1. Epigenetics A Historical Perspective Peter Meyer 2. Epigenetic Mechanisms in Plants Hiroki Maeji and Taisuke Nishimura 3. Epigenetic Diversity and Application to Breeding Sunil Kumar Kenchanmane Raju and Chad E. Niederhuth 4. EpiRILs: Lessons From Arabidopsis Marco Catoni and Sandra Cortijo 5. Sexual and Non-sexual Reproduction: Inheritance and Stability of Epigenetic Variations and Consequences for Breeding Application Yu-Hung Hung, Fang Liu, Xiang-Qian Zhang, Wenyan Xiao, and Tzung-Fu Hsieh 6. Transposable Elements as Tool for Crop Improvement Michael Thieme and Etienne Bucher 7. Roles of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Grafting and Possible Applications Margot M. J. Berger, Philippe Gallusci, and Emeline Teyssier 8. Hybrid Vigor: Importance of Epigenetic Processes and Consequences for Breeding Naomi Miyaji and Ryo Fujimoto 9. The Control of Bud Break and Flowering Time in Plants: Contribution of Epigenetic Mechanisms and Consequences in Agriculture and Breeding Amanda Malvessi Cattani, Tiago Sartor, Vitor da Silveira Falavigna, Diogo Denardi Porto, Carolina Pereira Silveira, Paulo Ricardo Dias de Oliveira, and Luis Fernando Revers 10. Epigenetic Regulations of Fleshy Fruit Development and Ripening and Their Potential Applications to Breeding Strategies E. Bucher, J. Kong, E. Teyssier, and Philippe Gallusci 11. Aspects of Epigenetic Regulation in Cereals Omar Oltehua-Lopez, Ana E. Dorantes-Acosta, Mathieu Ingouff, Sophie Lanciano, Olivier Leblanc, Daniel Grimanelli, Marie Mirouze, and Mario A. Arteaga-Vazquez 12. Epigenetics in Forest Trees: State of the Art and Potential Implications for Breeding and Management in a Context of Climate Change Mamadou Dia Sow, Isabelle Allona, Christophe Ambroise, Daniel Conde, Regis Fichot, Svetlana Gribkova, Veronique Jorge, Gregoire Le-Provost, Luc Paques, Christophe Plomion, Jerome Salse, Leopoldo Sanchez-Rodriguez, Vincent Segura, Jorg Tost, and Stephane Maury
