The in vitro tissue cultures are, beyond all difficulties, an essential tool in basic research as
well as in commercial applications. Numerous works devoted to plant tissue cultures proved …

The adverse effects of mounting environmental challenges, including extreme temperatures,
threaten the global food supply due to their impact on plant growth and productivity …

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 …

Prior to the availability of whole-genome sequences, our understanding of the structural and
functional aspects of Prunus tree genomes was limited mostly to molecular genetic map** …

Plants are continuously exposed to stress conditions, such that they have developed
sophisticated and elegant survival strategies, which are reflected in their phenotypic …

Environmental stresses, such as drought, have negative effects on crop yield. Drought is a
stress whose impact tends to increase in some critical regions. However, the worldwide …

The toxic effects of salinity on agricultural productivity necessitate development of salt stress
tolerance in food crops in order to meet the escalating demands. Plants use sophisticated …

Saline environment cues distort the plant growth, development and crop yield. Epigenetics
has emerged as one of the prime themes in plant functional genomics for molecular-stress …

The primary function of leaves is to provide an interface between plants and their
environment for gas exchange, light exposure and thermoregulation. Leaves have, therefore …

Plants being sessile are always exposed to various environmental stresses, and to
overcome these stresses, modifications at the epigenetic level can prove vital for their long …