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 …

[HTML][HTML] Extrachromosomal circular DNA: a neglected nucleic acid molecule in plants

H Peng, M Mirouze, E Bucher - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Throughout the years, most plant genomic studies were focused on nuclear chromosomes.
Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) has largely been neglected for decades since its …

Natural and induced epigenetic variation for crop improvement

M Lieberman-Lazarovich, E Kaiserli, E Bucher… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Maintaining global food security is a major challenge that requires novel strategies for crop
improvement. Epigenetic regulation of plant responses to adverse environmental conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic modifications of hormonal signaling pathways in plant drought response and tolerance for sustainable food security

C Kaya, F Uğurlar, IDS Adamakis - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drought significantly challenges global food security, necessitating a comprehensive
understanding of plant molecular responses for effective mitigation strategies. Epigenetic …

Responses to drought stress in poplar: what do we know and what can we learn?

L Rosso, S Cantamessa, S Bergante, C Biselli… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poplar (Populus spp.) is a high-value crop for wood and biomass production and a model
organism for tree physiology and genomics. The early release, in 2006, of the complete …

The pattern of alternative splicing and DNA methylation alteration and their interaction in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) response to repeated drought stresses

L Wang, L Wang, M Tan, L Wang, W Zhao, J You… - Biological Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Drought stress has significantly hampered agricultural productivity worldwide
and can also result in modifications to DNA methylation levels. However, the dynamics of …

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 …

A strategy for studying epigenetic diversity in natural populations: proof of concept in poplar and oak

I Lesur, O Rogier, MD Sow, C Boury… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In the last 20 years, several techniques have been developed for quantifying DNA
methylation, the most studied epigenetic marks in eukaryotes, including the gold standard …

Epigenomic and transcriptomic persistence of heat stress memory in strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

ME López, B Denoyes, E Bucher - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background In plants, epigenetic stress memory has so far been found to be largely
transient. Here, we wanted to assess the heritability of heat stress-induced epigenetic and …

Challenges and perspectives in the epigenetics of climate change-induced forests decline

I García-García, B Méndez-Cea… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Forest tree species are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. As sessile
organisms with long generation times, their adaptation to a local changing environment may …