Contents

1. Bioinformatics: Development and prospects 2. Molecular Evolution and codon usage frequency bias 3. Proteomics: A Revolutionary milestone in science 4. Genomic and molecular databases 5. Computational genomics, Molecular markers and plant systematics 6. Basic concepts, Integration and biological importance of databases 7. Introduction to Databases and sequence analysis 8. Database Management System 9. Bioinformatics as a tool for identifying and understanding human diseases 10. Bioinformatics in horticulture 11. Applications of Bioinformatics in vegetable breeding 12. Vegetable gene list for hybridization