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Author Spotlight: Streamlining Rice Breeding with CRISPR/Cas for Obtaining Optimal Phenotypic and Agronomic Traits
Published on: January 3, 2025
Trade-off between rice epigenome and cold adaptation.
Shikha Sharma1, Ram Kumar Sharma1
1Molecular Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-176061, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India.
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Area of Science:
- Plant epigenetics
- Crop resilience
Background:
- Epigenetic changes in plants are typically not heritable.
- Understanding the stability of epigenetic modifications is crucial for crop breeding.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the trade-off between the rice epigenome and cold adaptation.
- Identify mechanisms for breeding cold-resilient rice varieties.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of epigenetic modifications in rice under cold stress.
- Assessment of heritable epigenetic stability.
Main Results:
- A trade-off exists between the rice epigenome and its ability to adapt to cold.
- Identified a pathway linking environmental response to heritable epigenetic stability.
Conclusions:
- The study bridges the gap between environmental response and heritable epigenetic stability in plants.
- Findings facilitate the breeding of cold-resilient rice for wider geographical cultivation.
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