New Heritage Breeding for accelerated trait development in barley

该项目制定了一项商业战略，通过连接供应链上的所有用户来加快作物品种的育种。我们复活了Chvalier，一种维多利亚时期的优质麦芽大麦，发现它对镰刀菌赤霉病(FHB)具有抗性，FHB是一种用真菌毒素污染谷物的重要疾病。其目标是：1)评估席瓦利埃的农艺特性、制麦特性和酿造潜力；鉴定和进行抗赤霉病品系与现代品种杂交的麦芽试验；抗赤霉病将减少对杀虫剂的需求；3)为新传统育种制定商业计划，评估针对利基市场的传统品种，并加快针对特定市场的品种育种。该项目使作物育种者、农民、麦芽农和消费者受益，他们将获得对环境影响较小的新产品。该项目为其他作物改良计划确定了一个模式。

This project develops a business strategy to accelerate the breeding of crop varieties by connecting all users in the supply chain. We revived Chevalier, a Victorian premium malting barley, and discovered that it is resistant to Fusarium head blight (FHB), an important disease that contaminates grain with mycotoxins. The objectives are to 1) evaluate the agronomy, malting characteristics and brewing potential of Chevalier 2), identify and perform malting trials on FHB resistant lines from a cross between Chevalier and a modern variety; FHB resistance would reduce the need for pesticides, 3) develop a business plan for New Heritage Breeding which evaluates heritage varieties for niche markets and accelerates breeding of varieties for specific markets. The project benefits crop breeders, farmers, maltsters and consumers who will obtain new products with reduced environmental impact. The project defines a model for other crop improvement programmes.