Enhancing midwestern malting barley by introgression of two-row germplasm

Breeding to enhance malting quality in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a high priority goal in the Midwestern U.S. This research was part of a continuing effort aimed at increasing genetic diversity in malting barley germplasm at the University of Minnesota. The objective was to assess the effects and benefits of introgressing genes for malting quality traits from two-row barley germplasm through phenotypic evaluation and quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis. Ten malting quality traits were measured on grain from F...