Epigenetic variation is likely to contribute to the phenotypic plasticity and adaptative capacity
of plant species, and may be especially important for long‐lived organisms with complex life …

This paper examines the impacts of declining winter chill on the production of temperate
perennial crops in the northern hemisphere. Recent studies have linked long-term climate …

Polycomb group (PcG) proteins form essential epigenetic memory systems for controlling
gene expression during development in plants and animals. However, the mechanism of …

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution
based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory …

Vernalization is an environmentally induced epigenetic switch in which winter cold triggers
epigenetic silencing of floral repressors and thus provides competence to flower in spring …

There is considerable excitement about the potential for epigenetic information to contribute
to heritable variation in many species. Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of …

Many eukaryotes, including plants, produce a large number of long noncoding RNAs
(lncRNAs). Growing number of lncRNAs are being reported to have regulatory roles in …

Water availability is an important environmental factor that controls flowering time. Many
plants accelerate flowering under drought conditions, a phenomenon called drought …

We identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying variation for flowering time in a doubled
haploid (DH) population of vernalisation—responsive canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars …

The highly conserved florigen gene FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) functions at the core of the
flowering pathways. Extensive studies have examined the transcriptional regulation of FT; …