353 Projects Funded in California

Total Approved Budget: $86,900,814  |  Sum of Board Approved: $86,900,814
5875 – 2026 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Male Sterility in Tomato Under Temperature Stress, and the Role of Reproductive phasiRNAs       
H. Yasuor ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Meyers UC, Davis;
5863 – 2026 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Harnessing cytonuclear and advanced breeding for developing adapted barley cultivars for Desert Farming
E. Fridman ARO, Min. Ag.; X. Zhang UC, Davis; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Mueller Boyce Thompson;
5862 – 2026 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $500,000
Improvement of water use efficiency and salt tolerance by loss of function of tomato Rho Of Plant (ROP) GTPases
S. Yalovsky U Tel Aviv ; J. Schroeder UC, San Diego; N. Sade U Tel Aviv ;
5860 – 2026 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Biosurfactants as foliar spray agents for sustained health of plants and their leaf microbiomes
N. Kashtan U Hebrew ; J. Leveau UC, Davis; Y. Mishael U Hebrew ;
5852 – 2026 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Biocontrol of the Asian Citrus Psyllid Using Local and Introduced Tamarixia spp. Parasitoids: Field Evaluation and Predictive Modeling
R. Kaspi ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Daugherty UC, Riverside; R. Sharon MIGAL R&D;
5800 – 2026 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $500,000
From Space to Spray: Satellite-Derived Prescription Maps for Precision Weed Management
L. Blank ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mesgaran UC, Davis; H. Eizenberg ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lati ARO, Min. Ag.; F. Kordbacheh UC, Davis;
5786 – 2025 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Cultured prawn meat: Integrating stem cells and plant-derived scaffolds
R. Ofir ADSSC; N. Nitin UC, Davis; A. Sagi U Ben Gurion ;
5774 – 2025 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Multi-objective-controlled irrigation scheduling
I. Ben-Noah ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Guzman U Florida; I. Kisekka UC, Davis; G. Conde U Florida; S. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.;
5761 – 2025 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Optimizing ERF109 dosage levels by promoter bashing and novel transformation technologies to engineer root architecture adapted to diverse environments
G. Gabay U Ben Gurion ; J. Debernardi UC, Davis;
5758 – 2025 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $308,000
Exploiting the hidden half- using wild accession to improve drought tolerance related root traits in cultivated watermelon
A. Cochavi ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Levi USDA, ARS; E. Oren ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Gur ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Fei Boyce Thompson; T. Turini UC, ANR;
5741 – 2025 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Decoding the role of Clavibacter effector proteases: Key regulators of plant immunity and determinants of host range
D. Teper ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Coaker UC, Davis;
5734 – 2025 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $303,000
Seed bank of economically and nutritionally important red seaweeds (macroalgae) in Israel/U.S.A., and globally
A. Israel Isr. Ocean. Res.; S. Nuzhdin U So. California;
5722 – 2025 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Cellular responses in the udder during ketosis in dairy cows
N. Shpigel U Hebrew ; R. Hovey UC, Davis;
5717 – 2025 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Development and application of a mobile platform for full CANopy Spectral Crop ANalysis (CAN-SCAN)
O. Kira U Ben Gurion ; J. Stutz UC, Los Angeles;
5713 – 2025 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Plant-level precise drip irrigation using passive valves actuated wirelessly by mobile robots
R. Linker Technion; S. Vougioukas UC, Davis; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; A. McElrone USDA, ARS;
8615 – 2024 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $128,000
Development of functional genomic and genetic resources to improve wheat resilience to elevated night temperatures
G. Gabay U Ben Gurion ; J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis;
5698 – 2024 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Mapping wetting, salinity and root uptake patterns below intercropping plantations with noninvasive tools and physics-constrained machine-learning techniques     
Z. Moreno ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Osterman USDA, ARS; S. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Azoulay-Shemer ARO, Min. Ag.; A. McElrone USDA, ARS;
5694 – 2024 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Tillage-induced soil structure and water saturation impact on porewater oxygen and redox conditions: Controls for nutrient availability and water quality    
O. Borgman MIGAL R&D; V. Morales UC, Davis;
5689 – 2024 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Developing biofilm-inspired synbiotic formulations for aging population based on a desert plant derived infusion     
