Past trauma, better future: how stress memory shapes plant adaptation to drought
Md. Mezanur Rahman
A B * , Sanjida Sultana Keya A , Mallesham Bulle C , S.M. Ahsan D E , Md. Abiar Rahman B F , Md. Shyduzzaman Roni G , Md. Mahmud Al Noor H and Mehedi Hasan E
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Abstract
Can plants remember drought? Emerging evidence suggests that prior stress exposure leaves an epigenetic imprint, reprogramming plants for enhanced resilience. However, the stability and functional relevance of drought memory remain unresolved. This review synthesizes recent advances in epigenetic modifications, transcriptional reprogramming, and metabolic priming, critically assessing their roles in plant stress adaptation. DNA methylation dynamically reshapes chromatin landscapes, yet its transient nature questions its long-term inheritance. Histone modifications, particularly H3K9ac and H2Bub1, may encode stress signatures, enabling rapid transcriptional responses, whereas small RNAs fine-tune chromatin states to reinforce memory. Beyond epigenetics, physiological priming, including osmotic adjustments, antioxidant defenses, and hormonal crosstalk, introduces further complexity, yet its evolutionary advantage remains unclear. Root system plasticity may enhance drought resilience, but its metabolic trade-offs and epigenetic underpinnings are largely unexplored. A critical challenge is disentangling stable adaptive mechanisms from transient acclimatory shifts. We propose a framework for evaluating drought memory across temporal and generational scales and highlight the potential of precision genome editing to establish causality. By integrating multi-omics, gene editing, and field-based validation, this review aims to unlock the molecular blueprint of drought memory. Understanding these mechanisms is key to engineering climate-resilient crops, ensuring global food security in an era of increasing environmental uncertainty.
Keywords: crop improvement, DNA methylation, drought resilience, epigenetics, histone modifications, root adaptations, small RNAs, stress memory.
References
Abid M, Shao Y, Liu S, Wang F, Gao J, Jiang D, Tian Z, Dai T (2017) Pre-drought priming sustains grain development under post-anthesis drought stress by regulating the growth hormones in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Planta 246, 509-524.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Alqudah AM, Thabet SG, Safhi FA, Elkelish A (2024) Unveiling into genetic architecture of transgenerational stress memory via promoting drought tolerance in barley. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 24(3), 4702-4713.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Auler PA, do Amaral MN, Braga EJB, Maserti B (2021a) Drought stress memory in rice guard cells: proteome changes and genomic stability of DNA. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 169, 49-62.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Auler PA, Souza GM, da Silva Engela MRG, do Amaral MN, Rossatto T, da Silva MGZ, Furlan CM, Maserti B, Braga EJB (2021b) Stress memory of physiological, biochemical and metabolomic responses in two different rice genotypes under drought stress: the scale matters. Plant Science 311, 110994.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Bester AU, Shimoia EP, Da-Silva CJ, Posso DA, Bernardi NDC, Carvalho IR, Corrêa FM, de Oliveira ACB, do Amarante L (2024) Physiological mechanisms of cross-stress and memory in soybean plants subjected to water deficit and waterlogging. Environmental and Experimental Botany 222, 105749.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Bond DM, Baulcombe DC (2014) Small RNAs and heritable epigenetic variation in plants. Trends in cell biology 24(2), 100-107.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Bond DM, Baulcombe DC (2015) Epigenetic transitions leading to heritable, RNA-mediated de novo silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(3), 917-922.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Briffa A, Hollwey E, Shahzad Z, Moore JD, Lyons DB, Howard M, Zilberman D (2023) Millennia-long epigenetic fluctuations generate intragenic DNA methylation variance in Arabidopsis populations. Cell Systems 14(11), 953-967.e17.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Chaudhary S, Jabre I, Reddy ASN, Staiger D, Syed NH (2019) Perspective on alternative splicing and proteome complexity in plants. Trends in Plant Science 24(6), 496-506.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Chow HT, Mosher RA (2023) Small RNA-mediated DNA methylation during plant reproduction. The Plant Cell 35(6), 1787-1800.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Crisp PA, Ganguly D, Eichten SR, Borevitz JO, Pogson BJ (2016) Reconsidering plant memory: intersections between stress recovery, RNA turnover, and epigenetics. Science Advances 2(2), e1501340.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Crisp PA, Bhatnagar-Mathur P, Hundleby P, Godwin ID, Waterhouse PM, Hickey LT (2022) Beyond the gene: epigenetic and cis-regulatory targets offer new breeding potential for the future. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 73, 88-94.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
