ABSTRACT
In biology, omics includes approaches ending in omics such as genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. In general, the goal of omics science is to discover, characterise, and measure all biological entities concerned with a cell, tissue, or organism’s structure, function, and dynamics. A range of genes, metabolites and metabolites regulate toxicological responses that are important for understanding biosystems, and for achieving this, a mixture of various omics tools are needed. To enhance crop productivity, the use of pesticides has become inevitable; however, their increased use may generate hazardous residues in crops causing adverse health effects on humans, animals and the environment. Advances in modern molecular biology have paved the way for a major breakthrough in the development of genomic tools. These genomic approaches could be used to develop new alternatives like biopesticides or nanopesticides that pose less threat and have minimal toxicity. Furthermore, omics approaches could be used to develop biostimulants, identify pathogens, study agroecosystems, assess the quality of soil and understand the mechanisms underlying pesticide degradation. Molecular approaches also allow us to conduct research and study the effects of contaminants on the environment. In this chapter, an attempt has been made to explore how different omics tools could provide comprehensive applicability about their use and insights about pesticide toxicity.
