Barley (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

Barley

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An international research team led by the IPK Leibniz Institute has revealed that modern barley has a “mosaic origin”, meaning it stems from several wild populations found across the Fertile Crescent.

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IPK Leibniz Institute/ D. Hirsz

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