Plant Bioinformatics: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology Book 2443) 3rd Edition
Unlock the tools and expertise needed to interpret the data revolution in plant science with Plant Bioinformatics: Methods and Protocols, the definitive third edition edited by David Edwards and published by Springer Nature in 2022/2023. Spanning 544 pages, this authoritative volume brings together applied bioinformatics practice tailored for plant species—from staple crops to model organisms and non-model biodiversity systems.
🌱 Key Features & Protocol Highlights
Genome-to-Phenome Workflows – Step-by-step protocols for managing, analyzing, visualizing, and integrating data across genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and phenomics.
High-Throughput Data Analytics – Practical techniques using HPC infrastructure to process NGS, pangenomes, and SNP datasets for crop breeding and comparative genomics.
Database & Resource Modules – Guides for GenBank, Ensembl Plants, Gramene, CerealsDB, LegumeInfo, and other key plant bioinformatics databases used widely in the research community.
Automated Pipelines & Workflow Systems – Includes Snakemake-based pipeline automation, CyVerse-enabled reproducible RNA‑seq processing, PHG construction, and pangenome assembly protocols.
Visualization & Annotation Tools – Protocols for genomic conservation tools, visual analytics, metabolomics integration, and gene ontology/Gene Structure annotation using PlantGDB and BioPerl.
Applied Machine Learning – Emerging methods for predictive trait modeling, phenotype classification, and genomic-phenomic data integration via ML frameworks.
