RecoBar @RecoBar_Project

The RecoBar project is reaching the final stretch of field trials with harvests from its trials in Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Ireland. recobar.eu

The @EEAD_CSIC has finished collecting rhizosphere samples from the field trials in Spain. As part of the RecoBar project, the rhizosphere microbiome of six varieties tested in five locations—two of which were sampled during two seasons—will be analyzed at @ucddublin in Ireland.

EEAD-CSIC researcher David Gómez flies his drones to collect valuable phenotypic data on the lines and varieties tested in the RecoBar project. recobar.eu

Davide Guerra, researcher at the Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics (Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy) of the CREA, and RecoBar partner, has conducted a research stay at the Aula Dei Experimental Station (EEAD-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain) to study the stomatal density in barley.

The RecoBar field trials sown last November in different locations of Zaragoza (Spain) look fantastic this April! recobar.eu

La Red ARAX colabora con el proyecto europeo @RecoBar_Project (Recovering and Exploiting Old and New Barley Diversity for Future-Ready Agriculture) para investigar la 𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚 del futuro. El ensayo se realiza en Sábada, Zaragoza, en 11 variedades para aumentar su resistencia.

Demonstration fields under conventional and organic farming conditions are already underway in Zaragoza (Spain)! recobar.eu

We have started to monitor and record parameters in RecoBar field trials in Zaragoza (Spain)! recobar.eu

The second newsletter of the RecoBar project is now available! You can download it from the link on the website: recobar.eu/newsletter-ii/

Last week, the International Barley Hub (Dundee, Scotland) hosted the third annual RecoBar project (recobar.eu) progress meeting and the Barley Genome Net 2025 conference. Researchers from around the world gathered to present the most innovative barley research.

The International Barley Hub (barleyhub.org), a James Hutton Institute innovation centre in Dundee (Scotland), will host the meetings of our RecoBar project (recobar.eu), the Best-Crop project (bestcrop.eu), and BarleyGenomeNet 2025.

The RecoBarConsortium wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! recobar.eu

Yesterday, Rubén Sancho, RecoBar partner from EEAD-CSIC (Zaragoza, Spain), gave a talk on the RecoBar project and barley breeding to students, teachers and researchers from the High Polytechnic School of Huesca (EPS, University of Zaragoza). recobar.eu

This week we have started sowing the RecoBar trial fields in Spain (EEAD-CSIC, Zaragoza) for the 2024/2025 season! Learn more on our website: recobar.eu

Last Friday, the Spanish partners of the RecoBar project talked to high school students about how abiotic stresses affect barley, one of the key topics of our project. Learn more on our website: recobar.eu

Check out the preliminary results of the heat abiotic stress test on our website recobar.eu/news/ #barley #research

Take a look at the first results of the NAM (Nested Association Mapping) lines tested in the EEAD-CSIC (Zaragoza, Spain) field trials. Several NAM lines have the potential to be future barley cultivars. Learn more on our website: recobar.eu

Take a look at the first RecoBar yield trial grown with low nitrogen in Zaragoza (Spain)! Some of the landraces and old/heritage cultivars show potential to contribute to low-input dryland agriculture. Learn more on our website: recobar.eu

We have recently completed the heat stress test on 10 varieties of the RecoBar project. Measurements of the spike traits have been carried out and the results are promising! Learn more on our website: recobar.eu

Take a look at how the 120 varieties, mainly old and native varieties, were harvested in an experimental field in Spain last week! Soon we will analyze the yields of these varieties! Learn more on the RecoBar website: recobar.eu