Climate factors such as temperature and precipitation vary significantly over continental scales,
strongly structuring biomes along latitudinal gradients, and resulting in species differently adapted
either genetically or plastically to cope with their local climate. However, climate change will likely
alter these biomes. Thus, it is expected that Nordic regions, historically colder and rainier, will
tend to have higher temperatures and less rainfall, which might lead to changes in the distribution
of plants leading to novel patterns of local adaptation and maladaptation. In this study we aim
to study how plant traits vary with latitude and in response to different temperature and drought
conditions in order to find genetic determinants of climate adaptation. Our group is focused in
determining the role of the metabolic profiling to that adaptation. For that purpose, we use the
woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) as the model organism. In particular, we have analyzed 16
different genotypes that have been grown in five common gardens located in Belgium, Sweden,
Finland, and Spain, in which drought treatments were also performed. Here, we present the
chemical analysis (primary metabolism) in leaves of these genotypes in
order to better understand how environmental factors can alter the primary metabolic profiles of
F. vesca accessions grown in different locations.