Crop Epigenetics

Crop Epigenetics offers a comprehensive look at the science of agricultural epigenetics. Grounded with an introduction to the fundamental epigenetic molecular mechanisms of inheritance and the role these play in programming development, the book goes on to cover technologies for measuring epigenetic marks, lessons for crop plants from model plant species, and a whole range of phenotypic consequences subject to epigenetic regulation including parental imprinting, interaction with abiotic and biotic stresses, role in viral suppression and transposon, embryogenesis, fruit ripening, and much more.

Crop Epigenetics concludes with an exploration of the scope for epigenetic selection and intervention in crop breeding, both for broad-acre arable crops and for perennial plantation and forest crops. Written by an international team of crop and epigenetic experts, Crop Epigeneticswill be a valuable resource for breeding companies, and advisors and practitioners in the fields of crop breeding, agronomy, and underlying disciplines.

Introduction
Preface – unraveling the role of epigenetics for crop adaption and improvement 
Graham King, SCU, Lismore (Editor)

Epigenetic mechanisms of somatic regulation and inheritance  
Justin Goodrich, U. Edinburgh, Scotland

The epigenetic landscape in plant genomes – stability, variation, heritability 
Vincent Colot, ENS, Paris, France

Section 2: Epigenetic mechanisms underlying crop development and response to environment  

Epigenetic responses and adaptation to crop abiotic stresses
• Mineral stress
• Temperature stress (apart from vernalisation)
• Water stress 
Jian-Kang Zhu, UC, Riverside, USA

Role of small RNAs in mineral signaling and consequences for crop agronomy 
Julia Kehr, Centre of Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, Madrid,Spain

Epigenetic regulation of vernalisation and flowering time in crop plants
Judith Irwin, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

Section 3: Epigenetics affecting harvestable product/yield 

Fine tuning of fruit ripening by epigenetic feedback
(modulation of fruit development) G
raham Seymour, U. Nottingham & Tamas Dalmay, U. E. Anglia, UK

Seed development and epigenetic mechanisms of parental imprinting 
Ueli Grossniklaus, U. Zurich, Swizerland and.or Rod Scott, U. Bath, UK

Section 4: Crop epi-genetic improvement 

Vegetative and somaclonal variation in crop improvement 
Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, U. Adelaide, Australia

Regulation of breeding systems, pollen development and self-incompatibility
Rob Martiensen, U. Cambridge, UK or S Takayama, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan

Molecular basis of crop heterosis  
Liz Dennis, CSIRO Primary Industries, Canberra,

Crop breeding and selection using epigenetic information,  
Marc de Block, Bayer BioScience N.V., 9052 Gent, Belgium

Epigenetic regulation of recombination 
Ian Henderson, U. Cambridge, UK

Potential for epigenetic intervention in specific crops
• Arable (seed) crops
• Horticultural crops
• Plantation and forestry crops 
Graham King, SCU, Lismore + co-authors

Conclusion and prognosis for future (5-8 pp)
Tom Osborn, Monsanto, Ankeny, IA, USA

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