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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 6d

It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar.
Details below......

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 8d

‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
🔊 Klaus Pillen, Martin-Luther-University Halle, Germany
@unihalle.bsky.social
📜 Exploring Wild Barley Alleles to Improve Stress Tolerance in Elite Barley
⏰ Thursday, October 2, 2025 14:00 BST
🔌 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...

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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 12d

Barley mutants galore...!🍺

New article alert: Korek at al. report a #Strigolactone receptor mutant affecting stress resilience in #barley
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

Want to find out more about barley mutants? See #IBMW26 workshop details & registration link below....
🔗 ibmw26.wordpress.com

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 12d

Registration to the 4th International Barley Mutant 🧬Workshop #IBMW26 has opened. More info ibmw26.wordpress.com

iBMW2026

ibmw26.wordpress.com

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Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social · 14d

Looking back several thousand years into plant domestication (and therewith human) history, based on DNA sequence information. This is one of those science stories that are even fun to read (if you are a #barley nerd, maybe).

Congratulations to everyone involved in that exciting project!

Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 14d

A research team led by the @leibnizipk.bsky.social has revealed that modern barley has a “mosaic origin”, meaning it stems from several wild populations across the Fertile Crescent. The findings were published in @nature.com.

➡️Paper: tinyurl.com/ytzyn4re
➡️PR: tinyurl.com/5e2v7cp5

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The James Hutton Institute @hutton.ac.uk · 14d

⏳ Just one week to go until the 46th #TBMacLecture!

World-renowned economist Professor Kate Raworth is set give a talk on her revolutionary concept of #DoughnutEconomics

📅 1 October | 🎟️ Tickets are sold out, but you can still join the waitlist!

More: ow.ly/NYVI50X1ytj

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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · 14d

A research team led by the @leibnizipk.bsky.social has revealed that modern barley has a “mosaic origin”, meaning it stems from several wild populations across the Fertile Crescent. The findings were published in @nature.com.

➡️Paper: tinyurl.com/ytzyn4re
➡️PR: tinyurl.com/5e2v7cp5

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 21d

It's not too late to register for tomorrow morning's seminar..........

International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 23d

IBH Seminar Announcement‼️
⏰ Thursday 18th September 2025, 11am BST
🔊 Anna Backhaus, Head of Resources Genetics and Reproduction’ in the Genebank Department, IPK Germany
📜 Leveraging genomic resources in barley pre-breeding
🔌https://hutton.webex.com/weblink/register/rd7c1bbb5c8955671403ce3f3802bdeb1

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to Madelaine Bartlett from Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge Uni,
@slcuplants.bsky.social
for a fascinating and thought provoking presentation today. Find out more about Madeline's work using grass diversity to dissect mechanisms of angiosperm evolution here:
bartlettlab.org

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 23d

IBH Seminar Announcement‼️
⏰ Thursday 18th September 2025, 11am BST
🔊 Anna Backhaus, Head of Resources Genetics and Reproduction’ in the Genebank Department, IPK Germany
📜 Leveraging genomic resources in barley pre-breeding
🔌https://hutton.webex.com/weblink/register/rd7c1bbb5c8955671403ce3f3802bdeb1

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 27d

Assessment of genomic prediction capabilities of transcriptome data in a barley multi-parent RIL population
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Assessment of genomic prediction capabilities of transcriptome data in a barley multi-parent RIL population - Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Key message Low-cost and high-throughput RNA sequencing data for barley RILs achieved GP performance comparable to or better than traditional SNP array datasets when combined with parental whole-genom...

link.springer.com

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 27d

On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley - Theoretical and Applied Genetics

To breed for climate resilient crops, an understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing adaptation is critical. Barley provides a model species to study adaptation to climate chang...

link.springer.com

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Sep 8

Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry
Deadline 5th October 2025
Assessing the potential of Circularity in Integrated Systems for mitigating Greenhouse gas emissions and Net Zero in Barley supply chains
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

BARIToNE: Assessing the potential of Circularity in Integrated Systems for mitigating Greenhouse gas emissions and Net Zero in Barley supply chains (Project code 25J) at University of Dundee on FindAP...

