A. Himmelbach

Adaptive diversification through structural variation in barley

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

Dynamic phytomeric growth contributes to local adaptation in barley

This study shows that domestication in barley extends the apical meristematic phase for node initiation but restricts internode elongation, with genetic factors influencing these processes along latitudinal and longitudinal gradients.

Genomic resources for a historical collection of cultivated two-row European spring barley genotypes.

The paper provides genomic and phenotypic data for 209 historical two-row spring barley cultivars, enabling downstream analyses such as GWAS and expression associations.

Crane fly semiochemical overrules coordinate cyanobiont differentiation in Azolla ferns

The paper identifies cornicinine, a semiochemical from crane flies, that inhibits cyanobiont differentiation in Azolla ferns, disrupting symbiosis and nitrogen fixation.

Plasticity in centromere organization: Holocentromeres can consist of merely a few megabase-sized satellite arrays

The paper analyzes the holocentromere organization in Chionographis japonica, revealing that its holocentromeres consist of few, large satellite arrays and differ from other holocentric species.

The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly of faba bean and uses it to develop a genotyping assay and dissect hilum color genetics, providing a genomics-based breeding platform for sustainable protein production.

A catalogue of resistance gene homologs and a chromosome-scale reference sequence support resistance gene mapping in winter wheat

The paper constructs a resistance gene atlas and chromosome-scale genome for winter wheat, enabling resistance gene mapping and GWAS for fungal diseases.

Helical metaphase chromatid coiling is conserved

The paper investigates metaphase chromosome organization in barley and finds evidence for a helical 400-nm chromatin fiber in chromatid arms, with conserved helical turning across large eukaryotic chromosomes.

Physical geography, isolation by distance and environmental variables shape genomic variation of wild barley (Hordeum vulgare L. ssp. spontaneum in the Southern Levant

This study examines how geographic and environmental factors influence genomic variation in wild barley, finding that spatial patterns and environmental variables explain a small portion of genetic diversity.

Genome sequences of Aegilops species of section Sitopsis reveal phylogenetic relationships and provide resources for wheat improvement

The paper produces whole-genome assemblies of Aegilops species and analyzes their phylogenetic relationships to identify genetic resources for wheat improvement.

The barley mutant multiflorus2.b reveals quantitative genetic variation for new spikelet architecture

This study identifies QTLs for spikelet determinacy and supernumerary spikelet phenotypes in the barley mutant multiflorus2.b, revealing polygenic inheritance.

COMPOSITUM 1 (COM1) contributes to the architectural simplification of barley inflorescence via meristem identity signals

This study identifies COM1 as a gene regulating inflorescence shape in barley by controlling meristem identity signals, with implications for evolution and breeding.