Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 6, No. 3, May/June 07

Grants Submitted April and May 2007

There were a total of 59 grant proposals for April/May 2007 and a total amount requested of $6,551,428.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
Wayne Bailey Fall Army Worm (FAW) efficacy on field corn Other Syngenta Crop Protection Inc $8,820
Wayne Bailey Refuge Strategy Adult Emergence Tent Studies Applied Research Syngenta Crop Protection Inc $25,200
Wayne Bailey Efficacy in Refuge Strategies Applied Research Syngenta Crop Protection Inc $12,600
Wayne Bailey Corn Rootworm Control and Yield Performance in Late Maturity Field Corn (2CB) Other Syngenta Crop Protection Inc $3,150
Wayne Bailey Corn Rootworm Control and Yield Performance in Late Maturity Field Corn (2BB) Applied Research Syngenta Crop Protection Inc $3,150
Chris Barnett
•Keith W. Goyne
•Bryan Mayhan
•Randall Miles
Soil Map Digitization Project - Phase XIII Other Missouri Department of Natural Resources $185,210
Chris Barnett Floodplain mapping for Laclede County, Missouri Other AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc $62,667
Verel Benson
•non-CAFNR CoPI
Design of Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Syst. Fecal in H2O Applied Research Missouri Department of Natural Resources $19,900
Bruce Burdick Hundley-Whaley Service Center Other Department of Agriculture $65,500
David Diamond Hyperspectral Imagery Analysis of Missouri Mines Amendment 1 to project 00014507 Basic Research Missouri Department of Natural Resources $10,000
David Diamond MDC Aquatic Resources Project Basic Research Missouri Department of Conservation $48,000
Jeffre Firman Digestible Threonine Requirements of Male Turkeys to Market Age Basic Research Midwest Poultry Consortium $33,140
Jake Fisher Complete Interior on Equipment Storage and Service Center Other Department of Agriculture $99,500
Jake Fisher Rone Parking Lot Applied Research Department of Agriculture $24,874
Jake Fisher Service Center Building Applied Research Department of Agriculture $99,500
Felix Fritschi
•Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
•Robert Sharp
•David Sleper
Screening soybean germplasm (MG III and IV) for drought avoidance traits; root characteristics and transpiration efficiency Basic Research United Soybean Board $243,664
Gene Garrett
•Neil Fox
Livestock Odor Abatement Grant Proposal Applied Research Missouri Department of Agriculture $110,999
Gene Garrett Agroforestry Technology Transfer Program Other Missouri Department of Conservation $36,447
Gene Garrett Tree Improvement Program Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation $40,980
Bryan Garton
•Norman Rohrbach
Farm Business Management Analysis Program Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $68,418
Bryan Garton
•Rob Terry
•Robert Torres
•Jonathan Ulmer
INSERVICE - Professional Development Program Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $76,015
Hong He Assessing the Effects of Fuel Management Alternatives on Fire Risk and Vegetation Structure Using LANDIS Modeling Applied Research Forest Service $83,803
Hong He Spatial and Temporal Variation of Oak Species Dynamics in Arkansas Boston Mountains - How can management alternatives improve the health of forest Ecosystems with oak decline Applied Research Forest Service $114,079
Hong He Identifying reference targets and restoration priorities for fire-dependent ecosystems Applied Research Forest Service $174,603
Joseph Henggeler
•David Dunn
•Andrea Phillips
•Gene Stevens
•Allen Thompson
Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri-2006-2007 Basic Research Agricultural Research Service $216,328
Thomas Johnson Comparative Rural Policy for Future Rural Leaders Other U.S. Department of Education $164,665
Jack Jones National Lakes Survey Field Sampling Support Basic Research Tetra Tech, Inc $108,038
John Kruse
•James Kaufman
•Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
•Seth Meyer
Growth in Biofuels Markets: Long-Term Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts Basic Research Department of Energy $411,710
David Larsen Stabilizing and releasing Sylvan Stand Structure Model for Southern Bottomland Hardwoods Applied Research Forest Service $80,000
Patrick Market
•Neil Fox
•Anthony Lupo
Increasing Use of the Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) in the Atmospheric Science Curriculum at the University of Missouri-Columbia Applied Research Unidata $11,661
