Epigenetics—New Tool for Plant Molecular Breeding

Epigenetics is a fascinating field of genetics that deals with the interaction of genes with phenotype. It involves all those molecular mechanisms used to study DNADNA molecule responsible for regulating genome-related activities and phenotypePhenotypes without any actual change in its sequence. It is highly demanding field due to its ability to transfer epigenetic marks from generation to generation. In plant molecular breedingPlant molecular breeding, it is used to transmit desirable traits and act as a crop improvementCrop improvement tool. All type of epigenetic modifications contributes to develop a transgenerational. Major type of epigenetic modifications includes chromatin remodeling, histone modificationsHistone modification, DNA methylationDNA methylation and activities of small RNAsRNA. Usually plants the farm are harmonious interplay between different chromatin remodels to face various abiotic stresses that come up with a strong linkage of its different mechanisms with multiple abiotic stressAbiotic stress induced prescription programming processes. All type of epigenetic modifications contributes to develop a transgenerational stress response as well as a stress memory in plants. The use of epigenetic in plant molecular breeding has improved the rate and survival of plants. These modifications are powerful tools that deal with major agricultural crops.