Plant Omics ― Trends and Applications

To comprehend the organizational principle of cellular functions at different levels, an integrative approach with large-scale experiments, the so-called ‘omics’ data including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, is needed. Omics aims at the collective characterization and quantification of pools of biological molecules that translate into the structure, function, and dynamics of an organism or organisms. Currently, omics is an essential tool to understand the molecular systems that underlie various plant functions. Furthermore, in several plant species, the development of omics resources has progressed to address the particular biological properties of individual species. Integration of knowledge from omics-based research is an emerging issue as researchers seek to identify significance, gain biological insights and promote translational research. From these perspectives, we intend to provide the emerging aspects of plant systems research based on omics and bioinformatics analyses together with their associated resources and technological advances. The present book covers a wide range of omics topics, discuss their latest trends and application area of plant sciences. In this volume, we have highlighted the working solutions as well as open problems and future challenges in plant omics studies. Demonstrating the diversity of omics, we believe that this book will initiate and introduce readers to state-of-the-art developments and trends in omics-driven research.

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is working as a Fellow Researcher at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia and also a Visiting Professor at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey. He has obtained his MSc. (Environmental Botany) as well as PhD (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2006 and 2011 respectively. He has conducted his Post Doctorate research in the fields of forest dynamics and plant biotechnological studies from Universiti Putra Malaysia from 2012-2013. Dr. Hakeem has more than Nine years of teaching and research experience in Plant Eco-Physiology, Biotechnology & Molecular biology, Plant-Microbe-soil interactions as well as in Environmental sciences. Recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels, Dr. Hakeem has so far edited and authored more than sixteen books with International publishers. He has also to his credit more than 70 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 30 book chapters with international publishers. He is also the Editorial board member and reviewer of several high impact international Journals. Dr. Hakeem is currently engaged in studying the plant processes at ecophysiological as well as proteomic levels.

Dr. Guzin Tombuloglu (PhD) is working as a Assistant Professor at the Pathology Laboratory Techniques Programme of Vocational School of Medical Sciences, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey. She has received her MSc.(Biology) degree in 2008 and PhD (Biotechnology) degree in 2014 from Fatih University. She has studied transcriptomics identification of barley boron tolerance mechanism during her PhD. She has experienced several projects on abiotic stress, plant stress responses, Boron toxicity and transcriptomics. She has given several courses on teaching biology education for ten years. She also worked as a Chairman in Pathology Laboratory Techniques Programme and Assistant Manager at Vocational School of Medical Sciences at Fatih University.

Dr. Huseyin Tombuloglu (PhD) ize: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">is working as an Assistant Profesor at the Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey. He received his BSc. degree in 2007 from Istanbul University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Turkey, and also he studied as an exchange student in University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He obtained MSc.(Biology) degree in 2010 and PhD (Biotechnology) degree in 2014 from Fatih University. During this period, he worked on molecular biology of plants, specifically abiotic stresses and the long distance communication of plants via miRNAs. He has awarded several projects supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific And Technological Research Council of Turkey) and BAP (Research Fond of Fatih University). Dr. Tombuloglu has more than eight years of teaching and research experience in Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Plant Physiogy and Biotechnology, as well as Bioinformatics. His current research is focused on the organ-to-organ communication, Boron-stress, and proteomics.