggests a shallow grasp of the field’s history.