1. NORTH AMERICA

UNITED STATES

California
California Report
L.F. Jackson and L.W. Gallagher
Department of Agronomy and Range Science
University of California, Davis

GrainGenes Report and Interactive Maps in GrainGenes
V.L. Carollo¹, D.E. Matthews², G.R. Lazo¹, O.A. Anderson¹
Agricultural Research Service - USDA
¹Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA
²Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding, Ithaca, NY

Structural Genomics of Malting Quality Genes in Barley
Yong Qiang Gu¹, Xiuying Kong¹, Ravindra N. Chibbar², and Olin Anderson¹
¹Genomics and Gene Discovery Research Unit, USDA-ARS, WRRC
²Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Canada.

Idaho
National Small Grains Collection Activities
H.E. Bockelman
USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, Idaho

National Small Grains Collection Barley Germplasm Evaluations
C.A. Erickson and H.E. Bockelman
USDA-ARS Aberdeen, Idaho

Minnesota
Barley Rusts in the United States in 2001
D.L. Long¹, B.J. Steffenson², M.E. Hughes¹, and L.A. Wanschura¹
¹Cereal Disease Laboratory, USDA-ARS
²Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota

Oklahoma
Enhancement for RWA Resistance
D.W. Mornhinweg and D.R. Porter
USDA-ARS Plant Science and Water Conservation Research Laboratory, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Virginia
Winter Barley Production and Research in 2001
W.L. Rohrer, T.H. Pridgen, C.A. Griffey, W.S. Brooks, M.E. Vaughn, and D.E. Brann
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Washington
High-Temperature, Adult-Plant Resistance in the Barley Cultivar 'Bancroft' against Stripe Rust
Xianming Chen^1,2 Mary Moore²
¹USDA-ARS, the Wheat Genetics Unit, Pullman, WA
²Department of Plant Pathology, WSU, Pullman, WA

CANADA

Alberta
2001 Report of the Barley Development Group
Manuel J. Cortez, James H. Helm, Patricia E. Juskiw, Don Salmon, Jennifer Zantinge, Kequan Xi, George Clayton, Kelly Turkington, Joseph Nyachiro, and Mike Oro
Alberta/Canada Barley Development Group, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Resistance in Barley to Scald, 1997-2001, Alberta
K. Xi¹ T. K. Turkington² and M. Cortez¹and J. Helm¹
¹Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
²Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research Centre

Pre-Harvest Sprouting Resistance and Seed Dormancy Complex Traits in Barley
J. Nyachiro, J. Zantinge, J.H. Helm, P E. Juskiw, D. Salmon, and M. Cortez
Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural Development Field Crop Development Centre

High-Tech Tools to aid Barley Breeding Program
Jennifer Zantinge, Molecular Biologist,
Alberta Agriculture FCDC, Lacombe, AB, Canada

Phytic Acid
Lori Oatway, Thara Vasanthan, James H. Helm
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research Centre

Manitoba
Barley development (Six-row) and production in Manitoba
Mario C. Therrien
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Brandon Research Centre

Newdale Two-row Malting Barley
W.G. Legge
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Research Centre, Brandon, MB

2. EUROPE AND ASIA