Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 6, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 07

Grants Awarded December 2006 and January 2007

There were a total of 36 grants awarded for the two months of December and January. Note: Some of the dollar amounts listed below represent awards that span more than one reporting period.

PI Project Title Agency
Amount
Gary Allee Optimum Level of Soybean Meal in Sow Lactation Diets Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$44,000
Ray Allen Demonstration of Best Management Practices for winegrape production in the Ozark Mountain Region Cornell University
$24,833
Georgeanne Artz Cooperation as a Risk Management Tool for Small- and Medium-Sized Farmers Iowa State University
$17,918
Chris Barnett TXPED implementation and development of Web tools to perform Geospatial analysis of soil Laboratory and Pedon data Department of Agriculture
$94,696
Eric Berg Consurmers willingness to purchase known tender beef steak within a resturant setting Missouri Beef Industry Council
$20,200
Bruce Burdick Learning Discovery Center Conference, Meeting Room and Office Completion Department of Agriculture
$40,000
Bruce Burdick Learning Discovery Center Parking Lot Construction Department of Agriculture
$45,000
Mark Coggeshall Survival And Growth of Planted Oak Seedlings In Flooded Environments From Seed Sources Collected Along A Hydrological Gradient Missouri Department of Conservation
$24,200
Georgia Davis Improving Maize Genome Resources for Cereal Crop Improvement Agricultural Research Service
$35,000
David Diamond MoDOT Geographical Infomation System Data Layer Development 2006 Missouri Department of Transportation
$88,889
Gene Garrett Agroforestry Technology Transfer Specialist Position Missouri Department of Conservation
$30,500
Rodney Geisert Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Regulation of the Porcine Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$331,756
Patrick Guinan Automated Weather and Environmental Monitoring At Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri National Park Service
$2,350
Richard Guyette Prescribed fire effects on the wood quality of oak (Quercus species) and shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) Missouri Department of Conservation
$24,003
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes Soybean Policy Research Center Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$50,000
Andy Kendig Horseweed/Mare's Tail Control Cotton Incorporated
$14,000
John Kruse Transportation Research Appropriation Department of Transportation
$651,418
John Kruse Biofuels Analysis Research grant Iowa Farm Bureau
$60,000
Cecilia Leslie MU Multicultural Scholars Program - Passport to Success Department of Agriculture
$144,000
Patrick Market ORAU Visiting Industrial Scholars Program Oak Ridge Associated University
$600
Joshua Millspaugh Dissertation Research: Testosterone-Mediated Life History Tradeoffs in a Lek-Mating Bird: An Integrated Approach using Path Analysis and Experimental Implants Kansas State University
$5,953
Azlin Mustapha Simultaneous and direct identification of Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Salmonella and Shigella from raw and ready-to-eat beef products by multiplex PCR Missouri Beef Industry Council
$29,500
Henry Nguyen Genetic Engineering to enhance oil traits in Soybean Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$61,174
Michael Nolan Senior Regional Environmental Advisor Foreign Ag Service
$209,619
Andrea Phillips Monsanto Service Order #21 Monsanto Corporation
$13,222
Charles Rabeni Movement and habitat use by flathead and blue catfish in Missouri River and selected tributaries Missouri Department of Conservation
$52,145
Grover Shannon Evaluation of Exotic Germplasm for Drought Tolerance Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$49,591
David Sleper Fine mapping of New Soybean-Cyst-Nematode-Resistant Genes in Soybean Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$72,091
Gene Stevens Soil Potassium Buildup and Release in Cotton Fields Cotton Incorporated
$15,250
Gene Stevens Sulfur Fertilization on cotton for Sandy Loam and Silt Loam Soils Cotton Incorporated
$7,500
Richard Striegler Improved Management of Bunch Rot Diseases on Vignoles Cornell University
$10,515
Richard Striegler Evaluation of wine grape Cultivars for Missouri and the Ozark Mountain Region Cornell University
$6,055
Peter Sutovsky Effect of Semen Sexing On Preimplantation Development Monsanto Corporation
$15,851
Jerry Taylor Oligo Agreement - University of Alberta University of Alberta
$15,359
Patrick Westhoff Memorandum of Understanding TEAGASC & FAPRI TEAGASC
$306,225
Zhanyuan Zhang Functional analysis of soybean genes through transposon mutagenesis University of NE Lincoln
$54,000

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