Demonstration of local adaptation of maize landraces by reciprocal transplantation
G. M. Janzen, M. R. Aguilar-Rangel, C. Cintora-Martinez, K. A. Blöcher-Juarez, E. Gonzalez-Segovia, A. J. Studer, D. E. Runcie, S. A. Flint-Garcia, R. Rellan-Alvarez, R. J. H. Sawers, M. B. Hufford
This study demonstrates local adaptation of maize landraces through reciprocal transplantation experiments, showing higher fitness at native elevations and phenotypic differences between Mexican and South American populations.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2021Evolutionary Biology