Unraveling the Impact of Bioinformatics and Omics in Agriculture

The existence of diverse communities of plant species, including crops is crucial for maintaining the ecological balance between human kind and environment. Their existence also ensures the continuous food supply to human and animals. Therefore, it is critical to use modern biotechnological techniques in breeding scheme to increase the productivity of the economical crops and plants so we can able to continuously feed the billions of organism in this planet. We have seen tremendous progress in the field of bioinformatics, genomics and sequencing recentlyand their potential to improve the economical and agronomic traits in various plants. Agriculture bioinformatics is about using latest genomic advancement, and bioinformatics tools and databases to enrich scientific community with genetic knowledge to yield drought, disease and insect resistant crops and other plant species. With current sequencing technologies, it is possible to sequence thousands of plant species together and then assemble those individually using de novo genome assemblers. Availability of genomic information make possible to trace candidate genes and mutationsassociated with particularcomplex trait. Methylation and microRNAs data make possible to disclose epigenetic regulation of candidate genes. This article reviews how current scenario in agriculture related research restructured entirely under influence of tremendous growth in bioinformatics and omics technology.