Motivation Microsatellites are a widely-used marker system in plant genetics and forensics.
The development of reliable microsatellite markers from resequencing data is challenging …

Cereal grasses of the Triticeae tribe have been the major food source in temperate regions
since the dawn of agriculture. Their large genomes are characterized by a high content of …

Plant genome diversity varies from single nucleotide polymorphisms to large-scale
deletions, insertions, duplications, or re-arrangements. These re-arrangements of …

Background One of the main challenges in metagenomics is the identification of
microorganisms in clinical and environmental samples. While an extensive and …

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal grass mainly used as animal fodder and raw
material for the malting industry. The map-based reference genome sequence of barley …

Over the past half century, the use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers has markedly increased crop
yields, but with considerable negative effects on the environment and human health …

Germination of barley grain is central to the malting industry and is a valuable model for
cereal grain germination. Our current understanding of the complexity of germination at the …

A collection of 379 Hordeum vulgare cultivars, comprising all combinations of spring and
winter growth habits with two and six row ear type, was screened by genome wide …

Drought is a major abiotic stress that negatively influences crop yield. Breeding strategies for
improved drought resistance require an improved knowledge of plant drought responses …

Net form net blotch, caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. teres,
is a destructive foliar disease of barley with the potential to cause significant yield loss in …