Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Stress Tolerance

Dr. Muhammad Waseem is Associate Professor/Researcher at College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China. He received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., specialization in Plant Molecular Biology) from the School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China. He has five years of research experience including postdoctoral. His interests include transcriptional regulation of flowering time regulation, fruit ripening and development, and abiotic stresses such as salinity and drought. In addition, he has hands-on experience in next-generation sequencing data analysis, transcriptomics, and data visualization. Currently, Dr. Waseem is actively in investigating flowering time regulation in Brassica crops. He has been awarded with a National Science Foundation Project, RFIS-I in 2023. In brief, he has published more than 58 research articles, 5 review articles, and 9 book chapters in various high-impact factor publications including New Phytologist, International Journal of Macromolecules, Planta, GM Crops & Food, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Physiologia Plantarum, and Frontiers in Plant Science. He has also edited books with Springer publisher.Pingwu Liu is a full professor at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, where he also serves as a master’s supervisor in horticultural sciences. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Ph.D. in Agronomy from Huazhong Agricultural University, completing a combined-degree program between 1995 and 2004. Professor Liu's research expertise spans Brassicaceae vegetable germplasm innovation, protected horticulture techniques, and biological control strategies. He has led multiple competitive research projects funded by provincial and national programs, including key R&D projects in ornamental rapeseed breeding and gene mining for agronomically important traits. His work integrates molecular breeding, plant physiology, and applied crop improvement, with a strong focus on tropical agricultural systems. He has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the understanding of non-coding RNAs in stress responses, QTL mapping in sugarcane, and molecular diversity in vegetable crops. His most recent publications address genome-wide analysis of long non-coding RNAs in Brassica napus under abiotic stress and marker-assisted breeding strategies. As an editor, Professor Liu brings a wealth of academic experience, a deep understanding of plant molecular biology, and a commitment to bridging fundamental research with practical agricultural applications. His editorial contributions aim to advance knowledge in the areas of plant stress biology, molecular breeding, and sustainable crop production in the context of climate-resilient agriculture.

• Chapter 1 Epigenetics: A Tools for Stress Tolerance and Climate Resilient Agriculture Marium Khatun, Sharia Yesmin Labonna, M. Zashim Uddin, Showkat A Waza and A. K. M. Aminul Islam Chapter 2 Epigenetic Control of Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stress Mohamed A.M. El-Tabakh, Mohamed Said Abdelwarith, Mahmoud R. Sofy, Islam Rady, Ahmed M. Sadek, Hamdy A. Abo-Taleb, Amr F. Zeina, Ahmed N. Alabssawy, Hossam Hwihy, Samar Tawfik, Moharam A. M. Afifi, Ayman N. Elsayed, Mahmoud A. Attallah, Sara M. Abd Elsatar, Elham Ali, Eman S. Abou-Amra, Ahmed R. Sofy Chapter 3 Foundations of Epigenetics in Plant Stress Response Mechanisms Nelofar Lone, Umer Fayaz, Showkat A Waza, and A. K. M. Aminul Islam Chapter 4 Functional Consequences of Epigenetic Modifications in Plant Stress Responses Parisa Bolouri, Ceren Unek Chapter 5 Epigenetic Mechanisms Underpinning Functional Reprogramming of Plant Stress Responses Nithyatharani Ramalingam, Manikandan Ramasamy, Chitra Balasubramanian, Rajasekar Ramachandran, Harshada Kitey, Yasodha Thirumal Chapter 6 Decoding the Functional Impact of Epigenetic Regulation on Plant Stress Resilience Abdelaaziz Farhaoui, , Mohamed Kouighat, , Ilham Dehbi, , Btissam Zoubi, Rachid Lahlali Chapter 7 Modulation of Epigenetic mechanisms for Crop Stress Resilience Kalpana Suman, Aditi Shyamanita, Ritika Kumari, Ishrat Parween, Gunjan Kumar Saurav, Sameer Gunjan Lakra, Prerna Kumari, Md Aminul Islam, Binod Kumar Mahto Chapter 8 Epigenetic Engineering as a Tool for Enhancing Crop Stress Resilience Akanksha Pandey, Khyati Rai, Atul Patel, Sunil Kumar Verma, Devendra Singh Chapter 9 Epigenetic priming of plant stress tolerance: molecular memory and adaptive resilience Farhat Jahan, Mohammed Anas, Sourav Ranjan Mohapatra, Kunal Behera Chapter 10 Epigenetic Mechanisms Conferring Drought Tolerance in Plants Banavath Jayanna Naik, Manjunath S. Patil, Dowlathabad Muralidhar Rao, Gutha Rajasekhar, Veera Kishore Ikkurthi, Vishal B. Mhetre Chapter 11 Epigenetic Regulation in Plant Responses to Salinity Stress Heena Gulia Chapter 12 Epigenetic Reprogramming of Plant Stress Pathways Under Extreme Temperatures Zhila Hossein Panahi, Leila Pourhang, Rasmieh Hamid, Mohammad Reza Ghaffari Chapter 13 Epigenetic Modulation of Plant Responses to Temperature Extremes Prerna Kumari, Banti Singh, Aditi Shyamanita, Ritika Kumari, Neha Nidhi Tirkey, Binod Kumar Mahto & Sameer Gunjan Lakra, Information Classification: General Chapter 14 The Epigenetic Basis of Plant Immunity Against Pathogenic Invasion Atul Patel, Shalini Singh Negi, Akanksha Pandey, Devendra Singh Chapter 15 Epigenetics-Informed Breeding Approaches for Developing Stress-Tolerant Crops Dr.Rajani Singh, Sagaldeep Kaur, Dr. Girjesh Kumar Chapter 16 Epigenetic Memory and Its Contribution to Transgenerational Stress Adaptation in Plants Parisa Bolouri Chapter 17 Non-Coding RNAs as Key Mediators of Epigenetic Regulation in Plants Sharia Yesmin Labonna and A. K. M. Aminul Islam Chapter 18 The Role of Histone Modifications in Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance Krishika Srivastava, Farhan Ahmad, Unnati Srivastava, Tanishq Nag, Akanksha Pandey, Sunil Kumar Verma, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Devendra Singh Chapter 19 DNA Methylation as a Central Regulator of Plant Stress Adaptation Farhan Ahmad, Krishika Srivastava, Unnati Srivastava, Tanishq Nag, Sunil Kumar Verma, Vandita Anand, Devendra Singh Chapter 20 Plant epigenetics: Emerging directions and challenges Manikandan Ramasamy, Nithyatharani Ramalingam, Benno Susai Vijayakumar Arul, Rajasekar Ramachandran, Amutha Saravanan, Ushasri Ragavendiran Chapter 21 Emerging Directions and Research Challenges in the Field of Plant Epigenetics Unnati Srivastava, Farhan Ahmad, Krishika Srivastava, Akanksha Pandey, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Devendra Singh