Samuele Pedrazzani

Mr. Samuele Pedrazzani

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 May 2023 in Plants
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IMInocencia Tapaça Martinho
Inocencia Tapaça Martinho
Lopes Benedito Fernando MavuqueLopes Benedito Fernando Mavuque
Lopes Benedito Fernando Mavuque
RCRiccardo Corti
Riccardo Corti
SPSamuele Pedrazzani
Samuele Pedrazzani
IMIvete Maquia
Ivete Maquia
ANA RIBEIRO-BARROSANA RIBEIRO-BARROS
ANA RIBEIRO-BARROS
Climate change is negatively affecting the coffee value chain, with a direct effect on approximately 100 million people from 80 countries. This has been attributed to the high vulnerability of the two-mainstream species, Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora, to extreme weather events, with notable uneven increases in market prices. Taking into account the narrow genetic plasticity of the commercial coffee cultivars, wild-relatives and underutilized Coffea species are valuable genetic resources. In this work, we have assessed the occurrence of Coffea species in to understand the degree of genetic relationships between Coffea species in the country, as well as the patterns of genetic diversity, differentiation, and genetic structure. Only one wild species was found, C. racemosa, which showed a high level of genetic separation with C. arabica, based on plastid, as well as SSR and SNP analysis. C. arabica presented low levels of diversity likely related to their autogamous nature, while the allogamous C. racemosa presented higher levels of diversity and heterozygosity. The analysis of the functional pathways based on SNPs suggests that the stress signaling pathways are more robust in this species. This novel approach shows that it is vital to introduce more resilient species and increase genomic diversity in climate-smart practices.