date:Jun 17, 2015
Researchers from John Innes Centre (JIC) and Michigan State Universitys Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) have collaborated to ramp up malting barley development for use in craft brewing.
The collaboration comes as farmers and maltsters in the Eastern North America find it difficult to identify varieties that are well suited to a humid climate, although malting barley and malt industries are growing in the region.
Through the partnership, the researchers will develop genomi