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To introduce antifungal genes into barley,
biological research technician Robert Campbell
places barley tissue into the vacuum pressure
chamber of a gene-delivery device.
Photo by Brian Prechtel, courtesy USDA.

There are a number of areas of research or potential research for barley. Some research addresses production issues such as stem strength, genomics, fungi, Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), Fusarium head blight or scab (FHB), Barley stripe rust (BSR), tolerance to salinity, lodging, and pests (2, 3, 6, 8). Research on many of these pests and diseases can also benefit wheat, which has the same susceptibilities (6).

Other research is being carried out on the nutritional and potential health benefits of barley (10).

Barley Research:

Databases and Genetic Information



References:
  1. Barley Germplasm Database, 2003. Barley Database Notes. Barley Germplasm Center, Okayama University, Japan.
  2. Barleyworld.org. 2005. The Barley project, Oregon State University. What is Barley? Accessed April 19, 2006.
  3. Duke, J. A. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops. unpublished. Hordeum vulgare L.
  4. Gomez-Macpherson, H. 2001. Hordeum vulgare. EcoPort Entity 1232, http://www.ecoport.org
  5. Hordeum vulgare. Retrieved April 18, 2006, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.usda.gov.
  6. Kling, J. 2004. An Introduction to Barley - Notes from CSS 330 World Foods Class. Accessed April 18, 2006.
  7. Plants for a Future database. 2004. Hordeum vulgare Blagdon Cross, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5DF, UK. Website: www.pfaf.org. Accessed April 18, 2006.
  8. Small, E. 1999. New crops for Canadian agriculture. p. 15-52. In: J. Janick (ed.), Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.
  9. US Barley genome project. 2005. http://www.barleyworld.org/northamericanbarley.php Accessed April 18, 2006.
  10. U.S. Grains Council (2006) Barley: Genus Hordeum, family poaceae, a cereal grain.
  11. USDA, NRCS, 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HORDE.
  12. Wikipedia contributors (2006). Barley. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 14, 2006
  13. Young, B. 2001. Barley; The Versatile Crop. Southern Illinois University, College of Science, Ethnobotanical Leaflets.