Research progress on proteomics in forage plants

Forage plants are grass crops fed to livestock in agriculture and animal husbandry and are the basis for healthy development in animal husbandry. Proteomics is closely related to nutritional quality and stress resistance in forage plants as proteins are directly involved in the regulation of various metabolic pathways in the life cycle of forage plants. Application of proteomics technology in forage plants molecular biology research is reviewed in this paper. Moreover, research progress on developmental proteomics in different tissues or organs of forage plants in recent years are summarized and the mechanism of forage plants response to biotic or abiotic stress at the proteome level is also elaborated. Furthermore, analyses in this paper highlights the current problems in proteomics study of forage plants and proposes that targeted proteomics quantification and combination with multi-omics are the development trends for forage plants proteomics research in the future. The discussions in this paper will provide a theoretical reference for the cultivation of excellent forage plants.