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International Barley Hub
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social
Based in Dundee, Scotland, we are the world’s leading centre translating excellence in barley research and innovation into economic, social and environmental benefits
🚨 We’re recruiting! 🚨 We currently have 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 open at BioSS. For further details of each vacancy see below, or visit our dedicated pages at: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies
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Make a career with one of Europe's leading Centres of Biomathematics and Statistics. BioSS has an international reputation in the field of statistics and mathematics applied in the biological sciences...
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🥒 ICYMI... Catch up on Tuesday's webinar all aabout #plantvirology on our YouTube channel now! 🍋 Svetlana Folimonova: youtu.be/SDl9hYCVrc0 🪲 Hana Azuma: youtu.be/CTPV8hyaY-w 🥒 Esperanza Gea Caballero: youtu.be/6kd3xGMEOWs #plantscience @annalsapplbio.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @csic.es
All aabout Virology - Svetlana Y. Folimonova
YouTube video by Association of Applied Biologists
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Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · last wk.⏰️ Don't miss tomorrow's webinar all aabout plant virology!! ⏰️ Join for FREE 👇 #virology #plantscience bsky.app/profile/aabi...
A very enjoyable IBH Funding Workshop day discussing ideas and collaboration to strengthen the development of competitive, impactful interdisciplinary research proposals across the International Barley Hub. A great mix of talks, ice-breakers, discussions and brainstorming!
Genome-wide association analysis identifies candidate miRNA-targeted genes associated with spatial grain size and weight variation in barley academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
Genome-wide association analysis identifies candidate miRNA-targeted genes associated with spatial grain size and weight variation in barley
Abstract. Grain homogeneity in size and weight is crucial for improving grain quality. Reducing spatial variability in grain size and weight across the spi
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Join us for the next webinar in our PlantEd series 🌱 📅 Tuesday 10 Nov 🕑 2PM GMT | 3PM CET 🧬 Ft. talks from: Sotirios Fragkostefanakis @hotplant.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social Eliza Loo @elizaloopi.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social Register for free 👉 buff.ly/Y6KBUMB #plantscience #NGT
Want to join our team, here is the latest PhD opportunity open for applications: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
EastBio: Resilient crops for a sustainable future: Unravelling the interaction between fungal pathogens and mycorrhizal symbionts in barley at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EastBio: Resilient crops for a sustainable future: Unravelling the interaction between fungal pathogens and mycorrhizal symbionts in barley at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD...
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We welcomed the new intake of PhD student on the CIC-Start programme with their induction event. www.hutton.ac.uk/new-project-...
New project to cultivate agricultural knowledge
CIC-START will support 24 postgraduate researchers
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🌾🧬 How does a plant build itself? A 3D spatiotemporal atlas of rice captures 119 cell types across the lifecycle, tracing developmental trajectories and dorsoventral endosperm programs. OsARF1 emerges as a context-dependent regulator. #plantscience @cp-cell.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A spatiotemporal lifecycle atlas decodes spatial coordination in rice
A 3D spatiotemporal cell atlas of rice spanning the entire seed-to-seed lifecycle. Developmental trajectories are captured, and the spatially distinct roles of OsARF1 in rice development and dorsovent...
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Genome-wide characterisation of leaf rust resistance loci in an Eastern European barley collection link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Genome-wide characterisation of leaf rust resistance loci in an Eastern European barley collection - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message GWAS and inheritance testing uncovered known and potentially new genetic sources of leaf rust resistance in barley, mapping the dominant locus RphCaspian (RphCas) to chromosome 4HL in clos...
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Leaf variegation in a barley EMS mutant is controlled by two epistatic mutations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Leaf variegation in a barley EMS mutant is controlled by two epistatic mutations - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message We identified digenic control of leaf variegation in a barley mutant. Candidate genes, identified through whole-genome resequencing, are consistent with possible roles in chloroplast prote...
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A multi-omic dissection of spatial hierarchy-dependent grain development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A multi-omic dissection of spatial hierarchy-dependent grain development in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message GWAS on grain uniformity and transcriptomics across spike shapes/positions reveal checkpoints in barley grainheterogeneity development. Abstract Grain uniformity, defined as the consistenc...
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‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 Application of Single-Cell and Spatial Omics in Wheat and Barley Functional Genomics Research 🔊 Cong Tan, Yazhouwan National Lab (YNL) and BGI-Research, China. ⏰ Wednesday, 14th October 2026, 09:00 - 10:30 GMT 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8461a3...
ALLENE OXIDE CYCLASE controls barley vegetative and reproductive development Luo et al. @intbarleyhub.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Barley genetics & disease research is coming to Dundee! IBGS15 & the 3rd International Workshop on Barley Leaf Diseases take place 25–29 Oct 2027, bringing researchers, breeders & industry together from around the world. ibgs15.com
‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 Application of Single-Cell and Spatial Omics in Wheat and Barley Functional Genomics Research 🔊 Cong Tan, Yazhouwan National Lab (YNL) and BGI-Research, China. ⏰ Wednesday, 14th October 2026, 09:00 - 10:30 GMT 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8461a3...
