Dr Luke Ramsay

+44 (0)344 928 5428

James Hutton Institute
Errol Road
Dundee
Scotland
DD2 5DA

My main interest is in the patterns of genetic variation shown by elite barley cultivars and the use of this information to gain insights into the control of characters of economic, agronomic and environmental importance.
The patterns of genetic variation shown by current elite barley varieties are influenced by both the population history of recent breeding programme objectives (introduction of disease resistance genes etc.) and also by more fundamental constraints of the genetics and genome architecture of barley that also form a focus of my research.
In addition, studies into the variation of current barley varieties has led to an interest in the history of barley breeding and in the older cultivated forms of the UK and in particular Scotland. This includes the six-row bere barleys that are unique to Scotland and still grown in the Northern and Western isles.

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

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