EXPLORING THE CRITICAL ROLES OF EPIGENETICS IN CROP ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IN STRESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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Keywords
Crop, Epigenetics, DNA Methylation, Climate Change
Abstract
Food security has emerged as significant threats to humanity that need to be addressed and demand for new approaches for crop improvement, adaptation, and resilience such as epigenetic regulation. Plants are able to adjust to altering environmental situations because epigenetic processes, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNA control, can affect and modulate gene expression by responding to environmental stimuli. Plants use epigenetic control as a critical mechanism for stress response and adaptation to climate change. This review paper has investigated the recent advancement and association between epigenetics and crop resilience, exploring the critical role of epigenetic modifications in stress adaptation, tolerance, and phenotypic plasticity. By understanding the role of epigenetics on crop adaptation and resilience, more sustainable and productive agricultural systems can be created to overcome worldwide food security. Future research in this field will continue to reveal the insightful and valuable complexities of epigenetic regulation and its potential applications in crop improvement and resilience and this will pave the way for the exploitation of epigenetic variation in crop productivity and breeding.
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Saba Farooq
Department of Biology, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Farah Naz
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences Uthal Balochistan, Pakistan
Samrin Gul
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Sargodha University, Punjab, Pakistan
Abdul Latif Laghari
Agriculture Research Officer, Seed Production and Development Center Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan
Mehar Un Nisa Narejo
Department of Crop Physiology, Faculty of Crop Production, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
Khalid Hussain Memon
Department of Economics, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan
Kashif Ali Kabir
Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal Balochistan, Pakistan
Shahzad Ali
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences Uthal Balochistan, Pakistan
Sheikh Saddam
Department of Plant Pathology, Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine Sciences Uthal Balochistan, Pakistan
Ghulam Yasin Sheikh
National Pneumological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Pakistan