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D. PEROVIC et al.
Characterisation of spring barley genetic resources in Yugoslavia
D. PEROVIC 1 , N. PRŽULJ 1 , M. MILOVANOVIC 2 , S. PRODANOVIC 1 , J. PEROVIC 1 ,
D. KOPAHNKE 3 , F. ORDON 4 and A. GRANER 5
Abstract
A collection of 106 spring barley landraces from Yugoslavia was evaluated and assessed
for some morphological and agronomical characters and tested for resistance
to Barley Mild Mosaic Virus (BaMMV) and leaf rust (Puccinia hordei). In the collection,
two genotypes (MB530 and MB532) showed resistance to BaMMV. After artificial
inoculation with leaf rust, one genotype (MB1012) turned out to be resistant.
Based on mainly quantitatively inherited characters, a cluster analysis was carried
out and a dendrogram was constructed. The level of diversity detected and the potential
use of this germplasm in breeding programmes are discussed.
Introduction
Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare) ranks fourth in world cereal production,
and is the third most important agricultural species in Yugoslavia (MAK-
SIMOVIC et al. 1996). Because of the long cropping tradition and its present economic
importance, there was an initiative from 1960-1980 to collect and store barley genetic
resources from different locations across Yugoslavia. Collection sites were within a
range of environmental conditions [altitude (-5 to +1,600 m a.s.l.), precipitation (250
1
Scientific Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad
Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
2 Agricultural Research Institute Serbia
Centre for Small Grains
Save Kovacevica 31
34000 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
3
Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ)
Theodor-Roemer-Weg 4
D-06499 Aschersleben, Germany
4
Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding I
Justus-Liebig-University
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32
D-35392 Giessen, Germany
5 Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben (IPK)
Corrensstr. 3
D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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