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 species: Hordeum vulgare
 
 genotypes: 
-| genotype name | description | reference |
-| BW | Bowman | spring cultivar | |
-| BW(Ppd-H1) | Ppd-H1 introgression line BW281 in BW background | Druka et al. (2011) |
-| BW(eam7) | eam7 introgression line BW281 in BW background | Druka et al. (2011) |
-| BW(Ppd-H1, eam7) | cross of the two introgression lines | |
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+- BW:  Bowman, spring cultivar
+- BW(Ppd-H1): Ppd-H1 introgression line BW281 in BW background, Druka et al. (2011)
+- BW(eam7): eam7 introgression line BW281 in BW background, Druka et al. (2011)
+- BW(Ppd-H1, eam7): cross of the two introgression lines
+
+##growth condtions:
+
+- short day (SD): 8h light / 16h dark, 20/16 °C, 60% humidity, ~ 250 PAR)
+- long day: (LD) 16h light / 8h dark, 20/16 °C, 60% humidity, ~ 250 PAR)
+
+- QuickPot 96T trays (HerkuPlast Kubern GmbH, pot volume 75 cm^3)
+- Einheitserde ED73 (Einheitserde Werkverband e.V.) with 7% sand and 4 g/L Osmocote Exact Hi.End 3-4M, 4th generation (ICL Group Ltd.)
+
+
+##plants:
+- SD: sample names include "SD"
+- LD: sample names include "LD"
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