Malcolm Macaulay
@malcolmacaulay.bsky.social
Barley researcher at The James Hutton Institute and International Barley Hub: Genetics, Genomics, Genotyping, Germplasm, Diversity, STEM, cereal cyclist
Great to meet you! Hopefully catch up again soon.
It was great to welcome @szytynska.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk to the @hutton.ac.uk and @plantecohutton.bsky.social. We look forward to working together to focus on plant-microbe-insect interactions to ensure sustainable barley production.
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Great to meet you! Hopefully catch up again soon.
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From photoperiod thresholds to photoperiod sensitivity: dual strategies for cost-effective speed breeding and climate-ready barley
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February 11, 2026 at 7:59 AM
From photoperiod thresholds to photoperiod sensitivity: dual strategies for cost-effective speed breeding and climate-ready barley
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Wild barley handles drought better for a reason
Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
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Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
HvNF‐YB7: A Key Regulator of the HvGSTF13.1‐Mediated Glutathione Antioxidant System in Drought‐Tolerant Barley
Drought stress severely constrains barley yield and quality improvement. The Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor family plays a crucial role in plant stress responses; however, its biologica...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Wild barley handles drought better for a reason
Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Pan et al. identifies an 8-bp promoter deletion in HvNF-YB7 that enhances drought-induced expression and strengthens glutathione-based ROS detoxification via HvGSTF13.1.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Genome-wide analysis of GPAT genes highlights HvGPAT1 as crucial for low-nitrogen tolerance, improving root growth and N use. Promising for reducing fertilizer dependence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Genome-wide characterization and transcriptional profiling of the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family in barley reveals the role of HvGPAT1 in low nitrogen tolerance - BMC Plant Biology
BMC Plant Biology - Nitrogen (N) deficiency is a prevalent constraint in the agricultural production. A complex crosstalk exists between lipid metabolism and N metabolism. However, the...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Genome-wide analysis of GPAT genes highlights HvGPAT1 as crucial for low-nitrogen tolerance, improving root growth and N use. Promising for reducing fertilizer dependence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨 Final day to register for Crop Production in Northern Britain 2026 🚨
Join us in Dundee 25- 26 February
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#plantscience #sustainableagriculture
Join us in Dundee 25- 26 February
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#plantscience #sustainableagriculture
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Final day to register for Crop Production in Northern Britain 2026 🚨
Join us in Dundee 25- 26 February
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#plantscience #sustainableagriculture
Join us in Dundee 25- 26 February
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bsd1, a locus controlling seed dormancy break specifically triggered by machine threshing. Lines carrying bsd1 retain strong PHS resistance, yet lose dormancy after mechanical threshing. bsd1 (2H) explains ~65% of variation in threshing-induced germination.
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Detection of bsd1, a gene responsible for breaking seed dormancy by machine threshing in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Seed dormancy is essential to avoid pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), and germination is vital for agricultural production planning and malting. The malting barley genetic resource Chikukei 9713 is PHS tol...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
bsd1, a locus controlling seed dormancy break specifically triggered by machine threshing. Lines carrying bsd1 retain strong PHS resistance, yet lose dormancy after mechanical threshing. bsd1 (2H) explains ~65% of variation in threshing-induced germination.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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What is malt? This guy has the answers, explanations and plenty of science. Grains have a special and unique property. They can be easily transformed into #malt and #maltsugars. Liquid malt sugars can be fermented into ale or beer by yeast. Easy when you know how. 🏺🍻🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3m...
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What is malt, and why does it make milk, bread and beer taste so good?
YouTube video by Adam Ragusea
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February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
What is malt? This guy has the answers, explanations and plenty of science. Grains have a special and unique property. They can be easily transformed into #malt and #maltsugars. Liquid malt sugars can be fermented into ale or beer by yeast. Easy when you know how. 🏺🍻🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3m...
