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Waterlogging tolerance is one of the important breeding objectives in high rainfall areas. For this purpose, a project was set up for exchanging germplasm with China where barley has been selected for waterlogging for centuries. Experiments were conducted in both Australia and China to evaluate the effect of waterlogging on the growth of barley. Varieties showed different tolerance to waterlogging with some Chinese varieties showing much better tolerance than Franklin and Gairdner.