Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 6, No. 4, July/August 07

Grants Submitted June and July 2007

There were a total of 70 grant proposals for June/July 2007 and a total amount requested of $16,962,697.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
Claire Baffaut
•Walaiporn Intarapapong
Agricultural Markets and Trade Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$157,480
Chris Barnett Geographic Names Information System Phase II Other Geological Survey
$20,000
Chris Barnett Maintenance of the Public Drinking Water Branch Source Water Inventory / Vulnerability Assessment Website Other Mo. Department of Natural Resources
$9,749
Dale Blevins Maximizing Switchgrass Biomass Production by Improving Photosynthetic Rates with Zinc and Manganese Basic Research Department of Agriculture
$3,000,001
Kevin Bradley Dicamba Tolerant Soybean Trial Collaboration with University Researchers Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$2,000
Kevin Bradley Trait-bearing corn Applied Research Dow Agrosciences, LLC
$5,000
Mark Coggeshall Alteration of fitness landscapes through interspecific hybridization and epidemic exotic disease: Japanese heartnut, American butternut and butternut canker Applied Research Notre Dame University
$245,042
David Diamond Missouri Department of Conservation: Developing Ecological Land Types and Ecological Site Descriptions in Concert with the Missouri Soil Survey. Basic Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$78,473
David Diamond Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Mapping Ecological Systems for the state of Texas Basic Research Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
$1,454,999
David Diamond Amendment I to National Park Service: Assessment of Natural Resources on Ozark National Scenic Riverways and Effigy Mounds National Parks. Basic Research Department of Interior
$22,100
David Emerich
•Thomas Mawhinney
Proteo-Genomic Analysis of Plant-Associated Bradyrhizobium japonicum Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$398,721
David Emerich
•Thomas Mawhinney
Proteogenomic analysis of the Bradryrhizobium japonicum symbiosis Basic Research National Science Foundation
$825,106
James English
•Frank Schmidt
•Gary Stacey
Defense Peptides to Protect Soybean From Rust Applied Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$78,300
James English Selection of Defense Peptides to Protect Wheat from Fusarium Head Blight Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$39,024
Jeffre Firman The application Ideal Proteins in a Commercial Turkey Operation Basic Research North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education
$114,336
Neil Fox Tall Tower Wind Study for Columbia Applied Research City of Columbia, Mo.
$11,626
Felix Fritschi
•Robert Kallenbach
Feedstock production through the development of crops and cropping systems relevant to production of raw material for conversion to biobased fuels and biobased products Applied Research Department of Agriculture
$991,700
Gene Garrett*
•Michael Gold
(see below)
Agroforestry Family Farm and Floodplain Initiative Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$375,125
Gene Garrett
•Jerry Van Sambeek
A knowledge Base to Increase Adoption of Agroforestry Practices on Small Farms Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$83,410
Matthew Gompper
non-CAFNR Co-PI
Relative importance of genetic variability for predicting parasitism in a free-ranging vertebrate host Basic Research National Science Foundation
$231,881
Keith W. Goyne
•John Kabrick
•Peter Motavalli
Changes in Soil Nutrient Cycling and Availability due to Different Forest Management Methods Basic Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$520,603
Sheila Grant
non-CAFNR Co-PIs
Xenogeneic Extracellular Matrix Crosslinked with Functionalized Nanomaterials for the Development of a Bio-Nanocomposite Basic Research NIH
$404,128
Jonathan Green Functional characterization of a gene family expressed by the placenta of ruminant ungulates Basic Research National Science Foundation
$576,370
Richard Guyette Collaborative Research: Testing Paleo to Present Tree Carbon Capture Across Ontogeny, Atmospheric CO2 and Productivity Gradients Basic Research National Science Foundation
$122,045
Jack Jones Jones NPS J6640070235 Task Agreement: Upper and Mississippi Valley Cooperative Ecosystem Studies May 30-December 2007. Applied Research National Park Service
$7,343
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes Unitized Agreement: International Food & Agribusiness Management Association Basic Research International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
$1,000
Monty Kerley Improving the Nutritive Value of Soybeans for Animal Feeding Applications Basic Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$50,000
Monty Kerley Identification of soy proteins which are allergenic to young pigs Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$46,000
Dae-Young Kim
non-CAFNR Co-PI
An Expanded Measurement of Beef Advertising Effectiveness: A Study of Consumer's Attitude and Channel Effectiveness Applied Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$20,500
Robert Lerch Development of Alternative Practices for Improved Watershed Management Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$27,150
Mengshi Lin
•Azlin Mustapha
Rapid detection and quantification of E. coli O157:H7 in beef by novel Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Basic Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$39,962
Carol Lorenzen
•Sheila Grant
Development of a Portable Liquid Core Biosensor for Calpastatin Detection Basic Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$28,215
Seth Meyer
•Patrick Westhoff
Impact of Catastrophic Lock Failures on Mississippi & Illinois Rivers Basic Research Illinois Chamber of Commerce Foundation
$66,289
Joshua Millspaugh Application of Wildlife Habitat Suitability and Viability Models to Evaluate Effects of Fire and Ecosystem Restoration Applied Research Forest Service
$114,787
