Part 1: Introduction to epigenetics 1. Molecular components of chromatin serving as epigenetic modifiers in plants 2. Role of DNA methylation in plant growth regulation 3. Methylation and histone editing in epigenetic regulation in plants 4. Non coding RNAs in epigenetic regulation 5. CRISPR/Cas-based epigenetic regulation in plants 6. Emerging technologies and methodologies in epigenetics research Part 2: Epigenetic responses in model plants 7. Plant epigenomes: Plasticity and mapping to understand growth and development 8.
Mechanisms for epigenetic regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana 9. Dynamics of epigenetic regulation in the physiological processes, gene expression and defense in rice 10. Insight into the epigenetic regulation of cereal crops in controlling physiology, development and stress defense Part 3: Epigenetics in plant physiological processes 11. Epigenetic regulation of photosynthesis in plants 12. Nitrogen and sulfur metabolism and their epigenetic regulation in plants 13. Epigenetic regulation of nitrogen and sulfur metabolism in plants 14. Epigenetic regulation of plant response to mineral nutrient availability: Recent updates 15. Epigenetic regulation of photoperiodic flowering in plants 16.
Epigenetic mechanisms of plant reproduction, heterosis and tissue culture 17. Epigenetic regulation in the signalling of phytohormones and plant growth regulators 18. Chromatin modeling and epigenetic regulation in DNA damage repair in plants Part 4: Epigenetics in plant stress responses 19. MicroRNAs: Mastering epigenetic regulation in plant stress responses 20. Crop improvement through epigenetic technologies: Case studies 21. Epigenetic regulation in plant-microbe interaction and plant immunity 22. Epigenetic regulation in plant tolerance to salinity and drought stress 23. Epigenetic regulation in plant tolerance to heat stress and thermomorphogenesis 24.
Cold stress tolerance and epigenetic memory in plants 25. Epigenetic responses to heavy metal stress in plants 26. Epigenetic memory of ultraviolet and light stress in plants: Mechanism, crosstalk and application 27. Ethical and regulatory considerations in plant epigenetic regulation during diverse stress conditions 28. Unravelling the prospects of epigenetic memory: Insights into the resilience against abiotic stressors 29. Epigenetics: A tool for modifying the plants to combat against environmental stress 30. Epigenetic regulations in plant-environment interactions.