Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing new field of research in which computational tools are used to gather, store and analyse biological data. This book focusses on applied bioinformatics with a certain applicability for crops and model plants. In recent years, considerable progress has led to an explosive expansion of biological data provided through a range of biological databases in the area of molecular biology and biotechnology which has led to further developments in genome technol- ogies. The National Center of Biological Information website (http://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/Genomes/index.html) now contains a collection of genomes from different species. The number of items listed on this list is expanding at an unprecedented rate. The biggest issue academics have today is in learning how to synthesise and understand this immense amount of data in order to identify and develop new global biological insights for the benefit of mankind. To overcome these impediments, we have designed this book that is easy to comprehend and is easily applicable to day-to-day research that students and researchers of universities across the globe come through. Which in turn include applying computational approaches to aid in understanding various biological processes. Equally important, bioinformaticians have to have a rudimentary understanding of biological issues to efficiently imple- ment their computer talents in the bioinformatics industry. This book is designed to provide the most up-to-date bioinformatics techniques for scientists, researchers and students.