Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez

1 month ago | nature.com | Quinn Campbell |Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez |Ryan Domingo |Eric Bishop-von Wettberg |Bryan Runck |Anna McCormick | +11 more

AbstractCrop diversity is an essential resource for global breeding programmes aimed at climate resilience. However, adaptation depends both on whether genetic diversity exists and if it is accessible. Here we consider the biological and social risks of crop adaptation at global and national levels using 1,937 publicly available genotyped and georeferenced accessions of sorghum, a staple crop for subsistence farmers.

May 14, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Quinn Campbell |Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez |Eric Bishop-von Wettberg |Ryan Domingo

AbstractCrop diversity is an essential resource for national and international breeding programs aimed at preparing global agriculture for a changing climate to ensure global food security. To do this there are related risks that need to be evaluated (1) does the genetic diversity needed for climate adaptation exist somewhere? And (2) is such genetic diversity accessible?