Response of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur L.) to Adverse Environmental Conditions in Genetic and Dendrochronological Studies

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 109 - 109

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) is widely distributed across Europe and serves critical ecological, economic, recreational functions. Investigating its responses to stressors such as drought, extreme temperatures, pests, pathogens provides valuable insights into capacity adapt climate change. Genetic dendrochronological studies offer complementary perspectives on this adaptability. Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) reveals how Q. has historically responded environmental stressors, linking growth patterns specific conditions drought or temperature extremes. By examining tree-ring width, density, dynamics, researchers can identify periods of suppression enhancement predict forest future climatic events. further complement by uncovering adaptive genetic diversity inheritance patterns. Identifying markers associated with stress tolerance enables managers prioritize the conservation populations higher potential. These guide reforestation efforts support development climate-resilient populations. integrating data, gain a holistic understanding robur’s mechanisms resilience. This knowledge vital for management sustainable planning in face challenges, ultimately helping ensure long-term viability their ecosystems. The topics covered review are very broad. We tried include most relevant, important, significant studies, but focused mainly relatively recent Eastern European because they species’ area. However, although more than 270 published works have been cited review, we have, course, missed some studies. apologize advance authors those relevant that not cited.

Language: Английский

Epigenetic regulation and beyond in grapevine‐pathogen interactions: a biotechnological perspective

Physiologia Plantarum, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 177(2)

Published: March 1, 2025

Abstract As one of the most important crop plants worldwide, understanding mechanisms underlying grapevine response to pathogen attacks is key achieving a productive and sustainable viticulture. Recently, epigenetic regulation in plant immunity has gained significant traction scientific community, not only for its role gene expression but also heritability, giving it enormous biotechnological potential. Epigenetic marks have been shown be dynamically modulated genomic regions upon infection, with some being maintained after such, responsible priming defense genes. In grapevine, however, knowledge still limited, especially regarding biotic stress responses, representing glaring gap this plant. Here, we report integrate current on as well non‐epigenetic non‐coding RNAs stress. We explore how may useful breeding resistance, considering different approaches, from uncovering exploiting natural variation inducing through means.

Language: Английский