Plant Bioinformatics: Decoding the Phyta

1. Introduction to fundamental and applied bioinformatics research in plant life sciences.- Concept, development and application of novel computational methods for the analysis and integration of -omics data.- 3. Impact of high-throughput techniques on plant translational research.- 4. Functional genomics approaches in plant research.- 5. Bioinformatical versus experimental analyses of small RNAs in plants.- 6. Systems analyses of plant functions.- 7. Phylogenetic analyses and whole genome duplication (WGD) events.- 8. Application of bioinformatics in agriculture, plant breeding and, improved complex traits (e.g. yield and quality).- 9. Application of bioinformatics in developing resistance against insects and harsh environments.- 10. Discovery of molecular markers such as single sequence repeats (SSRs) involved in gene mapping, molecular breeding and genetic diversity.- 11. Significance of bioinformatics in the new crop diseases-emergence.- 12. From genomics to the improved crop phenotype.- 13. Deciphering the effects of microbiome on plants using computational methods.- 14. Bioinformatics resources for plants.- 15. Recent Technological advances in plant bioinformatics.- 16. 'Big Data' challenges and future trends in plant bioinformatics research.