Joshua Millspaugh Evaluation of Silvicultural Management in Missouri Oak-Hickory Forests: The Effects of Even-aged, Uneven-aged, and No-Harvest Management on Amphibian, Reptile, and Small Mammal Communities Basic Research Mo. Department of Conservation
$284,351
Joshua Millspaugh Extend and Expand the Development of a Monitoring Plan for the Northern Great Plains Monitoring Network Basic Research National Park Service
$278,146
Valeri Mossine
•Thomas Mawhinney
Lectin blocking, antioxidant, and chemoprevention effects of modified carbohydrates from processed tomato Basic Research American Institute for Cancer Research
$162,573
Azlin Mustapha
•Xudong Fan
Rapid Simultaneous Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Ground Beef by Quantum Dot Labeled Antibodies and Immunomagnetic Separation Applied Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$51,792
Azlin Mustapha Detection of viable-but-noncuturable Escherichia coli O157:H7
and Listeria monocytogenes in beef by EMA-real-time
Applied Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$34,905
Rose-Marie Muzika
•Bruce Barrett
•Michael Gold
Improving Native Organic Pecan Production in the Midwest Applied Research North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education
$145,084
Kelly Nelson Academic Yield Trial with Roundup Ready2Yield Soybeans Service Order #25 Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$6,000
Henry Nguyen Development and Deployment of Biotechnology for Soybean Improvement Applied Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$270,000
Charles Nilon Carver Math & Science Partnership for Educational Excellence Applied Research National Park Service
$19,851
Michael Nolan Special Training - Veg Training Other Foreign Ag Service
$19,954
Michael Nolan Special Training - Restaurant Training Other Foreign Ag Service
$24,840
Randall Prather Production of pigs/fetuses for Hematech Basic Research Hematech
$40,001
Charles Rabeni
non-CAFNR Co-PI
Evaluating new sampling methods for the biological monitoring protocols in Prairie Cluster Long-term Monitoring Program Applied Research Geological Survey
$8,396
Charles Rabeni Comparison of three approaches for spatially modeling avian-habitat relationships in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region Basic Research Geological Survey
$28,300
Mark Ryan
•Frank Thompson
Professional and Technical Assistance in Wildlife and Forestry Research Applied Research Forest Service
$127,717
Peter Scharf Sustainably Managing Nitrogen and Soil Organic Matter in Energy Crop Production Applied Research North Central Sustainable Ag Research and Education
$112,645
Leon Schumacher
•William Casady
•Dwayne Elias
non-CAFNR Co-PI
Biomass production and processing system for combined heat and power generation and fuel production in a biorefinery Basic Research Department of Agriculture
$373,750
Robert Sharp
•Henry Nguyen
•Grover Shannon
•David Sleper
Screening and Characterizing Soybean Germplasm for Drought Tolerance Basic Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$55,543
David Sleper Breeding Soybean for North Missouri Basic Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$75,000
David Sleper
•Grover Shannon
Development of modified fatty acid varieties with superior agronomic performance Applied Research Mo. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)
$53,095
Reid Smeda Dicamba Tolerant Soybean Trial Collaboration with University Researchers Service Order #28 Other Monsanto Corporation
$2,000
Scott Sowa Developing Stream Reach-Scale Predicted Distribution Models for Fish Species in Arkansas Basic Research Geological Survey
$50,000
Scott Sowa
•Gust Annis
USDI USGS National GAP Program: Completing and Integrating Core Aquatic GAP Geospatial Data Layers for the Missouri River Basin Basic Research Geological Survey
$101,000
Peter Sutovsky
•Gaurishankar Manandhar
non-CAFNR Co-PI
Proteolytic mechanism of fertilization Basic Research NIH
$1,681,875
Jerry Taylor
•Robert Schnabel
A strategy for the positional cloning of Quantitative Trait nucleotides in livestock Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$449,841
Jerry Taylor Discovery of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Haplotype in the micro-calpain gene that Better Predicts Beef Tenderness Basic Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$28,738
Wyatt Thompson
•James Kaufman
•Seth Meyer
•Patrick Westhoff
Supply and demand of U.S. Ethanol Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$142,714
Wyatt Thompson
•Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes
•Seth Meyer
•William Meyers
Training Program for the Emerging Bio-Economy Other Cooperative State Research Education and Ext Svc
$263,691
Steven Van Doren Docking of Matrix Metalloproteinase-12 Basic Research American Heart Association
$143,000
Steven Van Doren Mechanism and Inhibition of Collagenolytic Activity Basic Research Unlisted Sponsor
$299,000
Judy Wall Genetics and Molecular Biology of Hydrogen Metabolism in the Sulfate-reducing Bacteria Basic Research Department of Energy
$488,225
Judy Wall Genetics and Molecular Biology of Hydrogen Metabolism in the Sulfate-reducing Bacteria Basic Research Department of Energy
$732,150
Robert Weaber
•Carol Lorenzen
Phenotypic and Genetic Effects of Disposition on Beef Tenderness and Quality Attributes Basic Research Mo. Beef Industry Council
$35,061
William Wiebold Academic Yield Trial with Roundup Ready2Yield Soybeans Service Order #24 Other Monsanto Corporation
$6,000
Zhanyuan Zhang Developing Bidirectional Promoters for Engineering of Crop Plants Basic Research Consortium of Plant Biotechnology Research
$141,657
Zhanyuan Zhang
•Henry Nguyen
Development of a high throughput Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for soybean (Glycine max) Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$57,337

* Agroforestry Family Farm and Floodplain Initiative CoPIs: Steve Anderson, Bruce Barrett, John Dwyer, Keith Goyne, Rob Kallenbach, Monty Kerley, Chung-Ho Lin, Bob McGraw, Josh Millspaugh, Peter Motavalli, Rose-Marie Muzika, Chris Starbuck, Ranjith Udawatta, Corinne Valdivia, Michele Warmund

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