Ancient barley landraces adapted to marginal soils demonstrate exceptional tolerance to manganese limitation

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 123; no. 5; pp. 831 - 843
• Main Authors: Schmidt, Sidsel Birkelund, George, Timothy S., Brown, Lawrie K., Booth, Allan, Wishart, John, Hedley, Pete E., Martin, Peter, Russell, Joanne, Husted, Søren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 20.05.2019
• Subjects: abiotic stress; alkaline soils; barley; copper; Edible Grain; Editor's Choice; field experimentation; gene pool; genes; genetic variation; Genotype; genotyping; geographical distribution; grain yield; Hordeum; Hordeum vulgare; hydroponics; landraces; leaves; Manganese; Northern European region; nutrient deficiencies; nutrient use efficiency; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLES; photosynthesis; sandy soils; Soil; soil fertility; soil quality; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; zinc; Northern European region; genetic diversity; evolutionary biology; Hordeum vulgare; Barley landraces; nutrient use efficiency; adaptation; micronutrients; marginal soils; sustainable agriculture

Micronutrient deficiency in cereals is a problem of global significance, severely reducing grain yield and quality in marginal soils. Ancient landraces represent, through hundreds of years of local adaptation to adverse soil conditions, a unique reservoir of genes and unexplored traits for enhancing...