DaMatta FM, Nobres P, Ferreira DCR, Menezes-Silva PE, Ribeiro-Alves M, Correa RL, Alves-Ferreira M, Guedes FAdF (2018) Transcriptional memory contributes to drought tolerance in coffee (Coffea canephora) plants. 147, 220-233.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Ding Y, Fromm M, Avramova Z (2012) Multiple exposures to drought ‘train’ transcriptional responses in Arabidopsis. Nature Communications 3(1), 740.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Fleta-Soriano E, Pintó-Marijuan M, Munné-Bosch S (2015) Evidence of drought stress memory in the facultative CAM, Aptenia cordifolia: possible role of phytohormones. PLoS ONE 10(8), e0135391.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Forestan C, Farinati S, Zambelli F, Pavesi G, Rossi V, Varotto S (2020) Epigenetic signatures of stress adaptation and flowering regulation in response to extended drought and recovery in Zea mays. Plant, Cell & Environment 43(1), 55-75.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Freitas RS, da Silva EC (2024) Unveiling the influence of stress memory: enhancing stress tolerance in seedlings through seed stage stress exposure. Plant Physiology Reports 29(1), 165-175.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Fu T, Wang C, Yang Y, Yang X, Wang J, Zhang L, Wang Z, Wang Y (2023) Function identification of miR159a, a positive regulator during poplar resistance to drought stress. Horticulture Research 10(12), uhad221.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Gallusci P, Agius DR, Moschou PN, Dobránszki J, Kaiserli E, Martinelli F (2023) Deep inside the epigenetic memories of stressed plants. Trends in Plant Science 28(2), 142-153.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Gutzat R, Rembart K, Nussbaumer T, Hofmann F, Pisupati R, Bradamante G, Daubel N, Gaidora A, Lettner N, Donà M, Nordborg M, Nodine M, Mittelsten Scheid O (2020) Arabidopsis shoot stem cells display dynamic transcription and DNA methylation patterns. The EMBO Journal 39(20), e103667.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Ha M, Kim VN (2014) Regulation of microRNA biogenesis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 15(8), 509-524.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Han D, Chen C, Xia S, Liu J, Shu J, Nguyen V, Lai J, Cui Y, Yang C (2021) Chromatin-associated SUMOylation controls the transcriptional switch between plant development and heat stress responses. Plant Communications 2(1), 100091.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Higo A, Saihara N, Miura F, Higashi Y, Yamada M, Tamaki S, Ito T, Tarutani Y, Sakamoto T, Fujiwara M, Kurata T, Fukao Y, Moritoh S, Terada R, Kinoshita T, Ito T, Kakutani T, Shimamoto K, Tsuji H (2020) DNA methylation is reconfigured at the onset of reproduction in rice shoot apical meristem. Nature Communications 11(1), 4079.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Hsiao TC, Xu LK (2000) Sensitivity of growth of roots versus leaves to water stress: biophysical analysis and relation to water transport. Journal of Experimental Botany 51(350), 1595-1616.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Jacques C, Girodet S, Leroy F, Pluchon S, Salon C, Prudent M (2023) Memory or acclimation of water stress in pea rely on root system’s plasticity and plant’s ionome modulation. Frontiers in Plant Science 13, 1089720.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Jiang Y, Jiang S, Liu L (2025) Understanding the multifaceted role of ABA signaling in orchestrating plant developmental transition. Stress Biology 5(1), 5.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Jin X (2022) Regulatory network of serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins: the molecular mechanism and physiological function in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(17), 10147.