The importance of rhizomicrobiome in plant development, nutrition acquisition and stress
tolerance is unquestionable. Relevant plant genes corresponding to the above functions …

Transposable elements and retroviruses are found in most genomes, can be pathogenic
and are widely used as gene-delivery and functional genomics tools. Exploring whether …

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a biological process in which non-coding RNA
molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences. The RdDM …

Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) are prevalent in plant genomes. The
identification of LTR-RTs is critical for achieving high-quality gene annotation. Based on the …

Within the life cycle of a living organism, another life cycle exists for the selfish genome
inhabitants, which are called transposable elements (TEs). These mobile sequences invade …

Agricultural sufficient productivity is of paramount importance for ensuring food security and
conserving soil health to support the world's agronomy. Climatic abruptions have been …

Highlights•TEs are a key source of variation and have an important role in gene
regulation.•Stress induced activation of some TE families can result in new insertions.•New …

The plant immune system protects against pests and diseases. The recognition of stress‐
related molecular patterns triggers localised immune responses, which are often followed by …

The success of common wheat as a global staple crop was largely attributed to its genomic
diversity and redundancy due to the merge of different genomes, giving rise to the major …

Plant development processes are regulated by epigenetic alterations that shape nuclear
structure, gene expression, and phenotypic plasticity; these alterations can provide the plant …