Simple Summary Research on plant epigenetics aims to understand how endogenous,
biotic, and abiotic factors regulate plant development and growth independent of changes in …

Our agricultural systems are now in urgent need to secure food for a growing world
population. To meet this challenge, we need a better characterization of plant genetic and …

To better adapt transiently or lastingly to stimuli from the surrounding environment, the
chromatin states in plant cells vary to allow the cells to fine-tune their transcriptional profiles …

DNA methylation, also known as 5-methylcytosine, is an epigenetic modification that has
crucial functions in plant growth, development and adaptation. The cellular DNA methylation …

Plants transmit signals long distances, as evidenced in grafting experiments that create
distinct rootstock-scion junctions. Noncoding small RNA is a signaling molecule that is graft …

Maintaining global food security is a major challenge that requires novel strategies for crop
improvement. Epigenetic regulation of plant responses to adverse environmental conditions …

Eukaryotic cells require orchestrated communication between nuclear and organellar
genomes, perturbations in which are linked to stress response and disease in both animals …

Epigenetics is defined as changes in gene expression that are not associated with changes
in DNA sequence but due to the result of methylation of DNA and post-translational …

If food and feed production are to keep up with world demand in the face of climate change,
continued progress in understanding and utilizing both genetic and epigenetic sources of …

Heterosis or hybrid vigor is a phenomenon where hybrid progeny have superior
performance compared to their parental inbred lines. This is important in the use of F 1 …