Essays about: "Agricultural Bioinformatics"

Found 3 essays containing the words Agricultural Bioinformatics.

  1. 1. From Plant Genetic Resource Conservation to Digital Biorepositories: A Coming Paradigm Shift in Ex-Situ Conservation?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christopher Keegan; [2023]
    Keywords : Bioinformatics; Genebanks; Genetic Engineering; Mixed-Methods; Multi-Disciplinary; Patent Analysis; Plant Genetic Resources; Synthetic Biology; Technological Trajectories; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Plant Genetic Resource Conservation has been a staple of agricultural development for the past century. Recently, several prominent papers have raised alarm surrounding the development of synthetic biology techniques and their potential to render modern practices and methods of conservation in the global genebank network obsolete. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimisation of autoencoders for prediction of SNPs determining phenotypes in wheat

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Karthik Nair; [2021]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Machine Learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; Convolutional Variational Autoencoders; Autoencoders; SNP-Phenotype relationships; Genetics; Agricultural Bioinformatics; Neural Networks; Unsupervised Learning;

    Abstract : The increase in demand for food has resulted in increased demand for tools that help streamline plant breeding process in order to create new varieties of crops. Identifying the underlying genetic mechanism of favourable characteristics is essential in order to make the best breeding decisions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bioinformatics assembly and analysis and annotation of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain 5036 genome

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Shahid Manzoor; [2010]
    Keywords : Bacillus amyloliquefaciens UCMB-5036; Rhizosphere; Colonization; PGPR; Next generation sequencing; Paired-end Reads; Mapping assembly; De novo assembly;

    Abstract : Plants are essential for both human and animal life, several agricultural practices have been adopted or are being developed in order to improve crop production by preventing or mitigating effects of biotic and abiotic stresses faced by plants. Biocontrol is a promising technique being cost effective, environment friendly and able to target pathogens difficult to control through traditional means. READ MORE