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Kashyap S, Agarwala N, Sunkar R (2024) Understanding plant stress memory traits can provide a way for sustainable agriculture. Plant Science 340, 111954.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Kim JM, To TK, Matsui A, Tanoi K, Kobayashi NI, Matsuda F, Habu Y, Ogawa D, Sakamoto T, Matsunaga S, Bashir K, Rasheed S, Ando M, Takeda H, Kawaura K, Kusano M, Fukushima A, Endo TA, Kuromori T, Ishida J, Morosawa T, Tanaka M, Torii C, Takebayashi Y, Sakakibara H, Ogihara Y, Saito K, Shinozaki K, Devoto A, Seki M (2017) Acetate-mediated novel survival strategy against drought in plants. Nature Plants 3, 17097.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Kralemann LEM, Liu S, Trejo-Arellano MS, Muñoz-Viana R, Köhler C, Hennig L (2020) Removal of H2Aub1 by ubiquitin-specific proteases 12 and 13 is required for stable Polycomb-Mediated gene repression in Arabidopsis. Genome Biology 21, 144.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Krishnamurthy R PK, Fisher JB, Choularton RJ, Kareiva PM (2022) Anticipating drought-related food security changes. Nature Sustainability 5(11), 956-964.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Kumar V, Thakur JK, Prasad M (2021) Histone acetylation dynamics regulating plant development and stress responses. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78, 4467-4486.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Lamelas L, López-Hidalgo C, Valledor L, Meijón M, Cañal MJ (2024) Like mother like son: Transgenerational memory and cross-tolerance from drought to heat stress are identified in chloroplast proteome and seed provisioning in Pinus radiata. Plant, Cell & Environment 47(5), 1640-1655.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Lee Y-Y, Kim H, Kim VN (2023) Sequence determinant of small RNA production by DICER. Nature 615(7951), 323-330.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Li P, Yang H, Wang L, Liu H, Huo H, Zhang C, Liu A, Zhu A, Hu J, Lin Y, Liu L (2019) Physiological and transcriptome analyses reveal short-term responses and formation of memory under drought stress in rice. Frontiers in Genetics 10, 55.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Li H, Testerink C, Zhang Y (2021) How roots and shoots communicate through stressful times. Trends in Plant Science 26(9), 940-952.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Li H, Liu H, Pei X, Chen H, Li X, Wang J, Wang C (2022) Comparative genome-wide analysis and expression profiling of histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases involved in the response to drought in wheat. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 41, 1065-1078.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Li J, Wei J, Song Y, Chen N, Ni B, Zhang J, He C (2023a) Histone H3K9 acetylation modulates gene expression of key enzymes in the flavonoid and abscisic acid pathways and enhances drought resistance of sea buckthorn. Physiologia Plantarum 175(3), e13936.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Li Q, Wang X, Sun Z, Wu Y, Malkodslo MM, Ge J, Jing Z, Zhou Q, Cai J, Zhong Y, Huang M, Jiang D (2023b) DNA methylation levels of TaP5CS and TaBADH are associated with enhanced tolerance to PEG-induced drought stress triggered by drought priming in wheat. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 200, 107769.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Li W, Deng M, Wang S, Wang C, Guo M, Song Y, Guo J, Yan J, Ma F, Guan Q, Xu J (2023c) HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 interaction with ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 decreases apple drought tolerance. Plant Physiology 193(4), 2711-2733.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Li Q, Sun Z, Jing Z, Wang X, Zhong C, Wan W, Malko MM, Xu L, Li Z, Zhou Q, Cai J, Zhong Y, Huang M, Jiang D (2024) Time-course transcriptomic information unravels the mechanisms of improved drought tolerance by drought-priming in wheat. Journal of Integrative Agriculture
