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Japanese modern malting barley breeding against barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) disease: In Japan, BaYMV is the most serious disease that is transmitted through soil-borne RNA virus. This study clarified that the resistance gene rym3 of non-malting ‘Haganemugi’ (right) was independently introduced into two modern high-quality malting cultivars, ‘Sukai Golden’ (second from left) and ‘Sachiho Golden’ (third from left). ‘Sukai Golden’ additionally carries rym5 from Mokusekko 3 (left). Young spikes of each accession are shown (This issue, p. 435–444).

(S. Taketa: Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University)