“…Hence, there is a lack of information on the genetics, physiological, biochemical functions and location of the Eps gene especially in barley [64,67,68]. Unfortunately, the access to the barley genome has not been straightforward because the genome consists of a large number of repetitive sequences [63,69]. Scientists have explored the opportunities in the colinearity of the genes among the cereals [63,67,70,71] for marker design and elucidation of the effects of the genes on yield and quality and their interaction with the environment in barley [63].…”