Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Pearl millet genomic vulnerability to climate change in West Africa highlights the need for regional collaboration

  • Bénédicte Rhoné,
  • Dimitri Defrance,
  • Cécile Berthouly-Salazar,
  • Cédric Mariac,
  • Philippe Cubry,
  • Marie Couderc,
  • Anaïs Dequincey,
  • Aichatou Assoumanne,
  • Ndjido Ardo Kane,
  • Benjamin Sultan,
  • Adeline Barnaud,
  • Yves Vigouroux

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19066-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Replacement of local crops with alternative varieties adapted to future conditions may improve food security under climate change. Here the authors apply landscape genomics and ensemble climate modelling to pearl millet in West Africa, supporting the potential of transfrontier assisted seed exchange.