Diversity: The Oregon Wolfe Barley (OWB) population is a resource for understanding the importance and uses of genetic diversity in plants. The population was launched at Oregon State University and we continue to coordinate and develop the resource for genetics research and instruction. Dr. Bob Wolfe developed the parents of the population by systematically crossing recessive alleles into one parent and dominant alleles into the other parent – the dominant and recessive marker stocks. The population consists of 175 barley doubled haploid progeny derived from the cross of dominant and recessive marker stocks. This website provides access to a variety of OWB resources, ranging from data to seed.


Data for analysis and exploration - Molecular marker allele cells and phenotypic data for quantitative and qualitative traits.
Images of inflorescences, seeds, and plants - High resolution images of inflorescences and seeds of the full population. Images of selected members of the population, stressing diversity and aesthetics.
Lesson plans and exercises for genetics and plant breeding - Modules on selected topics, using actual OWB data.
Publications - Bibliography of OWB and OWB-related publications.
Seeds and plants - Obtain seed and instructions for growing the population.
Who and what - Listing of researchers with their current research and instructional activities involving the OWB.