Research BAR-CP
Barley Coordinated Project (BAR-CP)
Protecting U.S. Barley from Fusarium Head Blight and DON.
| Barley Coordinated Project Committee Members as of: 1/1/25 |
| Chair, Mitch Elmore, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN |
| Vice Chair, Belay Yimer, USDA-ARS, Pocatello, ID |
| Ashley McFarland, American Malting Barley Association, Duluth, MN |
| Max Fraser, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Fort Collins, CO |
Program Description:
Minimizing the impact of Fusarium head blight (FHB) on barley production in the U.S. requires a multi-dimensional coordinated research effort with focused outputs. The Barley Coordinated Project (BAR-CP) seeks to combine existing lines of productive research with new avenues of investigation to develop a set of tools and disease management strategies that will minimize disease risk and mycotoxin contamination to producers and end-users of barley. This toolbox will be developed in coordination with other research areas (see below) and will consist of: 1) varieties with enhanced levels of resistance to FHB, lower levels of mycotoxins, superior agronomic performance, and good end-use quality developed through access to low-cost genotyping, coordinated nurseries, and doubled haploid line production; 2) chemical and biological formulations, application procedures, disease forecasting models that maximize efficacy, and a set of best management practices that incorporate the current tools available to combat this disease; and 3) new methodologies and germplasm developed through emerging technology and understanding of the disease to reduce the impact of FHB on barley. The Barley CP is organized around goals outlined in the MGMT, GDER, PBG and VDHR sections of the USWBSI Action Plan.
| Summary of Funding | ||
| FY24 (2024-25) | FY23 (2023-24) | |
| Number of Projects: | 22 (includes 1 multi-PI) | 23 (includes 1 multi-PI) |
| Number of PIs: | 21 | 21 |
| Total Award Amount: | $1,196,335 | $1,241,483 * |
| % of Total Funding: | 15.63% | 14.34% |
| Research Projects: | FY24 | FY23 |
*Received Equipment Request Funding
Research Reports/Publications
Workshop/Planning Meeting Reports
- Report from the 4-15-21 Barley CP Planning Meeting Posted: 6/16/21
- Report from the 4-21-17 Barley CP Planning Meeting
- Report from the 4-8-15 Barley CP Planning Meeting
- Report from the 4-17-13 Barley CP Planning Meeting
- Report from the 4-12-11 Barley CP Planning Meeting
- Barley CP Committee«s request for 'draft' Letters of Intent (FY10)
- Report from the 6-3-08 Barley CP Planning Meeting
- Barley Group visits CIMMYT - 08-02 Report
Northern American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Reports/Updates Reports posted for past 5 years, prior reports available in the USWBSI Documents Database.
- 2024 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Report Posted: 05/21/2025
- 2021–22 and 2022–23 Combined Report for the Winter North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nurseries Posted: 08/02/2024
- 2023 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Report
- 2022 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Report
- 2021 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Report
- 2020 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Report
- 2006 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Interim Report
- 2005 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Interim Report
- 2004 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Interim Report
- 2003 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery (NABSEN) Interim Report
- 2002 North American Barley Scab Evaluation Nursery Report
- China Barley FHB Nurseries
Publications
- Barley-CP ScabSource Publications
- University of Minnesota Releases Barley Variety 'Quest' with Improved Scab Resistance
Prairie Grains, April 2010