Selection and adaptive introgression guided the complex evolutionary history of the European common bean

Elisa Bellucci, Andrea Benazzo, Chunming Xu, Elena Bitocchi, Monica Rodriguez, Saleh Alseekh, Valerio Di Vittori, Tania Gioia, Kerstin Neumann, Gaia Cortinovis, Giulia Frascarelli, Ester Murube, Emiliano Trucchi, Laura Nanni, Andrea Ariani, Giuseppina Logozzo, Jin Hee Shin, Chaochih Liu, Liang Jiang, Juan José Ferreira, Ana Campa, Giovanna Attene, Peter L. Morrell, Giorgio Bertorelle, Andreas Graner, Paul Gepts, Alisdair R. Fernie, Scott A. Jackson and Roberto Papa ()
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Elisa Bellucci: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Andrea Benazzo: University of Ferrara
Chunming Xu: University of Georgia
Elena Bitocchi: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Monica Rodriguez: University of Sassari
Saleh Alseekh: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP)
Valerio Di Vittori: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Tania Gioia: University of Basilicata
Kerstin Neumann: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Gaia Cortinovis: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Giulia Frascarelli: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Ester Murube: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Emiliano Trucchi: University of Ferrara
Laura Nanni: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University
Andrea Ariani: University of California
Giuseppina Logozzo: University of Basilicata
Jin Hee Shin: University of Georgia
Chaochih Liu: University of Minnesota
Liang Jiang: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP)
Juan José Ferreira: Regional Agrifood Research and Development Service (SERIDA)
Ana Campa: Regional Agrifood Research and Development Service (SERIDA)
Giovanna Attene: University of Sassari
Peter L. Morrell: University of Minnesota
Giorgio Bertorelle: University of Ferrara
Andreas Graner: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Paul Gepts: University of California
Alisdair R. Fernie: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP)
Scott A. Jackson: University of Georgia
Roberto Papa: Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Domesticated crops have been disseminated by humans over vast geographic areas. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was introduced in Europe after 1492. Here, by combining whole-genome profiling, metabolic fingerprinting and phenotypic characterisation, we show that the first common bean cultigens successfully introduced into Europe were of Andean origin, after Francisco Pizarro’s expedition to northern Peru in 1529. We reveal that hybridisation, selection and recombination have shaped the genomic diversity of the European common bean in parallel with political constraints. There is clear evidence of adaptive introgression into the Mesoamerican-derived European genotypes, with 44 Andean introgressed genomic segments shared by more than 90% of European accessions and distributed across all chromosomes except PvChr11. Genomic scans for signatures of selection highlight the role of genes relevant to flowering and environmental adaptation, suggesting that introgression has been crucial for the dissemination of this tropical crop to the temperate regions of Europe.

Date: 2023
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