@article{fdi:010073677, title = {{S}oil environment is a key driver of adaptation in {M}edicago truncatula : new insights from landscape genomics}, author = {{G}uerrero, {J}. and {A}ndrello, {M}. and {B}urgarella, {C}oncetta and {M}anel, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}patial differences in environmental selective pressures interact with the genomes of organisms, ultimately leading to local adaptation. {L}andscape genomics is an emergent research area that uncovers genome-environment associations, thus allowing researchers to identify candidate loci for adaptation to specific environmental variables. {I}n the present study, we used latent factor mixed models ({LFMM}s) and {M}oran spectral outlier detection/randomization ({MSOD}-{MSR}) to identify candidate loci for adaptation to 10 environmental variables (climatic, soil and atmospheric) among 43515 single nucleotide polymorphisms ({SNP}s) from 202 accessions of the model legume {M}edicago truncatula. {S}oil variables were associated with a large number of candidate loci identified through both {LFMM}s and {MSOD}-{MSR}. {G}enes tagged by candidate loci associated with drought and salinity are involved in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses, while those tagged by candidates associated with soil nitrogen and atmospheric nitrogen, participate in the legume-rhizobia symbiosis. {C}andidate {SNP}s identified through both {LFMM}s and {MSOD}-{MSR} explained up to 56% of variance in flowering traits. {O}ur findings highlight the importance of soil in driving adaptation in the system and elucidate the basis of evolutionary potential of {M}.truncatula to respond to global climate change and anthropogenic disruption of the nitrogen cycle.}, keywords = {adaptation ; climate change ; drought ; landscape genomics ; {M}edicago truncatula ; nitrogen ; soil ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ew {P}hytologist}, volume = {219}, numero = {1}, pages = {378--390}, ISSN = {0028-646{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1111/nph.15171}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073677}, }