Leveraging Knowledge of Traditional Italian Maize Landrace Diversity to Identify Signals of Local Adaptation.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is the greatest challenge to modern agriculture. It significantly impacts agricultural systems through an increased frequency and intensity of extreme environmental events. Maize, a vital crop for global food security, is particularly vulnerable to these changes, highlighting the urgent need to develop resilient varieties. This study aims to identify significant genes for adaptation to environmental conditions in 140 individuals derived from 28 Italian maize landraces using a landscape genomics approach to support the development of resilient maize genotypes. Landraces were genotyped using genotyping-by-sequencing, and the resulting genetic matrix was used to characterize the collection's diversity. Population genetic studies were conducted to investigate the genetic diversi

SUBMITTER: Lezzi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12903548 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature