This detailed book gathers hands-on techniques to characterize, identify, localize, profile, and determine genome functions in plants. Volume 2 opens with metabolomic methods that uncover chemical intricacies, exploring glycome mixtures, cell wall components, and computational metabolomics, and it continues with sections on plant genome validation, computational approaches and bioinformatic tools, and case studies exploring the biological effects of magnetic fields and the study of cyanobacteria. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. 
Authoritative and comprehensive, Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide to the immense promise of functional genomics, spanning from fundamental evolutionary studies to practical advancements in crop improvement.