Polyploidy is a prominent process in plants and has been significant in the evolutionary
history of vertebrates and other eukaryotes. In plants, interdisciplinary approaches …

Arabidopsis thaliana is a small plant in the mustard family that has become the model
system of choice for research in plant biology. Significant advances in understanding plant …

Background DNA methylation is an important feature of plant epigenomes, involved in the
formation of heterochromatin and affecting gene expression. Extensive variation of DNA …

Epigenome modulation potentially provides a mechanism for organisms to adapt, within and
between generations. However, neither the extent to which this occurs, nor the mechanisms …

An indica pyramiding line, DK151, and its recurrent parent, IR64, were evaluated under
drought stress and non-stress conditions for three consecutive seasons. DK151 showed …

The sessile lifestyle of plants requires them to cope with stresses in situ. Plants overcome
abiotic stresses by altering structure/morphology, and in some extreme conditions, by …

DNA methyltransferases catalyze the transfer of a methyl group from S‐adenosyl‐l‐
methionine to cytosine or adenine bases in DNA. These enzymes challenge the …

The transition to flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana is delayed in fwa mutant plants. FWA was
identified by loss-of-function mutations in normally flowering revertants of the fwa mutant …

Temperature dramatically affects plant–virus interactions. Outbreaks of virus diseases are
frequently associated with low temperature, while at high temperature viral symptoms are …

Methods of transcriptional profiling have made it possible to compare gene expression
between females and males on a genome-wide scale. Such studies have revealed that sex …