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Barley is a major European crop important for industrial fodder as well as for malt production (beer, regional whiskey, bioethanol production). Of a total cereal production of 269.0 Mt, barley accounts for 22% in 27 EU member states (FAO, 2006). Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy and UK produce together 23.7 Mt of barley. Barley belongs to the Triticeae subfamily of the Poaceae, which represents all important small grain cereal species including wheat and rye. Its diploid genome structure, the strongly inbreeding-based mating system, and a long tradition in breeding, plant physiology etc. have made barley the model crop species for the Triticeae. Besides considerable national efforts in developing barley as a model crop for the Triticeae there is a clear requirement for transnational co-operations and research funding leading to integrated barley research of the European Research Area (ERA). To this aim, BarleyGenomeNet was founded in 2003 by four research institutions and has grown in the meantime to nine partner institutions with a major interest in barley. The main objectives of BarleyGenomeNet are:
These main objectives will be met by informal co-operations on short-term basis, by coordinated applications for national funding through the ERA-PG program as well as by joint applications for funding within Framework 7 Research Programme of the European Union. |
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Barley Genome Net - Mission |
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