William T. B. Thomas

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 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 shows that flowering time genes in barley affect yield under abiotic stress, with environmental cues modulating their effects, and suggests using wild barley genes to improve yield in crops.