Luke Ramsay

This study identifies HvXRCC2 as critical for meiosis and recombination in barley, showing reduced crossovers and infertility, contrasting with Arabidopsis.

This study identifies HvBDG1 as a gene essential for barley cuticular integrity and wax bloom, showing its interaction with SHINE transcription factors in cuticle development and revealing NUD's broader role beyond grain-specific functions.

This study identifies new QTLs and candidate genes for yield and agronomic traits in spring barley through a meta-analysis of field trials across Europe.

This study presents a barley pangenome revealing structural variation linked to traits like disease resistance and plant architecture, highlighting its role in adaptive evolution.

This paper uses EnvGWAS and EigenGWAS on historical wheat and barley varieties to identify genomic regions under selection without phenotyping, finding 16 barley and 10 wheat regions with adaptation-related introgressions.

The paper evaluates the current DUS system for plant variety registration using 805 UK barley varieties and advocates for a genomics-based approach to improve efficiency and accuracy.

The paper analyzes RNA-seq data from barley anthers and meiocytes to show that gene expression changes are most significant at meiosis entry, with lncRNAs being downregulated and only 24% of meiotic gene orthologues showing differential expression.