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Just over 2 weeks until Barley Aways 2026! We'd like to thank our sponsors for their generous support
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February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Just over 2 weeks until Barley Aways 2026! We'd like to thank our sponsors for their generous support
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@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch
Scottish Society for Crop Research
Diageo
#barleyad26
@scotchwhiskyswa.bsky.social
@novogene-europe.bsky.social
@thermofishersci.bsky.social
LGC Biosearch
Scottish Society for Crop Research
Diageo
#barleyad26
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We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
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'Between the Roots' ISRR Mini Symposium 2026
YouTube video by ISRR-International Society of Root Research
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
We hosted the ISRR Mini Symposium last week with 14 talks on roots from a whole range of research fields. If you want to catch up on this the link to the recording is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQqD...
@rootscientists.bsky.social
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Transcription factors (IDD5 in wheat and SDW3 in barley) interact with DELLA proteins to regulate how gibberellin controls stem and leaf growth. This helps explain how plants integrate environmental and developmental signals to optimise growth.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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INDETERMINATE DOMAIN–DELLA protein interactions orchestrate gibberellin-mediated cell elongation in wheat and barley | PNAS
DELLA proteins, members of the GRAS-domain family of transcriptional regulators, play
a crucial role in plant growth and development. They modulate...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Transcription factors (IDD5 in wheat and SDW3 in barley) interact with DELLA proteins to regulate how gibberellin controls stem and leaf growth. This helps explain how plants integrate environmental and developmental signals to optimise growth.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
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ICYMI, last weeks IBH Seminar focussing on EORNA2: an autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data is available to watch here:
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IBH Webinar | IBH Webinar EORNA2 - Autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data - Barley Hub
IBH Webinar | Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals How Sucrose Transport Shapes Wheat Grain Development
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January 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
ICYMI, last weeks IBH Seminar focussing on EORNA2: an autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data is available to watch here:
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
barleyhub.org/ibh-webinar-...
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New Frontiers in Plant Science study: Spring barley responds very differently to patterns of drought. Mild drought–rehydration cycles improved water-use efficiency and recovery, while severe or continuous drought reduced resilience. Timing & intensity matter!
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Frontiers | Growth responses of spring barley to varying levels of drought priming
IntroductionDrought-associated environmental changes pose a significant threat to global agricultural sustainability. While barley’s response to single droug...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
New Frontiers in Plant Science study: Spring barley responds very differently to patterns of drought. Mild drought–rehydration cycles improved water-use efficiency and recovery, while severe or continuous drought reduced resilience. Timing & intensity matter!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Microwave malt!
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January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Microwave malt!
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🧪🌾VACANCY – Postdoc in Plant Genomics🧬
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Postdoc (2 years) in plant genomics with a focus on transposable elements
www.umu.se
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🧪🌾VACANCY – Postdoc in Plant Genomics🧬
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Do you work with plant molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics or systems genetics?
Join Nathaniel Street’s group and study transposable elements in conifers!
📅 Apply by 11 February
Full details & application:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....
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🌾🧬 RESEARCH ARTICLE 🧬🌾
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
🌾🧬 RESEARCH ARTICLE 🧬🌾
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Methylome differences between spring barley inbred lines are associated with transcriptional changes, which can lead to phenotypic variation, independent of genetics- Kühl et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
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⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰
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📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January
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January 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰
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📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March
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Would you like to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network?
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email Lawrie.brown@hutton.ac.uk by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email Lawrie.brown@hutton.ac.uk by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Call to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network
Scientists are working on developing potato waste into ingredients for skincare products.
www.hutton.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Would you like to join the Bere Barley Participatory Network?
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email Lawrie.brown@hutton.ac.uk by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
Our researchers, in partnership with SRUC, are exploring how different Bere barley varieties perform across a wide range of environments.
Email Lawrie.brown@hutton.ac.uk by the end of January 2026.
www.hutton.ac.uk/call-to-join...
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‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
📜 EORNA2: autonomous data discovery and processing for databasing of barley gene expression data
🔊 Micha Bayer, Craig Simpson, & Linda Milne
⏰ Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
🔗 hutton.webex.com/weblink/regi...
Reposted by Malcolm Macaulay
Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel
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Client Challenge
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January 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Exploring standing genetic variation for barley leaf rust resistance in Australian breeding panel
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Targeted expansion of a barley genebank core collection facilitates the discovery of disease resistance loci
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Client Challenge
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Targeted expansion of a barley genebank core collection facilitates the discovery of disease resistance loci
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...