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The graphical barley pangenome reveals micro- and macro-scale genetic variation
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TriticeaeExpDB: a centralized transcriptomic resource for Triticeae research
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BarleyGVDB: A Comprehensive Barley Variome Database for Population Evolution and Molecular Breeding Research in Barley
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Only a week to go until Barley Away Days 2026! A 2- day workshop centred around the barley research at JHI / IBH to a combined internal and invited external audience.
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From photoperiod thresholds to photoperiod sensitivity: dual strategies for cost-effective speed breeding and climate-ready barley
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HvNF‐YB7: A Key Regulator of the HvGSTF13.1‐Mediated Glutathione Antioxidant System in Drought‐Tolerant Barley Drought stress severely constrains barley yield and quality improvement. The Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor family plays a crucial role in plant stress responses; however, its biologica...

Wild barley handles drought better for a reason
Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
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Genome-wide characterization and transcriptional profiling of the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family in barley reveals the role of HvGPAT1 in low nitrogen tolerance - BMC Plant Biology BMC Plant Biology - Nitrogen (N) deficiency is a prevalent constraint in the agricultural production. A complex crosstalk exists between lipid metabolism and N metabolism. However, the...

Genome-wide analysis of GPAT genes highlights HvGPAT1 as crucial for low-nitrogen tolerance, improving root growth and N use. Promising for reducing fertilizer dependence.
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Detection of bsd1, a gene responsible for breaking seed dormancy by machine threshing in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) - Theoretical and Applied Genetics Seed dormancy is essential to avoid pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), and germination is vital for agricultural production planning and malting. The malting barley genetic resource Chikukei 9713 is PHS tol...

bsd1, a locus controlling seed dormancy break specifically triggered by machine threshing. Lines carrying bsd1 retain strong PHS resistance, yet lose dormancy after mechanical threshing. bsd1 (2H) explains ~65% of variation in threshing-induced germination.
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YouTube video by Adam Ragusea What is malt, and why does it make milk, bread and beer taste so good?

What is malt? This guy has the answers, explanations and plenty of science. Grains have a special and unique property. They can be easily transformed into #malt and #maltsugars. Liquid malt sugars can be fermented into ale or beer by yeast. Easy when you know how. 🏺🍻🧪
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The Galanthus DNA Project – a model for teaching real science in schools - David Leader - Hardy Plant Society People with a passion for plants

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Just over 2 weeks until Barley Aways 2026! We'd like to thank our sponsors for their generous support
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YouTube video by ISRR-International Society of Root Research 'Between the Roots' ISRR Mini Symposium 2026

We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:

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INDETERMINATE DOMAIN–DELLA protein interactions orchestrate gibberellin-mediated cell elongation in wheat and barley | PNAS DELLA proteins, members of the GRAS-domain family of transcriptional regulators, play a crucial role in plant growth and development. They modulate...

Transcription factors (IDD5 in wheat and SDW3 in barley) interact with DELLA proteins to regulate how gibberellin controls stem and leaf growth. This helps explain how plants integrate environmental and developmental signals to optimise growth.
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Scotland produced approx. 25% of the total UK barley output, and over a third of the UK's spring barley production. Scotland's production was almost 2 millions tonnes last year compared to almost 7.2 millions tonnes nationwide

Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.

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IBH Webinar | IBH Webinar EORNA2 - Autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data - Barley Hub IBH Webinar | Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals How Sucrose Transport Shapes Wheat Grain Development

ICYMI, last weeks IBH Seminar focussing on EORNA2: an autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data is available to watch here:
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Frontiers | Growth responses of spring barley to varying levels of drought priming IntroductionDrought-associated environmental changes pose a significant threat to global agricultural sustainability. While barley’s response to single droug...

New Frontiers in Plant Science study: Spring barley responds very differently to patterns of drought. Mild drought–rehydration cycles improved water-use efficiency and recovery, while severe or continuous drought reduced resilience. Timing & intensity matter!
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Microwave malt!
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Postdoc (2 years) in plant genomics with a focus on transposable elements

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Fig. 1.Mean methylation levels of the three sequence contexts calculated in bins of 5 Mbp across 23 inbred lines. The dashed gray lines indicate the centromere with the pericentromeric regions highlighted in gray (Casale et al., 2022). Proportions of genes and repeats were extracted from the Morex v3 GFF (Mascher, 2021).

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Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.

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⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰

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Call to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network Scientists are working on developing potato waste into ingredients for skincare products.

Would you like to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network?

Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.

Email Lawrie.brown@hutton.ac.uk by the end of January 2026.

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‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️

📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data

🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne

⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT

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Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel
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