Joshua Millspaugh A Statistical Protocol for Monitoring Ruffed-grouse in the Black Hills Applied Research Forest Service $25,466
Azlin Mustapha
•Joseph Awika
•Mengshi Lin
Integrated Graduate Education and Training in Food Safety and Foods for Health Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service $229,500
Rose-Marie Muzika The effect of water stress on the susceptibility of eastern redbud saplings to exotic ambrosia beetle attack Applied Research Unlisted Sponsor $44,319
Kelly Nelson RiceTec Service Order Applied Research Ricetec, Inc $8,001
Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
•David Sleper
•Gary Stacey
Identification and Utilization of Resistance to Soybean Rust Applied Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $68,764
Michael Nolan Special Training - Restaurant Training Other Foreign Ag Service $24,632
Michael Nolan Africa Bureau - Technical Support - Amendment #6 Applied Research Foreign Ag Service $301,816
Stephen Pallardy Assessing impacts of the 2007 Easter Weekend Freeze on the U.S. terrestrial carbon cycle Basic Research Oak Ridge National Lab $65,394
Andrea Phillips 2007 Protocol for Replicated Cotton Variety Testing: Monsanto Service Order #23 Basic Research Monsanto Corporation $18,450
Andrea Phillips Measurement and Prediction of Boll Internal Temperatures for Comparison with Ambient Temperatures for Calculation of Heat Units to Determine Defoliation Timing. Project #06-675 Applied Research Cotton Incorporated $2,000
Randall Prather
•non-CAFNR Co-PIs
Swine in Biomedical Research conference Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service $10,000
Randall Prather Care and use of transgenic pigs for the study of cystic fibrosis. Basic Research University of Iowa $77,062
Randall Prather
•Jason Ross
Animal Genome Project Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service $124,879
Charles Rabeni Amphibian conservation in agricultural landscapes. Basic Research Geological Survey $417,611
Sandy Rikoon
•David Baker
•Debra Kelly
North Central Region SARE Professional Development Program: 2007 Missouri Sustainable Agriculture Plan of Work Basic Research University of Nebraska, Lincoln $50,000
Mark Ryan Undergraduate Fellowship for Loren Hogue - Year 2 Other Department of Agriculture $15,286
Leon Schumacher
•Fu Hung Hsieh
•William Jacoby
•non-CAFNR CoPIs
Improved Efficiency for Biomass Utilization Applied Research Oklahoma State University $299,998
Grover Shannon Identification and utilization of exotic germplasm to improve soybean productivity. Applied Research Agricultural Research Service $39,725
Robert Sharp
•Henry Nguyen
Physiology and Genetics of Maize Root Adaptation to Water Deficits Basic Research Monsanto Corporation $966,912
David Sleper
•Grover Shannon
Development of Improved Soybean Varieties with High Yield and High Protein in Maturity Groups III-V Basic Research Agricultural Research Service $91,750
Donald Spiers
•Craig Roberts
Managed reductions of problems associated with fescue toxicosis at both plant and animal levels. Basic Research Agricultural Research Service $128,435
Peter Sutovsky Feasibility of sperm proteasome as a contraceptive target within female reproductive system Basic Research NIH $149,500
Jerry Taylor
•Robert Schnabel
High-density SNP discovery, validation and characterization in swine Basic Research University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $61,807
Andrew Thomas Characteristics and Performance of Grafted Pawpaw and Persimmon Cultivars Appropriate to Landscaping and the Nursery Industry Applied Research Montana State University $8,332
Robert Weaber
•Jerry Taylor
Evaluation of whole genome selection and development of a model for beef industry implementation Applied Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service $549,168
William Wiebold Development and Management of Canola in the Great Plains Region Basic Research Kansas State University $5,000
J. Allen Wrather
•Grover Shannon
Managing Frogeye Leaf Spot and Charcoal Rot in the North Central Region Applied Research Southern Illinois University $20,000
Simeon Wright Plant Diagnostic Center Laboratory Basic Research Michigan State University $65,000
Simeon Wright Plant Diagnostic Center Laboratory (Soybean Rust) Basic Research Michigan State University $40,000

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