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Liu J, Feng L, Gu X, Deng X, Qiu Q, Li Q, Zhang Y, Wang M, Deng Y, Wang E, He Y, Bäurle I, Li J, Cao X, He Z (2019) An H3K27me3 demethylase-HSFA2 regulatory loop orchestrates transgenerational thermomemory in Arabidopsis. Cell Research 29(5), 379-390.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Liu H, Able AJ, Able JA (2020) Transgenerational effects of water-deficit and heat stress on germination and seedling vigour—new insights from durum wheat microRNAs. Plants 9(2), 189.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Liu H, Able AJ, Able JA (2022a) Priming crops for the future: rewiring stress memory. Trends in Plant Science 27(7), 699-716.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Liu L, Cao X, Zhai Z, Ma S, Tian Y, Cheng J (2022b) Direct evidence of drought stress memory in mulberry from a physiological perspective: antioxidative, osmotic and phytohormonal regulations. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 186, 76-87.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Liu X, Quan W, Bartels D (2022c) Stress memory responses and seed priming correlate with drought tolerance in plants: an overview. Planta 255(2), 45.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Liu S, Han Y, Li W-X, Ding S-W (2023) Infection defects of RNA and DNA viruses induced by antiviral RNA interference. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 87(2), e0003522.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Louis N, Dhankher OP, Puthur JT (2023) Seed priming can enhance and retain stress tolerance in ensuing generations by inducing epigenetic changes and trans-generational memory. Physiologia Plantarum 175(2), e13881.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Lukić N, Kukavica B, Davidović-Plavšić B, Hasanagić D, Walter J (2020) Plant stress memory is linked to high levels of anti-oxidative enzymes over several weeks. Environmental and Experimental Botany 178, 104166.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Ma S, Tang N, Li X, Xie Y, Xiang D, Fu J, Shen J, Yang J, Tu H, Li X, Hu H, Xiong L (2019) Reversible histone H2B monoubiquitination fine-tunes abscisic acid signaling and drought response in rice. Molecular Plant 12(2), 263-277.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Muhammad S, Xu X, Zhou W, Wu L (2023) Alternative splicing: an efficient regulatory approach towards plant developmental plasticity. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA 14(3), e1758.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Nguyen TTQ, Trinh LTH, Pham HBV, Le TV, Phung TKH, Lee S-H, Cheong J-J (2020) Evaluation of proline, soluble sugar and ABA content in soybean Glycine max (L.) under drought stress memory. AIMS Bioengineering 7(3), 114-123.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Ozturk M, Turkyilmaz Unal B, García-Caparrós P, Khursheed A, Gul A, Hasanuzzaman M (2021) Osmoregulation and its actions during the drought stress in plants. Physiologia Plantarum 172(2), 1321-1335.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Palos K, Yu L, Railey CE, Nelson Dittrich AC, Nelson ADL (2023) Linking discoveries, mechanisms, and technologies to develop a clearer perspective on plant long noncoding RNAs. The Plant Cell 35(6), 1762-1786.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Pan C, Sretenovic S, Qi Y (2021) CRISPR/dCas-mediated transcriptional and epigenetic regulation in plants. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 60, 101980.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Peña-Ponton C, Diez-Rodriguez B, Perez-Bello P, Becker C, McIntyre LM, van der Putten WH, De Paoli E, Heer K, Opgenoorth L, Verhoeven KJ (2024) High-resolution methylome analysis uncovers stress-responsive genomic hotspots and drought-sensitive TE superfamilies in the clonal Lombardy poplar. Journal of Experimental Botany 75(18), 5839-5856.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Pissolato MD, Martins TS, Fajardo YCG, Souza GM, Machado EC, Ribeiro RV (2024) Stress memory in crops: what we have learned so far. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology 36, 535-565.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Rahman MM, Ghosh PK, Akter M, Al Noor MM, Rahman MA, Keya SS, Roni MS, Biswas A, Bulle M (2024) Green vanguards: harnessing the power of plant antioxidants, signal catalysts, and genetic engineering to combat reactive oxygen species under multiple abiotic stresses. Plant Stress 13, 100547.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Raza A, Khare T, Zhang X, Rahman MM, Hussain M, Gill SS, Chen Z-H, Zhou M, Hu Z, Varshney RK (2025) Novel strategies for designing climate-smart crops to ensure sustainable agriculture and future food security. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment 4(2), e70048.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Sharma M, Kumar P, Verma V, Sharma R, Bhargava B, Irfan M (2022) Understanding plant stress memory response for abiotic stress resilience: molecular insights and prospects. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 179, 10-24.