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!

⏳ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

🌾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

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

🌱 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

A comprehensive and valuable barley genomics resource from Cong Tan and his colleagues #barley #genomics #resource

Looks awesome!

Wild plants can contribute valuable genes to their domesticated relatives. An international research team led by the @leibnizipk.bsky.social constructed a pangenome of barley’s closest wild relative, Hordeum bulbosum. Results in @nature.com. ➡️PR: tinyurl.com/45ysmkys ➡️Paper: tinyurl.com/msm4sudb

Genome-wide association mapping of loci conferring all-stage and high-temperature adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in a global spring barley collection link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌾 Join us to explore over 5,000 field plots showcasing the diverse @intbarleyhub.bsky.social research projects. Discover how we’re harnessing barley’s genetic diversity to tackle various challenges. 📅 15 July | 🕐 Tours at 1pm, 2pm & 3pm |📍Balruddery Farm 🎟️: ow.ly/MAn550WjFrU

🌾 Great news — Gwen Kirschner has taken a permanent position in the @PlantEcoHutton Team as Principal Investigator in Plant-Soil Interactions! It's great to know you're going to be around for longer, Gwen. @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social @gwenkirschner.bsky.social

Rhizobacteria prime the activation of plant defense and nutritional responses to suppress aphid populations on barley over time nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

2 weeks to go! Join us for a guided tour of over 5000 #barley plots showcasing our innovative, industry-funded student research #BarleyResearch 📅 Tuesday, July 15 | Tours at 1, 2 & 3pm ow.ly/Z35A50WeReO

Barley grain and total biomass mineral nutrient concentrations, uptake, and partitioning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

climate resilience? we’re testing it in model plants meanwhile, cassava, millet, sorghum watch the world warm from the sidelines molecular biology needs to leave the model and hit the field doi.org/10.1038/s418... #climatescience #staplecrops #plantscience #plantgenetic

🌾 Plotting the future: A cereal walk Join us for a guided tour of over 5000 #barley plots showcasing innovative research from @IntBarleyHub . 🎓 Featuring industry-funded student research #BarleyResearch 📅 Tuesday, July 15 | Tours at 1, 2 & 3pm More: ow.ly/Z35A50WeReO

We hosted the 3rd Best Crop project AGM this week. A successful meeting, which included a field trip where delegates visited our plots, demonstrating the wide range of research projects as part of the International Barley Hub programme. #bestcrop #betterbarley

IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️ 🔊 Riccardo Fusi Nottingham University School of Biosciences 📜 Digging deeper: Identifying root genes to harness stress resilience in barley 📆 Thursday 26th June 2025 14.00 BST 🔌 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...

New loci and candidate genes in spring two-rowed barley detected through meta-analysis of a field trial European network link.springer.com/article/10.1...

SHORT AND CROOKED AWN, encoding the epigenetic regulator EMF1, promotes barley awn development academic.oup.com/pcp/article/...

🌾We are delighted to announce that Dr Kelly Houston, Dr Sarah McKim and Dr Isabelle Colas have been announced joint deputy directors of our @intbarleyhub.bsky.social The #IBH promotes scientific discovery and innovation to future-proof #barley. #BetterBarley More: ow.ly/Nnxq50WbA2g

We really enjoyed #cereals2025 last week. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our locally adapted landrace barley lines & talk about our work using diversity to future-proof barley production in challenging climatic & environmental conditions. See you at #cereals2026

#roots #barley #PlantScience

Thanks to everyone who made @CerealsEvent 2025 day one so enjoyable and engaging. Bring on day two! #Cereals2025

🌾 #ICYMI our @intbarleyhub.bsky.social team will be at #Cereals2025 tomorrow! 📍 Visit us at stand 1112 to hear about: 🌡️ Climate-ready barley 🗺️ Global adapted lines 🎟 Prize raffle with #FieldenWhisky & #IBH beer More: ow.ly/V3OF50W4Tyu

Preparation for Cereals 2025 going well! See you at Stand 1112 over the next 2 days! #cereals2025

IBH Seminar Announcement‼️ 📜 Advances in Understanding Crown Root Formation in Barley 🔊 Nikola Kořínková. Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute 📆 Thursday 12th June 14.00 BST 🔌 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...

See below - deadline approaching but still time to apply to work on some cool projects looking at how we apply AI technologies to breeding better barley!

A greener world & excellent career prospects. Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry. Deadline 15th June 2025 For more info and a list of our current projects visit: baritone.hutton.ac.uk/how-to-apply/ #barley #research

🎟️ Raffle alert – 1 week to go! Join us at #Cereals2025 (11–12 June) at Stand 1112. Grab a ticket by 3pm daily for a shot at winning: 🥃 Fielden Whisky 🍺 @intbarleyhub.bsky.social Gold Standard beer 🧢 A Fielden cap More: ow.ly/XtqQ50W3U3H

Added BarT2 and panBaRT genes to facilitate cross-analysis at EoRNA and panBaRT at barleymap.eead.csic.es #barleymap

Barley Disease Screening: A Multiplex Digital Droplet PCR Approach for the Detection of Ramularia collo-cygni, Rhynchosporium graminicola and Pyrenophora teres bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Just 2 weeks to go! We’re at #Cereals2025 showcasing how locally adapted #barley can mitigate #ClimateChange 🌾🌡️ Joining us on our stand is #FieldenWhisky 🥃 📅 11–12 June | 📍Heath Farm, Stand 1112 With - @intbarleyhub.bsky.social 🎟️: ow.ly/Kbcz50VZl6w

Genetic and physical localization of a leaf rust susceptibility gene in barley link.springer.com/article/10.1...