This research aims to explore how genetic diversity can enhance the tolerance of crops to abiotic stresses caused by climate change.
Analyzed genetic variations among staple crops
Assessed the impact of these variations under different abiotic stress conditions
Utilized evolutionary models to predict crop responses
Genetic diversity significantly improves tolerance to drought and salinity stress.
Increased genetic variability correlates with enhanced agronomic performance under adverse conditions.
Findings indicate potential for adaptive traits to evolve under climate pressures.
Abstract
Climate-change-driven abiotic stresses, once regarded as episodic constraints for major staple crops, are now main selective forces driving the agronomic and evolutionary trajectories of plants ...