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Sidhu JS, Lopez-Valdivia I, Strock CF, Schneider HM, Lynch JP (2024) Cortical parenchyma wall width regulates root metabolic cost and maize performance under suboptimal water availability. Journal of Experimental Botany 75(18), 5750-5767.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Song X, Li Y, Cao X, Qi Y (2019) MicroRNAs and their regulatory roles in plant–environment interactions. Annual Review of Plant Biology 70(1), 489-525.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Sow MD, Le Gac AL, Fichot R, Lanciano S, Delaunay A, Le Jan I, Lesage-Descauses MC, Citerne S, Caius J, Brunaud V, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Cochard H, Segura V, Chaparro C, Grunau C, Daviaud C, Tost J, Brignolas F, Strauss SH, Mirouze M, Maury S (2021) RNAi suppression of DNA methylation affects the drought stress response and genome integrity in transgenic poplar. New Phytologist 232(1), 80-97.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Thabet SG, Safhi FA, Börner A, Alqudah AM (2024) Genetic associations of transgenerational stress memory in wheat under drought stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany 226, 105920.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Thapa B, Shrestha A (2020) Epigenetic mechanisms and its role in plant growth and development. Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology 8, 255.
| Google Scholar |
Thatcher SR, Danilevskaya ON, Meng X, Beatty M, Zastrow-Hayes G, Harris C, Van Allen B, Habben J, Li B (2015) Genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing during development and drought stress in maize. Plant Physiology 170(1), 586-599.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Tian Y, Wang Z, Ma P, Zhao Z, Xie Z (2024a) Drought priming may enhance the tolerance of cotton seedlings to subsequent drought stress. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 42, 625-638.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Tian Z, Li K, Sun Y, Chen B, Pan Z, Wang Z, Pang B, He S, Miao Y, Du X (2024b) Physiological and transcriptional analyses reveal formation of memory under recurring drought stresses in seedlings of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Plant Science 338, 111920.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Toca A, Gonzalez-Benecke CA, Nelson AS, Jacobs DF (2025) Drought memory expression varies across ecologically contrasting forest tree species. Environmental and Experimental Botany 231, 106094.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Traubenik S, Charon C, Blein T (2024) From environmental responses to adaptation: the roles of plant lncRNAs. Plant Physiology 195(1), 232-244.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Ullah A, Tariq A, Zeng F, Asghar M, Sardans J, Peñuelas J (2024a) Drought priming reduces Calligonum mongolicum sensitivity to recurrent droughts via coordinated regulation of osmolytes, antioxidants, and hormones. Plant Biology
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Ullah A, Tariq A, Zeng F, Asghar MA, Sardans J, Graciano C, Ali I, Peñuelas J (2024b) Drought priming improves tolerance of Alhagi sparsifolia to subsequent drought: a coordinated interplay of phytohormones, osmolytes, and antioxidant potential. Plant Stress 12, 100469.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Virlouvet L, Fromm M (2015) Physiological and transcriptional memory in guard cells during repetitive dehydration stress. New Phytologist 205(2), 596-607.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Voothuluru P, Wu Y, Sharp RE (2024) Not so hidden anymore: advances and challenges in understanding root growth under water deficits. The Plant Cell 36(5), 1377-1409.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Wang Z, Casas-Mollano JA, Xu J, Riethoven J-JM, Zhang C, Cerutti H (2015) Osmotic stress induces phosphorylation of histone H3 at threonine 3 in pericentromeric regions of Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(27), 8487-8492.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Wang W, Qin Q, Sun F, Wang Y, Xu D, Li Z, Fu B (2016) Genome-wide differences in DNA methylation changes in two contrasting rice genotypes in response to drought conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 1675.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Wang Q, Liu P, Jing H, Zhou XF, Zhao B, Li Y, Jin JB (2021a) JMJ27-mediated histone H3K9 demethylation positively regulates drought-stress responses in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist 232(1), 221-236.