It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....
International Barley Hub@intbarleyhub.bsky.social · last mo.‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 Developing Drought-Tolerant Wheat Varieties through Conventional Breeding: Screening, Trait Evaluation, and Selection Strategies 🔊 Javaria Ashiq Wheat Research Institute AARI Faisalabad Pakistan ⏰ Wednesday, 30th September 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT 🔗 shorturl.at/EEjO5
‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 Developing Drought-Tolerant Wheat Varieties through Conventional Breeding: Screening, Trait Evaluation, and Selection Strategies 🔊 Javaria Ashiq Wheat Research Institute AARI Faisalabad Pakistan ⏰ Wednesday, 30th September 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT 🔗 shorturl.at/EEjO5
Standardized and rapid protocol for drought tolerance screening at seedling stage in small grain cereals and their wild relatives www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Standardized and rapid protocol for drought tolerance screening at seedling stage in small grain cereals and their wild relatives
Drought stress severely threatens the stability of production of cereals worldwide. Improving genetic tolerance to drought stress requires detailed characterization of global germplasm collections and...
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International Barley Hub@intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 2mo ago‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 BarleyMicroBreed: Enhancing drought tolerance of barley through selection of the root microbiome 🔊 @Christopher Barnes, Department of Agroecology - @au.dk, Denmark. ⏰ Wednesday, 16th September 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fcaee1...
Google maps for genomes? Use FluentDNA to explore the Bere Unst barley genome assembly Explore genomic features such as gene clusters, telomeric repeats and GC rich regions! www.cropdiversity.ac.uk/fluentdna/Be...
A new resource for the barley community! The Bere Unst barley genome assembly is now available to explore through FluentDNA. www.cropdiversity.ac.uk/fluentdna/Be...
FluentDNA Visualization Tool: BereUnst genome noContigs
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Don't miss today's FREE webinar on plant genome editing 👇 #NGT #plantscience
Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us for the next webinar in our PlantEd series 🌱 📅 Tuesday 15 Sept 🕑 2PM BST | 3PM CEST 🧬 Ft. talks from: Ralf Wilhelm @jki-research.bsky.social @epsoeurope.bsky.social Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social @leibnizipk.bsky.social Register for free 👉 buff.ly/8eXxZEh #plantscience #NGT
Discovering common and population-specific QTLs for leaf rust resistance in different Barley populations link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering common and population-specific QTLs for leaf rust resistance in different Barley populations - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message Multi-population GWAS lead to identification of common and population-specific QTLs for leaf rust resistance in barley. Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a powerful tool ...
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Congratulations to David Ashworth, Baritone PhD Student with @hutton.ac.uk, SLS Dundee Uni, & Chivas Brothers on his new publication. Barley can utilise algal fertiliser to maintain yield and selected malt quality indicators compared to mineral fertiliser link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Barley can utilise algal fertiliser to maintain yield and selected malt quality indicators compared to mineral fertiliser - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Mineral fertilisers are essential for global crop productivity. However, their use is unsustainable due to high energy costs from sourcing and processing, and nitrous oxide emissio...
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🚨 Only 2 days left to submit an abstract!! 🚨 Present your work at Sustainable Crop Nutrition this November👇 #plantscience #soilhealth
Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌾Sustainable Crop Nutrition - AAB President's Meeting 2026 🌾 📅 17 - 18 Nov 📍York & Online ⏰ Abstract submission closes 12th Sept! 👉 cvent.me/Q55K5Q Join us to discuss the latest in.. 🌱 plant-soil interactions 🪱 soil health 🚜 fertiliser use 🌾 nutrient uptake 🌽 nutritional quality & more!
Base editing of EIF4E creates novel resistance alleles against bymoviruses in winter barley www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Base editing of EIF4E creates novel resistance alleles against bymoviruses in winter barley
The barley yellow mosaic virus disease is one of the most important threats of barley production in Europe and Asia. Transmitted by the soil-borne plasmodiophorid Polymyxa graminis , there are no dire...
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‼️ IBH Seminar Alert ‼️ 📜 BarleyMicroBreed: Enhancing drought tolerance of barley through selection of the root microbiome 🔊 @Christopher Barnes, Department of Agroecology - @au.dk, Denmark. ⏰ Wednesday, 16th September 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fcaee1...
It was a pleasure to host Ping Yang and Congcong Jiang from the State Key Lab of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS) last week. Dundee next year for #IBGS15
1 week to go... 🧬 All 'aabout' plant genome editing 🧬 Register for free 👇
Association of Applied Biologists@aabiologists.bsky.social · 3mo agoJoin us for the next webinar in our PlantEd series 🌱 📅 Tuesday 15 Sept 🕑 2PM BST | 3PM CEST 🧬 Ft. talks from: Ralf Wilhelm @jki-research.bsky.social @epsoeurope.bsky.social Robert Hoffie @forscherrobert.bsky.social @leibnizipk.bsky.social Register for free 👉 buff.ly/8eXxZEh #plantscience #NGT