Quantitative trait loci for agronomic traits in an elite barley population for Mediterranean conditions

E Mansour, AM Casas, MP Gracia, JL Molina-Cano… - Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Advances in plant breeding through marker-assisted selection (MAS) are only possible
when genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) can contribute to the improvement of elite …

The structure of the barley husk influences its resistance to mechanical stress

KR Grant, M Brennan, SP Hoad - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper explores the links between genotype, plant development, plant structure and
plant material properties. The barley husk has two organs, the lemma and the palea, which …

Husk to caryopsis adhesion in barley is influenced by pre-and post-anthesis temperatures through changes in a cuticular cementing layer on the caryopsis

M Brennan, T Shepherd, S Mitchell, CFE Topp… - BMC plant biology, 2017 - Springer
Background At ripeness, the outer husk of “covered” barley grains firmly adheres to the
underlying caryopsis. A cuticular cementing layer on the caryopsis is required for husk …

Molecular barley breeding

SJ Rae, M Macaulay, L Ramsay, F Leigh, D Matthews… - Euphytica, 2007 - Springer
Breeding progress in barley yield in the UK is being sustained at a rate in the order of 1%
per annum against a background of declining seed sales. Commercial barley breeders are …

Hull to caryopsis adhesion and grain skinning in malting barley: identification of key growth stages in the adhesion process

SP Hoad, M Brennan, GW Wilson… - Journal of Cereal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Strong adhesion between the hull and the caryopsis is essential for barley to be of good
malting quality. Poor hull adhesion, a condition known as grain skinning, is undesirable for …

Genomic prediction of threshability in naked barley

C Massman, B Meints, J Hernandez, K Kunze… - Crop …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Threshability, defined here as the propensity of grains to lose their hull after harvest, is a key
trait in naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). While threshability is a defining characteristic of …

Development and quality of barley husk adhesion correlates with changes in caryopsis cuticle biosynthesis and composition

M Brennan, PE Hedley, CFE Topp, J Morris… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The caryopses of barley become firmly adhered to the husk during grain development
through a cuticular cementing layer on the caryopsis surface. The degree of this attachment …

Chromosomal loci associated with endosperm hardness in a malting barley cross

CK Walker, JF Panozzo, R Ford, P Eckermann… - Theoretical and applied …, 2011 - Springer
A breeding objective for the malting barley industry is to produce lines with softer, plumper
grain containing moderate protein content (9–12%) as they are more likely to imbibe water …

Variation in grain skinning among spring barley varieties induced by a controlled environment misting screen

M Brennan, CFE Topp, SP Hoad - The Journal of Agricultural Science, 2017 - cambridge.org
The current study investigated use of a controlled misting environment to simulate field
conditions that have been implicated in high levels of the malting barley defect, grain …

Barley

G Backes, J Orabi, G Fischbeck, A Jahoor - Cereals and Millets, 2006 - Springer
Cultivation of barley traces back to the earliest remains of agricultural activity in the Old
World about 10,000 years ago. Only a few other species, such as einkorn and emmer wheat …