Scientists of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Silesia have been conducting research for several years to accelerate the breeding of new cultivars of great economic importance. The effects of these activities include methods allowing to increase the efficiency of spring barley cultivation. 

Scientists have developed a special method to assess the ability of the studied material to regenerate green plants within the androgenesis process before it begins. It will allow choosing the best in vitro culture initiation procedures, and breeders will be able to select the appropriate genotypes for crossing and more effectively plan breeding work.

In practice, this means a significant increase in the probability of obtaining green plants in the process of androgenesis and the elimination of albino plants, unable to function independently. The solution has received a patent.

More: https://us.edu.pl/patent-kolejne-rozwiazanie-przyspieszajace-hodowle-nowych-odmian-jeczmienia/