Tasks

• FLUGBRAND-RESIST Analysis and utilization of genetic resources for organic breeding of winter barley with a focus on resistance to loose smut (Ustilago nuda)

• Analysis of susceptibility to loose smut based on genetically diverse barley accessions and identification of resistance donors
• Genotyping and conducting genome-wide association studies to identify QTL for resistance to loose smut of barley
• Establishment of a bi-parental mapping population for genetic mapping of loose smut resistance and the development of molecular markers