Plant breeding has traditionally relied on combining the genetic diversity present within a
species to develop combinations of alleles that provide desired traits. Epigenetic diversity …

A complete telomere-to-telomere (T2T) finished genome has been the long pursuit of
genomic research. Through generating deep coverage ultralong Oxford Nanopore …

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 …

The maize W22 inbred has served as a platform for maize genetics since the mid twentieth
century. To streamline maize genome analyses, we have sequenced and de novo …

The maize genome is relatively large (∼ 2.3 Gb) and has a complex organization of
interspersed genes and transposable elements, which necessitates frequent boundaries …

DNA methylation is a ubiquitous chromatin feature, present in 25% of cytosines in the maize
genome, but variation and evolution of the methylation landscape during maize …

Background DNA methylation can provide a source of heritable information that is
sometimes entirely uncoupled from genetic variation. However, the extent of this uncoupling …

Background In addition to genetic variation, epigenetic variation plays an important role in
determining various biological processes. The importance of natural genetic variation to …

Background DNA methylation has a potential role in controlling gene expression and may,
therefore, contribute to salinity adaptation in plants. Caliph medic (Medicago truncatula) is a …

Climate-resilient crops with improved adaptation to the changing climate are urgently
needed to feed the growing population. Hence, develo** high-yielding crop varieties with …