This chapter provides a discussion of the molecular genetics underlying the vernalization requirement and freezing tolerance in the Triticeae. Recent genetic analyses in wheat and barley indicate that two major loci in each of these two plants affect winter hardiness: Frost Resistance-1 (FR-1) and ...

In a study conducted to determine the relationship between CBF genes and low-temperature (LT) tolerance of barley (Hordeum vulgare), results showed that: (1) barley has a large and complex CBF family; (2) the barley CBF family is representative in both size and complexity of CBF families of other...

This paper discusses the genetic identification of low-temperature tolerance loci in Triticeae, the Triticeae CBF gene family, strategy for testing whether the CBFs form the molecular basis of NT QLtt-1, and the structure of the genomic clones encompassing the barley 5H CBF genes.