title: Plant proteomics in India and Nepal: current status and challenges ahead.
abstract: Plant proteomics has made tremendous contributions in understanding the complex processes of plant biology. Here, its current status in India and Nepal is discussed. Gel-based proteomics is predominantly utilized on crops and non-crops to analyze majorly abiotic (49 %) and biotic (18 %) stress, development (11 %) and post-translational modifications (7 %). Rice is the most explored system (36 %) with major focus on abiotic mainly dehydration (36 %) stress. In spite of expensive proteomics setup and scarcity of trained workforce, output in form of publications is encouraging. To boost plant proteomics in India and Nepal, researchers have discussed ground level issues among themselves and with the International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO) to act in priority on concerns like food security. Active collaboration may help in translating this knowledge to fruitful applications.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Plant Physiology and Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deswal
authors.affiliation: Molecular Plant Physiology and Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Raksha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Jasmeet Kaur
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Abat
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India ; Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO Box 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Center, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Yelam
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sreenivasulu
authors.affiliation: Plant Pathology Section, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh Sundar
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Amalraj
authors.affiliation: Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raorane
authors.affiliation: Central Department of Botany, and Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ram Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.affiliation: Plant Molecular Biology Unit, Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Ashok Prabhakar
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: School of Biotechnology, SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chatha, Jammu, 180009 Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: Sajad Majeed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zargar
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO Box 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Vishwanath Prasad
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO Box 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ganesh Kumar
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: CNRS/Bayer Crop Science (UMR 5240) Joint Laboratory, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Job
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment and Agrobiotechnologies, Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, GD Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renaut
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO Box 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal ; Organization for Educational Initiatives, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan ; Department of Anatomy I, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555 Japan.
authors.forename: Randeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rakwal
keywords: Abiotic stress; Agriculture; Biotic stress; Food security; Plants; Proteomics