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varieties adapted to hot and dry climates. InCyprus, increases in yield of such crosses were up to

(Hadjichristodoulou, 1993).

The use of barley as pasture crop is actually evolution inthe reverse direction, namely selecting for

the wildgenes of seed survival and regeneration under natural conditions, which includes also seed

dormancy than for tough rachis and other traits selected for by the man in modem agricultural

systems (Hadjichristodoulou, 1995). Pasture barley as a new farming system, can improve the

animal carrying capacity of pasture lands (not cropped areas) which in the West Asia, North Africa

and Mediterranean countries amounts to 20-70% of the total available area.

References

Hadjichristodoulou, A. 1992. Anew domestication of the wildbrittle rachis gene of barley

(Hordeum

vulgare

L). FAO/IBPGR Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 90, 46.

Hadjichristodoulou, A. 1992b. Collecting, evaluation and utilization of

Hordeum vulgare

subsp.

agriocrithon

in Cyprus. FAO/IBPGR Plant Genetic Resourcesj Newsletter 90, 15-18.

Hadjichristodoulou, A. 1993. The use of wild barley in crosses for grain production under dryland

conditions. Euphvtica 69. 211-218.

Hadjichristodoulou, A. 1995. Self reseeding pasture barleyforMediterranean drylands. Experimental

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