CPC A01H 6/4624 (2018.05) [A01H 5/10 (2013.01); C12C 1/027 (2013.01); C12C 1/16 (2013.01); C12C 1/18 (2013.01); C12N 9/1051 (2013.01); C12N 15/8245 (2013.01); C12Y 204/01012 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A barley plant or a part thereof, wherein the kernels of said barley plant have a reduced (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan content, and wherein said barley plant carries an induced mutation in the CslF6 gene, wherein said mutated CslF6 gene encodes a mutant CslF6 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 except that said mutant CslF6 comprises a substitution of amino acid 748 of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:3 to a charged amino acid, wherein the charged amino acid is selected from the group consisting of Arg, His, Lys, Asp and Glu.
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