Integrating Genomic and Climate Data to Design Representative Seed Production Areas: A Pragmatic Workflow for Climate-Adjusted Provenancing.

ABSTRACT: Establishing genetically diverse ex situ collections, particularly seed production areas (SPAs), is essential not only for safeguarding biodiversity but also for generating high-quality and high-quantity germplasm material. However, practical tools for sourcing genetically representative material remain limited, especially for widespread, common species. Here, we present a flexible, data-driven workflow that integrates genomic data, future climate projections and real-world constraints to guide the design of representative SPAs. Using the widespread rainforest tree Neolitsea dealbata as a case study, we identified genetic neighbourhoods (GNs) across its range and used a climate-matching tool to pinpoint an external GN with a future climate analogous to a target restoration ar

SUBMITTER: Dimon RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808335 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature