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TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances and Promises of Epigenetics for Forest Trees
AU - Amaral, Joana
AU - Ribeyre, Zoé
AU - Vigneaud, Julien
AU - Sow, Mamadou Dia
AU - Fichot, Régis
AU - Messier, Christian
AU - Pinto, Gloria
AU - Nolet, Philippe
AU - Maury, Stéphane
PY - 2020/9/10
Y1 - 2020/9/10
N2 - The importance of tree genetic variability in the ability of forests to respond and adapt to environmental changes is crucial in forest management and conservation. Along with genetics, recent advances have highlighted “epigenetics” as an emerging and promising field of research for the understanding of tree phenotypic plasticity and adaptive responses. In this paper, we review recent advances in this emerging field and their potential applications for tree researchers and breeders, as well as for forest managers. First, we present the basics of epigenetics in plants before discussing its potential for trees. We then propose a bibliometric and overview of the literature on epigenetics in trees, including recent advances on tree priming. Lastly, we outline the promises of epigenetics for forest research and management, along with current gaps and future challenges. Research in epigenetics could use highly diverse paths to help forests adapt to global change by eliciting different innovative silvicultural approaches for natural- and artificial-based forest management.
AB - The importance of tree genetic variability in the ability of forests to respond and adapt to environmental changes is crucial in forest management and conservation. Along with genetics, recent advances have highlighted “epigenetics” as an emerging and promising field of research for the understanding of tree phenotypic plasticity and adaptive responses. In this paper, we review recent advances in this emerging field and their potential applications for tree researchers and breeders, as well as for forest managers. First, we present the basics of epigenetics in plants before discussing its potential for trees. We then propose a bibliometric and overview of the literature on epigenetics in trees, including recent advances on tree priming. Lastly, we outline the promises of epigenetics for forest research and management, along with current gaps and future challenges. Research in epigenetics could use highly diverse paths to help forests adapt to global change by eliciting different innovative silvicultural approaches for natural- and artificial-based forest management.
KW - adaptation
KW - breeding
KW - climate change
KW - DNA methylation
KW - epigenomics
KW - memory
KW - priming
KW - stress
KW - trees
U2 - 10.3390/f11090976
DO - 10.3390/f11090976
M3 - Review article
VL - 11
JO - Forests
JF - Forests
IS - 9
M1 - 976
ER -