Epigenetics for crop improvement in times of global change

I Kakoulidou, EV Avramidou, M Baránek… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Research on plant epigenetics aims to understand how endogenous,
biotic, and abiotic factors regulate plant development and growth independent of changes in …

Advances and promises of epigenetics for forest trees

J Amaral, Z Ribeyre, J Vigneaud, MD Sow, R Fichot… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of tree genetic variability in the ability of forests to respond and adapt to
environmental changes is crucial in forest management and conservation. Along with …

Deciphering the epigenetic alphabet involved in transgenerational stress memory in crops

V Mladenov, V Fotopoulos, E Kaiserli… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although epigenetic modifications have been intensely investigated over the last decade
due to their role in crop adaptation to rapid climate change, it is unclear which epigenetic …

Plant hormone crosstalk mediated by humic acids

AC Souza, FL Olivares, LEP Peres, A Piccolo… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Background The reliance on chemical inputs to support high yields is the Achilles' heel of
modern crop production. The soil organic matter management is as old as agriculture itself …

RNAi suppression of DNA methylation affects the drought stress response and genome integrity in transgenic poplar

MD Sow, AL Le Gac, R Fichot, S Lanciano… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Trees are long‐lived organisms that continuously adapt to their environments, a process in
which epigenetic mechanisms are likely to play a key role. Via downregulation of the …

Epigenetic regulation of auxin-induced somatic embryogenesis in plants

B Wójcikowska, AM Wójcik, MD Gaj - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) that is induced in plant explants in response to auxin treatment
is closely associated with an extensive genetic reprogramming of the cell transcriptome. The …

DNA hypomethylation of the host tree impairs interaction with mutualistic ectomycorrhizal fungus

J Vigneaud, A Kohler, MD Sow, A Delaunay… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizas are an intrinsic component of tree nutrition and responses to environmental
variations. How epigenetic mechanisms might regulate these mutualistic interactions is …

Interplay of phytohormones and epigenetic regulation: A recipe for plant development and plasticity

K Jiang, H Guo, J Zhai - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Both phytohormone signaling and epigenetic mechanisms have long been known to play
crucial roles in plant development and plasticity in response to ambient stimuli. Indeed …

Apomixis: oh, what a tangled web we have!

T Niccolò, AW Anderson, A Emidio - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion Apomixis is a complex evolutionary trait with many possible origins. Here
we discuss various clues and causes, ultimately proposing a model harmonizing the three …

Regulatory interactions in phytohormone stress signaling implying plants resistance and resilience mechanisms

B Kapoor, P Kumar, R Sharma, A Kumar - Journal of Plant Biochemistry …, 2021 - Springer
In the natural world, plants have to withstand and counteract stress havoc like biotic and
abiotic stressors throughout their life cycle. To survive and perform vital biological …