Secretome analysis of P. capsici and R. similis was carried out. On exploring the ESTs of R. similis, 214 secretory proteins were identified and their functional annotation was carried out. About 45% of these secretory proteins showed similarity to nematodes. The mode of interaction of Glucanase Inhibitor Protein (GIP) from P. capsici with plant endo- β -1, 3-glucanases was studied through structural and docking studies.

New databases on ginger and turmeric germplasm accessions were developed and hosted on the Institute server. The scope of Phytolib, the literature database, was further widened to include articles on Ralstonia and Fusarium. PhytoPD, a repository of Polymerase Chain Reaction primer sets, useful for the identification and detection of Phytophthora species, was developed and uploaded. It includes all the universal primers and species-specific primers for more than 30 species of Phytophthora published in literature.

Hortinformatics 2010, the National consultative meet on Bioinformatics in Horticulture was organized 11-12 October 2010. About 90 delegates from more than 30 research institutes and universities participated in the event. Sixteen invited talks and 23 posters were presented by various scientists in four technical sessions during the meet. Read More..