PhD Project - BARIToNE: Assessing the potential of Circularity in Integrated Systems for mitigating Greenhouse gas emissions and Net Zero in Barley supply chains (Project code 25J) at University of Du...

www.findaphd.com

International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Sep 8

Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry
Deadline 5th October 2025
AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Aug 29

Foliar disease resistance phenomics of fungal pathogens: image-based approaches for mapping quantitative resistance in cereal germplasm
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Foliar disease resistance phenomics of fungal pathogens: image-based approaches for mapping quantitative resistance in cereal germplasm - Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Host plant resistance is the most effective and environmentally sustainable means of reducing yield losses caused by fungal foliar pathogens of cereal species. Cereal genebank collections hold diverse...

link.springer.com

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Aug 14

Great to see applied research from our Baritone PhD CTP Programme
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Aug 13

Effects of using deep learning to predict the geographic origin of barley genebank accessions on genome–environment association studies
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Effects of using deep learning to predict the geographic origin of barley genebank accessions on genome–environment association studies - Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Genome–environment association (GEA) is an approach for identifying adaptive loci by combining genetic variation with environmental parameters, offering potential for improving crop resilience. Howeve...

link.springer.com

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Aug 11

Effect of Microbubble Steeping Treatment on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Germination and Improvement of Malt Quality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Effect of Microbubble Steeping Treatment on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Germination and Improvement of Malt Quality

The most common cereal used to produce beer is barley, which undergoes a malting process, the first stage of which involves steeping the grain in water under aerobic conditions to activate vital pr...

www.tandfonline.com

International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our research helps to unlock key traits such as malting quality, drought tolerance, and yield. This translates directly to support barley use in malting and brewing industries. We'll raise a glass to that 🍻
#InternationalBeerDay #BetterBarley #BetterBeer #NoBarleyNobeer #Cheers

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Malcolm Macaulay @malcolmacaulay.bsky.social · Jul 30

Phenotyping the hidden half: combining UAV phenotyping and machine learning to predict barley root traits in the field
academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...

Phenotyping the hidden half: combining UAV phenotyping and machine learning to predict barley root traits in the field

Integrating drone-based phenotyping and machine learning enables non-destructive prediction of root system traits, offering a novel approach to support roo

academic.oup.com

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Jul 28

Barley BODYGUARD controls cuticular specialisations regulated by SHINE transcription factors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.28.666421v1

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Malcolm Macaulay @malcolmacaulay.bsky.social · Jul 16

A successful Plot Walk Day at Balruddery Farm yesterday despite the variable Scottish summer weather ☔️ @intbarleyhub.bsky.social projects and Baritone PhD experiments explained and associated plots demonstrated to interested attendees.

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Jul 14

🌾Plotting the Future- Cereal walks are taking place tomorrow!

Join us for guided tours of our field plots—showcasing the breadth of research underway as part of the
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social programme.

📅 15 July | 🕐Tours at: 1, 2 & 3pm |📍Balruddery Farm

Register now🎟️: ow.ly/WXJE50Wp1gA

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · Jul 14

The potential functions of HvDJ genes in regulating salt tolerance in barley
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Frontiers | The potential functions of HvDJ genes in regulating salt tolerance in barley

The important roles of JDP members in regulating abiotic and biotic stress tolerance have been demonstrated in many plants. However, fewer studies have explo...

www.frontiersin.org

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌱 Catch up on 4 recent IBH Root-related seminars featuring research from:

1. Dr. Riccardo Fusi – U. of Nottingham
2. Prof. Lee Hickey – U. of Queensland
3. Dr. Rahul Bhosale – U. of Nottingham

@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
@hutton.ac.uk

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