Barley—A Versatile Crop for Innovative and Sustainable Food Production (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 6
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Interests: food technology; novel foods; functional food; food byproducts; acorn; machine vision; image analysis (food, beverage, plant, and grain crop quality); mathematical modeling and optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce this Special Issue, "Barley—A Versatile Crop for Innovative and Sustainable Food Production (2nd Edition)", which aims to advance our understanding of barley cultivars, their properties, and their applications in sustainable food systems.
Barley is one of the world’s most adaptable and valuable crops, playing a pivotal role in agriculture, brewing, and the food industry. As global attention increasingly turns to sustainable production and functional foods, barley offers remarkable potential due to its diverse nutritional profile, health-promoting compounds, and technological versatility.
This Special Issue seeks to explore recent advances in the quality evaluation, processing, and application of barley and barley-based products. By integrating insights from agronomy, food technology, nutrition, and consumer science, this collection aims to support innovative uses of barley in sustainable food production.
We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Barley breeding for improved food quality and sensory attributes;
- Novel approaches to evaluating the nutritional composition of barley cultivars;
- Barley as a functional food ingredient and dietary solution;
- Applications of barley in traditional and innovative food products;
- Quality assessment methods for barley-based products and beverages;
- Barley bioactive compounds and their health benefits;
- Advances in brewing and malting quality for high-quality malt beverages;
- Analytical techniques for detecting contaminants in barley products;
- Barley quality in the context of sustainability and environmental impact;
- Understanding consumer preferences and market trends for barley products;
- Case studies on successful quality assessment strategies in the barley industry.
These areas encompass the broad potential of barley—from its functional and nutritional properties to its role in sustainability, waste valorization, and breeding strategies aimed at improving food quality.
We welcome contributions that foster innovation and deepen our understanding of barley’s multifaceted applications. By sharing cutting-edge research, this Special Issue aims to promote the development of high-quality, sustainable barley-based foods and beverages and to strengthen the scientific foundations for their production and commercialization.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions in this innovative field of research.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Jasmina Lukinac
Prof. Dr. Marko Jukić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- barley
- sustainable food production
- cultivar breeding
- nutritional composition
- functional food ingredient
- quality assessment
- bioactive compounds
- brewing and malting
- environmental impact
- consumer preferences
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