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Adam Gauley @agauley.bsky.social · 5d

Excited to share work from my time with the @tweeticum.bsky.social team! We share a new understanding of how wheat floral development is regulated under low spring temperatures, an important step towards fine tuning wheat development.

Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @mplantpcom.bsky.social · 29d

Fine tuning wheat development for the winter to spring transition #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

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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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Christian Hertig @chertig.bsky.social · 13d

The unraveling of purple grains caused by ANT2 in barley. A new story from PRB group @ @leibnizipk.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Analysis of Anthocyanin-Less 2 Diversity in Barley Reveals a Specific Allele to Cause Purple-Colored Grains

The purple color of the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain is attributed to anthocyanins which are beneficial for human health. Synthesis of these pigments in both grain and vegetative tissues is contr...

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

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

iBMW2026

ibmw26.wordpress.com

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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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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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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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Kati Retzer @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social · 20d

#rootforaging correlation environment/ field (samlped in Austria @bokuvienna.bsky.social Wien, Morocco, Lebanon #ICARDA) of our 3 subset of 200 #barley varieties per panel #rootangle #roots #rootphenotyping in-field - super exciting @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social

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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

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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Chromatin organization and function @pecinka-grp.bsky.social · 28d

We are excited to welcome Ph.D. intern Eugenio Reale from Prof. Sara Simonini’s group (University of Zurich)! He’ll work with us until Jan 2026 on barley transgenic lines. Excited to have him on board! 🌾

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PlantEcoHutton @plantecohutton.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cristina’s latest paper from her PhD is now published:
Can Increased Cover Crop Diversity Increase Root-Soil Binding and Reduce Soil Loss During Overland Flow?
Well done @crismcbride.bsky.social 🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Can Increased Cover Crop Diversity Increase Root-Soil Binding and Reduce Soil Loss During Overland Flow?

Although cover crops can potentially improve on-farm soil and water management to reduce erosion, their ability to bind soil and whether multi-species…

www.sciencedirect.com

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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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Leibniz IPK @leibnizipk.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Network Analysis and Modelling uses machine learning to investigate how genetic variation shapes gene regulation, protein function, and, ultimately, observable plant traits. And we are seeking a PhD student to join a DFG-funded international project. Interested?
➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/5aju8sr3

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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
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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

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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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Bruno Contreras Moreira @brunocontrerasm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Check out a reproducible protocol for ddRAD-seq + GWAS benchmarked by Najla Ksouri doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Tested on peach varieties but should work on other diploid species.

Code and documentation at github.com/najlaksouri/...

PS read more In Spanish at bioinfoperl.blogspot.com/2025/07/prot...

A reproducible ddRAD-seq protocol reveals novel genomic association signatures for fruit-related traits in peach - Plant Methods

Improving peach cultivars with superior traits is a primary objective of breeding initiatives. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the genetic basis of key agronomic and fruit-related traits using a ...

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · Jul 18

Beautiful County Antrim… Barley blowing in Ballintoy!

🎥 Niamh McComish

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Environmental Genomics Lab @envgenlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

How does heat reshape plant immune responses?
Our PhD student Anica Schmauch shows higher temperatures boost ROS bursts in barley and potentially affect Z. passerinii growth, revealing abiotic-biotic cross-talk in disease resistance.
🗓️ Poster P-424
#2025ISMPMI

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StuRoy1 @sturoy1.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out in the paddock sampling the OzBarley population for our new GRDC project to understand novel salinity tolerance mechanisms in barley. With @bberger-au.bsky.social and a team from the Australian Plant Phenomics Network.

A team of researchers in the field collecting leaf tissue from a number of breeding plots of barley

Breeders plots of barley growing in the field

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