“Wild barley serves as a source for biofortification of barley grains”

Barley HvPAPhy_a as transgene provides high and stable phytase activities in mature barley straw and in grains

The phytase purple acid phosphatase (HvPAPhy_a) expressed during barley seed development was evaluated as transgene for overexpression in barley. The phytase was expressed constitutively driven by the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S-promoter, and the phytase activity was measured in the mature grains, the green leaves and in the dry mature vegetative plant parts left after harvest of the grains. T...

SIX NEW FUNGI FOR IRAN FROM BARLEY GRAINS IN GOLESTAN PROVINCE (N.E. IRAN)

Barley fields and storages in GolestanProvince (northeastern Iran in south bank of the Caspian Sea), surveyed in 2005 and 40 grain samples were randomly collected for identification of fungi associated with them. Fungi were isolated from these samples by agar plating, deep freezing blotter and seed washing methods. Some six hundred fungal isolates were obtained, among which 30 species belonging...

Dried bet pulp as a barley replacement for fattening lanbs of two iranian breeds of sheep

Megapixel imaging of (micro)nutrients in mature barley grains

Understanding the accumulation and distribution of essential nutrients in cereals is of primary importance for improving the nutritional quality of this staple food. While recent studies have improved the understanding of micronutrient loading into the barley grain, a detailed characterization of the distribution of micronutrients within the grain is still lacking. High-definition synchrotron X...

The production of recombinant proteins in transgenic barley grains.

The grain of the self-pollinating diploid barley species offers two modes of producing recombinant enzymes or other proteins. One uses the promoters of genes with aleurone-specific expression during germination and the signal peptide code for export of the protein into the endosperm. The other uses promoters of the structural genes for storage proteins deposited in the developing endosperm. Pro...