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 …

Somatic embryogenesis is a morphogenetic event where somatic cells have the ability to
produce embryos without gamete fusion. It is used as a technique for plant mass …

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

Cassava is the fourth largest source of calories in the world but is subject to economically
important yield losses due to viral diseases, including cassava brown streak disease and …

The importance of cassava as the fourth largest source of calories in the world requires that
contributions of biotechnology to improving this crop, advances and current challenges, be …

Epigenetic marks include Histone Post-Translational Modifications and DNA methylation
which are known to participate in the programming of gene expression in plants and …

Vitis vinifera (grapevine) is one of the most important fruit crops, both for fresh consumption
and wine and spirit production. The term terroir is frequently used in viticulture and the wine …

During plant tissue culture, the genetic stability of in vitro plantlets is often compromised and
the underlying factors include the plant species or varieties involved, mode of regeneration …

Understanding how grapevines perceive and adapt to different environments will provide us
with an insight into how to better manage crop quality. Mounting evidence suggests that …

Introgression is a widespread evolutionary process leading to phylogenetic inconsistencies
among distinct parts of the genomes, particularly between mitochondrial and nuclear-based …