Project description:Sesamum indicum is an oilseed crop. One of the biotic factor that affect the production is a phyllody disease caused by phytoplasma which may target the reproductive system of the plant rendering the plant sterile. The aim of the study is to see the differential expression at proteomic level during the phytoplasma infection in Sesamum indicum.
Project description:Asterids is one of the major plant clades comprising of many commercially important medicinal species. One of the major concerns in medicinal plant industry is adulteration/contamination resulting from misidentification of herbal plants. This study reports the construction and validation of a microarray capable of fingerprinting medicinally important species from the Asterids clade.
