
Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15
Published: May 30, 2025
As the global population continues to grow, achieving ecological sustainability and ensuring food production have become urgent challenges. Among various environmental stresses, heavy metals, particularly cadmium (Cd), pose a significant threat plant growth development. Breeding cadmium-resistant crop varieties that minimize Cd accumulation is therefore crucial for promoting sustainable agriculture. In response stress, plants undergo series of regulatory mechanisms, including DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, histone acetylation, mitigate cellular damage. Understanding epigenetic responses stress key research area holds substantial significance both agriculture biology. This article reviews current on underlying mechanisms their responses, aiming provide theoretical insights analyzing metal in major crops. We can leverage genomics, single-cell sequencing, stereo-seq, other advanced technologies conjunction with epigenomics, genetics molecular biology techniques conduct comprehensive in-depth studies changes occur following exposure. Systematically elucidating by which perceive respond will aid development more effective bioremediation strategies metal-contaminated soils facilitate.
Language: Английский