Genetic diversity is one of the main resources sustaining human
life. Food security largely depends on the availability and
utilization of this diversity, which is of strategic importance for
countries and companies. Conservation and utilization of
biodiversity is thus currently an urgent area of global debate and
concern.
Barley is a major crop in the world used for food, feed and malt,
and with a wide religious and ethnic importance. The crop was
domesticated in Neolithic time in SW Asia and spread rapidly under
cultivation to new areas. Nowadays it is one of the most widespread
and widely adapted crops grown under contrasting edaphic
conditions. Adaptations to new environments, different agricultural
practices and selection for different uses have further added to
the complex diversity pattern.
Is it at all possible to give a complete picture of the diversity
in a crop or wild species? Are we, by adding new technologies, only
revealing parts of the diversity? Do different sets of data show
similar or conflicting pictures of genetic diversity? Will the
large genome size reduce the role of barley as a model organism in
these current sequencing days? Or, are there still major reasons to
continue to work with this beautiful crop?
The aim of this book is to cover the complex issue of
diversification in time and space in a single crop: barley. Leading
scientists from various fields describe the entire variation
pattern in different sets of characters and an attempt is made for
a synthesis to a holistic picture. The book proposes ways to use
the achievements of diversity studies in future research and
breeding programmes.
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