Research on germinating cereal was drawn more and more attention by scholars, especially for the germinating hull-less barley, which was loved by the people because of its characteristics of good taste and high nutritive qualities. The changes in nutrition components before and after germination, physiological functions during hull-less barley seed germination, research status and progress in development of germinating hull-less barley at home and abroad were summarized, which provided theoretical basis for development of germination hull-less barley in China.