Essentials of Bioinformatics, Volume III: In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture

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Bioinformatics is an integrative field of computer science, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and statistics, which has undoubtedly revolutionized the study of biology and medicine in past decades. It mainly assists in modeling, predicting and interpreting large multidimensional biological data by utilizing advanced computational methods. Despite its enormous potential, bioinformatics is not widely integrated into the academic curriculum as most life science students and researchers are still not equipped with the necessary knowledge to take advantage of this powerful tool. Hence, the primary purpose of our book is to supplement this unmet need by providing an easily accessible platform for students and researchers starting their career in life sciences. This book aims to avoid sophisticated computational algorithms and programming. Instead, it will mostly focus on simple DIY analysis and interpretation of biological data with personal computers. Our belief is that once the beginners acquire these basic skillsets, they will be able to handle most of the bioinformatics tools for their research work and to better understand their experimental outcomes. The third volume is titled In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture. It focuses on plant genetic, genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomics data. Using examples of new crop diseases-emergence, crop productivity and biotic/abiotic stress tolerance, this book illustrates how bioinformatics can be an integral components of modern day plant science research. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Proteoinformatics and Agricultural Biotechnology Research: Applications and Challenges (Jameel R. Al-Obaidi)....Pages 1-27 Impact of Bioinformatics on Plant Science Research and Crop Improvement (Amrina Shafi, Insha Zahoor, Ehtishamul Haq, Khalid Majid Fazili)....Pages 29-46 Bioinformatics and Plant Stress Management (Amrina Shafi, Insha Zahoor)....Pages 47-78 Integration of “Omic” Approaches to Unravel the Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants (Tanveer Bilal Pirzadah, Bisma Malik, Khalid Rehman Hakeem)....Pages 79-92 Advanced Multivariate and Computational Approaches in Agricultural Studies (Inayat Ur Rahman, Eduardo Soares Calixto, Aftab Afzal, Zafar Iqbal, Niaz Ali, Farhana Ijaz et al.)....Pages 93-102 Data Measurement, Data Redundancy, and Their Biological Relevance (Mohd Sayeed Akhtar, Ibrahim A. Alaraidh, Mallappa Kumara Swamy)....Pages 103-107 Metabolomic Approaches in Plant Research (Ayesha T. Tahir, Qaiser Fatmi, Asia Nosheen, Mahrukh Imtiaz, Salma Khan)....Pages 109-140 Bioinformatics and Medicinal Plant Research: Current Scenario (Insha Zahoor, Amrina Shafi, Khalid Majid Fazili, Ehtishamul Haq)....Pages 141-157 Experimental Approaches for Genome Sequencing (Mohd Sayeed Akhtar, Ibrahim A. Alaraidh, Khalid Rehman Hakeem)....Pages 159-165 Phylogenetic Trees: Applications, Construction, and Assessment (Surekha Challa, Nageswara Rao Reddy Neelapu)....Pages 167-192 Bioinformatics Insights on Plant Vacuolar Proton Pyrophosphatase: A Proton Pump Involved in Salt Tolerance (Nageswara Rao Reddy Neelapu, Sandeep Solmon Kusuma, Titash Dutta, Challa Surekha)....Pages 193-212 Back Matter ....Pages 213-218