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Wang Q, Xue Y, Zhang L, Zhong Z, Feng S, Wang C, Xiao L, Yang Z, Harris CJ, Wu Z, Zhai J, Yang M, Li S, Jacobsen SE, Du J (2021b) Mechanism of siRNA production by a plant Dicer-RNA complex in dicing-competent conformation. Science 374(6571), 1152-1157.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Wang L, Wang L, Tan M, Wang L, Zhao W, You J, Wang L, Yan X, Wang W (2023a) The pattern of alternative splicing and DNA methylation alteration and their interaction in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) response to repeated drought stresses. Biological Research 56(1), 12.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Wang X, Ge J, He M, Li Q, Cai J, Zhou Q, Zhong Y, Wollenweber B, Jiang D (2023b) Enhancing crop resilience: understanding the role of drought priming in wheat stress response. Field Crops Research 302, 109083.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Wibowo A, Becker C, Marconi G, Durr J, Price J, Hagmann J, Papareddy R, Putra H, Kageyama J, Becker J, Weigel D, Gutierrez-Marcos J (2016) Hyperosmotic stress memory in Arabidopsis is mediated by distinct epigenetically labile sites in the genome and is restricted in the male germline by DNA glycosylase activity. eLife 5, e13546.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Xu W-B, Cao F, Liu P, Yan K, Guo Q-H (2024) The multifaceted role of RNA-based regulation in plant stress memory. Frontiers in Plant Science 15, 1387575.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Xun H, Wang Y, Yuan J, Lian L, Feng W, Liu S, Hong J, Liu B, Ma J, Wang X (2024) Non-CG DNA hypomethylation promotes photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in soybean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(36), e2402946121.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Yang J, Johannes F (2025) DNA methylation dynamics in the shoot apical meristem. Journal of Experimental Botany eraf024.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Yang H, Li P, Jin G, Gui D, Liu L, Zhang C (2022) Temporal regulation of alternative splicing events in rice memory under drought stress. Plant Diversity 44(1), 116-125.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Yang J, Ariel F, Wang D (2023) Plant long non-coding RNAs: biologically relevant and mechanistically intriguing. Journal of Experimental Botany 74(7), 2364-2373.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Yu M-H, Liao W-C, Wu K (2025) Histone methylation in plant responses to abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany eraf058.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Yue H, Zhang H, Su N, Sun X, Zhao Q, Weining S, Nie X, Yue W (2022) Integrate small RNA and degradome sequencing to reveal drought memory response in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(11), 5917.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Zareen S, Ali A, Yun D-J (2024) Significance of ABA biosynthesis in plant adaptation to drought stress. Journal of Plant Biology 67(3), 175-184.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Zeng J, Zhao XA, Liang Z, Hidalgo I, Gebert M, Fan P, Wenzl C, Gornik SG, Lohmann JU (2023) Nitric oxide controls shoot meristem activity via regulation of DNA methylation. Nature Communications 14(1), 8001.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Zhang C, Tang G, Peng X, Sun F, Liu S, Xi Y (2018) Long non-coding RNAs of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in multiple dehydration stresses. BMC Plant Biology 18, 79.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Zhang Z, Yang W, Chu Y, Yin X, Liang Y, Wang Q, Wang L, Han Z (2022) AtHD2D, a plant-specific histone deacetylase involved in abscisic acid response and lateral root development. Journal of Experimental Botany 73(22), 7380-7400.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Zhou J, Xiao L, Huang R, Song F, Li L, Li P, Fang Y, Lu W, Lv C, Quan M, Zhang D, Du Q (2022) Local diversity of drought resistance and resilience in Populus tomentosa correlates with the variation of DNA methylation. Plant, Cell & Environment 46, 479-497.
| Crossref | Google Scholar |
Zhu P, Lister C, Dean C (2021) Cold-induced Arabidopsis FRIGIDA nuclear condensates for FLC repression. Nature 599(7886), 657-661.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
Zong W, Yang J, Fu J, Xiong L (2020) Synergistic regulation of drought-responsive genes by transcription factor OsbZIP23 and histone modification in rice. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 62(6), 723-729.
| Crossref | Google Scholar | PubMed |
