II NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PLANT METABOLOMICS:

Plant metabolome profiling can serve as a metabolic/biochemical fingerprint of plants. Also, the study of plant volatiles has become an increasingly important area of research in recent years, as their key roles in principal biological processes have been deciphered. Plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that plants release as part of their natural biological processes, such as in plant communication, defense, aroma & flavor, and pollinator attraction. To understand the regulation and manipulation of these metabolic pathways, it is essential that high-throughput analytical methods are available to the scientific community. The focus area of our workshop will be on plant primary metabolites, aroma volatiles and hormone analysis. The objective of the present workshop is to hold training program on Plant Metabolomics for the interested users as part of the ongoing DBT-SAHAJ project using an in-house instrument, Pegasus 4D ® GC x GC TOF Mass Spectrometer and Thermo Exactive Plus Mass Spectrometer with Waters UPLC. To get the most, talks by experts in the field and hands-on sessions on extraction methods, identification of primary metabolites, volatiles and data analysis are planned.