The genetic makeup of the cell is
the genotype and genotype is a part of the DNA sequence. The genotypes are the
inherited map an organism carries. The study of the characteristics of the
organism is known as the phenotype. In phenotypes we study the phenomes which
relate to the biochemical and physical traits of the organisms. The branch of
biology related to the study of phenomes is known as Phenomics.
In order to develop new
instruments for quick and comprehensive study of phenotypes the plant phenomics facility
is created. The phenomics facility helps in measuring the phenotypes both in
the lab and in field production. Under the plant phenomics facility biologists
study and address how the environment and genetics of the plants interact with
each other and how new characteristic are formed.
At Saveer Biotech, we understand
and develop healthy and disease free crops in a healthy environment. We were
the first to award the project of plant phenomics facility development to study
the genetic makeup of the cell. We have established state-of–the-art technology
to study the genomes and phenomes of the plants used in the greenhouse food
production.
Off late the scalability of the
technologies for DNA sequencing have increased, however, the phenotypic
analysis is still relatively expensive. The research of phenomics at plant phenomics
facility demands research teams to be integrated vertically and new and
original analytical strategies and competent informatics infrastructure in
order to manage the complexity in the study of phenomics.
The current technology used at
the plant phenomics facility promises the dynamic phenotyping by repeating the
process of refinement in order to analyze the phenotypes based on their prior
genotype-phenotype associations. The phenomics facility helps us in studying
the traction across species of plants considering the speedy development and
extension in transgenic reproduction.
Additionally, the
state-of–the-art technology at the phenomics facility enables us to focus on
soaring throughput analysis of functioning and growth of plants. The technology
can be used at a variety of plants from dicots to cereals and to a range of
woody perennials. Plants used in the greenhouse food production
are shifted automatically with the help of a conveyor belt to an imaging system
which records all the physical characteristics of the plants.
Further, all plant containers in
the phenomics facility are individually identifiable and allows imaging. The
system at phenomics facility enables us to individually program the nutrition
and watering of plants.
