This research was undertaken to provide barley growers, processors, and consumers with quality food barley. Because all currently available varieties of food barley are of spring growth habit, the first phase of the research involved agronomic assessment of these varieties under Oregon conditions. Because winter barley usually yields more than...
Barley is the fourth most important cereal crop in the world because of its broad adaptation, its utility as a feedstock and for human food, and the superior properties of barley malt for brewing. Three of the most important foliar diseases of barley, on a worldwide level are: barley leaf...
Genetic resistance is the most appropriate way to control diseases in crop plants. Resistance can be described as qualitative (involving a gene-for-gene system) or quantitative (with continuous distribution of disease levels). The relationships between different types of resistance remain obscure, as does the genetics of quantitative traits. The use of...
Characterization of the determinants of economically important phenotypes
showing complex inheritance should lead to more effective use of genetic
resources. This study was conducted to determine the number, genome location and
effects of QTLs determining malting quality and agronomic traits in the two North
American barley quality standards. Using a...
The production of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) haploids by crossing with
H. bulbosum is a widely used tool in breeding and genetics. Certain barley
genotypes have low seed set in this interspecific cross, a phenomenon known
as partial incompatibility. Haploid production efficiency and gamete sampling
are important issues with the...
Hill plots and near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy were
investigated as breeding tools to facilitate doubled haploid recurrent
selection for malting quality characters in spring barley. Main
objectives of this research were to i) compare hill and row plot
expression of agronomic and malting quality traits in an array of...