Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 2, No. 8, October 03

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Grants Awarded, September 2003

There were a total of 21 grants awarded for September 2003.
Some of the dollar amounts listed below represent awards that span more than one reporting period.

PI Project Title Agency Amount
Satish Anand To Develop Greater Genetic Diversity for Improved Oil Composition in Soybean Agricultural Research Service
$60,000
Chris Barnett Missouri Department of Natural Resources Source Water Inventory Project Phase V Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$142,319
Chris Barnett MoDNR Soil Map Digitization Project Phase IX - Barnett - 6/2003 Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$283,358
Robert Broz MDNR G00-NPS-01 Broz 4/2003 Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$263,616
Johann Bruhn Assessment of the Impact of Armillaria Species on Oak Stump-sprout Regeneration in Upland Ozark Oak Forests Forest Service
$13,600
Thomas Clark Evaluation of CCR corn rootworm events (SO1) Monsanto Corporation
$7,500
Thomas Coudron T-4-3622-920 (BCIRL) Agricultural Research Service
$5,250
Thomas Coudron T-4-3622-110 (BCIRL) Agricultural Research Service
$3,150
David Eide Regulation of Cellular Zinc Homeostasis NIH
$921,404
Leigh Fredrickson Population ecology of wood ducks and hooded mergansers in southern forested habitats Mo. Department of Conservation
$6,000
Sharyn Freyermuth Genomics-based Biotechnology Education Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$249,970
Gene Garrett Agroforestry Technology Transfer Specialist Position Mo. Department of Conservation
$298,600
Gene Garrett Tree Improvement Program Mo. Department of Conservation
$30,000
Richard Guyette Fire History in the interior of the Arkansas Ozarks Forest Service
$38,208
Hong He Design and implement LANDIS module additions to improve simulation realism of forest fire. Forest Service
$221,446
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes Development of an Inventory Management System for Identity Preserved Crops Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$200,000
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes The Economics of Low-Phytate Feed Crops in Missouri US Environmental Protection Agency
$49,715
Dennis Lubahn New Estrogen Receptors in Breast Cancer Department of Defense
$106,671
Laura McCann Barriers to Adoption of Animal Waste Management Strategies North Carolina State University
$18,518
Joshua Millspaugh Association of Black-Backed Woodpeckers to Mountain Pine Beetle Infestations. Forest Service
$34,580
Joshua Millspaugh Application of Habitat Suitability and Wildlife Population Models to Simulated Landscapes Forest Service
$139,874
Brian Mooney Production Of Biodegradable plastics in Plants Consortium of Plant Biotechnology Research
$27,500
Mark Morgan St. Joe State Park Visitor Study Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$24,194
Nadia Navarrete-Tindall Native Cool-Season Grasses as Living Mulches in Hardwood Plantings Forest Service
$58,000
Bobby Phipps Determining the optimum timing for the final furrow irrigation on cotton, based on crop monitoring: Missouri. Cotton Incorporated
$6,500
Bobby Phipps Using digital photography for making replanting decisions, evaluation of weed populations, evaluation of insect populations and early identification of bronze wilt. Cotton Incorporated
$10,690
Bobby Phipps Effect of an upper limit temperature threshold on heat unit calculations, defoliation timing, yield and fiber quality: Missouri. Cotton Incorporated
$6,000
Joseph Polacco Ureide degradation and drought-tolerant N-Fixation in soybean. US Department of Agriculture
$180,000
Anthony Prato Ecological Economic Consequences of Landscape Change in Montana's Flathead County. US Department of Agriculture
$360,000
Anthony Prato UMMV CESU - Upper and Middle Mississippi River Valley Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit - Bureau of Land Management US Department of Interior
$10,000
Anthony Prato UMMV CESU - Upper and Middle Mississippi River Valley Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit USDI Geological Survey
$10,000
Anthony Prato UMMV CESU - Upper and Middle Mississippi River Valley Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit - US National Park Service US National Park Service
$10,000
Charles Rabeni Effects of sediment on benthic invertebrates and fishes Mo. Department of Conservation
$36,700
Craig Roberts NIR Calibrations Technician Project Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$10,000
Mark Ryan Grassland-nesting passerine productivity and nest site selection on Des Lacs NWR USDI Geological Survey
$51,109
Grover Shannon Breeding Soybean for Natto, Tofu, and Higher Protein Content for Missouri Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$30,000
Robert Sites Lotic Heteroptera Fauna in Montane Northern Thailand Iowa State University
$75,386
Jerry Taylor Association of Protein Expression Profiles with Beef Tenderness Mo. Beef Industry Council
$22,500
Judy Wall Reduction of U(VI) and Toxic Metals by Desulfovibrio Cytochrome C3 US Department of Energy
$300,000
Abner Womack Analyzing Commercial Shipping Alternatives US Dept of Housing Urban Development
$1,490,250
Allen Wrather Biology and Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$1,285,260
Allen Wrather Resistance of Drought Tolerant Soybean Varieties to Charcoal Root Rot Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$53,364
Allen Wrather Managing Frogeye Leaf Spot and Charcoal Rot in the North Central Southern Illinois University
$17,500
Robert Young USDA Fruits and Vegetables US Department of Agriculture
$38,640