New Heritage Breeding for accelerated trait development in barley

该项目制定了一项商业战略，通过连接供应链中的所有用户来加速作物品种的育种。我们复活了维多利亚时代的优质麦芽Chevalier，并发现它对镰刀菌头疫病（FHB）具有抗性，这是一种用真菌毒素污染谷物的重要疾病。目的是：1)评估骑士啤酒的农艺、麦芽特性和酿造潜力；2)对骑士啤酒和现代品种杂交的抗FHB品系进行鉴定和麦芽试验；3)为新传统育种制定商业计划，评估适合利基市场的传统品种，并加快适合特定市场的品种育种。该项目使作物育种者、农民、酒商和消费者受益，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.