M. Shemesh ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Nitin UC, Davis; A. Elmann ARO, Min. Ag.;
5682 – 2024 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Understanding terpene synthase catalytic specificity toward improving pathogen defense mechanisms in maize      
P. Zerbe UC, Davis; D. Major U Bar Ilan ;
5681 – 2024 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Identification of DNA variations associated with herbicide resistance in rice CYTOCHROMEP450 genes
A. Mosquna U Hebrew ; S. Cutler UC, Riverside;
5678 – 2024 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $283,000
Optimizing strategies for the containment of invasive insect pests
A. Lampert U Hebrew ; T. Poland USDA-FS; A. Liebhold USDA-FS;
5666 – 2024 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Creation and validation of a digital twin model for improving almond production      
T. Paz-Kagan U Ben Gurion ; L. Wang George Mason U; P. Brown UC, Davis; S. Baram ARO, Min. Ag.; O. Sperling ARO, Min. Ag.;
5662 – 2024 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Improving tomato salt tolerance by elucidating the cellular and genetic basis of Na+ transport and accumulation    
L. Shaar-Moshe U Haifa; S. Brady UC, Davis;
5658 – 2024 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $308,000
Dissecting cytonuclear variation for accelerated grain stability breeding in barley       
E. Fridman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Koenig UC, Riverside; C. Diepenbrock UC, Davis;
5636 – 2024 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Combining radiative transfer models and artificial intelligence for early detection of broomrape infestations in processing tomatoes       
H. Eizenberg ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Pourreza UC, Davis; R. Lati ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mesgaran UC, Davis;
5634 – 2024 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
The economics of circular bioeconomy: The case of aquaculture and mariculture, polyculture, and resilience    
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; R. Palatnik Yezreel Valley College; G. Hochman U Illinois; A. Golberg U Tel Aviv ;
8078 – 2023 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $345,924
Breeding-by-Design 2.0 for fruit quality in melon via genome
A. Gur ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mazourek U Cornell; T. Sherman General Companies;
5625 – 2023 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Harnessing the root microbiome of wild grass populations from the Israeli aridity gradient for boosting wheat growth and drought-resilience
E. Korenblum ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Zengler UC, San Diego;
5619 – 2023 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Should farmers manage deficit irrigation in deciduous orchards by the current year's projected yield or for maximum multiannual reproductive potential?    
O. Sperling ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Marino UC, Davis; M. Zwieniecki UC, Davis; T. Kamai ARO, Min. Ag.;
5589 – 2023 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Manipulating sugar sensing in sternorrhynchan insects to block transmission of phloem-limited pathogens
K. Mauck UC, Riverside; J. Bohbot U Hebrew ; S. Morin U Hebrew ;
5587 – 2023 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Identifying Xylella fastidiosa-resistant almond genotypes and unraveling its genetic basis
O. Bahar ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Almeida UC, Berkeley; L. De La Fuente U Auburn; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.;
5573 – 2023 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Improving avocado pollination by wild pollinators  
Y. Mandelik U Hebrew ; N. Williams UC, Davis; A. Dag ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Frankie UC, Berkeley;
5563 – 2023 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Watching Weeds from Space: Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Artificial Intelligence for Large Scale Mapping of Arable Weeds
L. Blank ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mesgaran UC, Davis;
5553 – 2022 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Regulating Ripening and Chilling Tolerance of Tomato Fruits Through Autophagy Modulation    
S. Michaeli ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Blanco-Ulate UC, Davis; A. Mattoo USDA, ARS;
5516 – 2022 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Regulation of stomata function, ROS formation, water use efficiency and drought tolerance in tomato by ROP GTPase signaling
S. Yalovsky U Tel Aviv ; J. Schroeder UC, San Diego; N. Sade U Tel Aviv ;
5515 – 2022 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Molecular characterization and natural variation of 12-oxophytodienoate reductases that modulate wheat root architecture
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; T. Krugman U Haifa;
5499 – 2022 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Effector proteases from Clavibacter: identification of plant immune receptors and investigating their influence on host specificity in Solanaceae
D. Teper ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Coaker UC, Davis;
5443 – 2021 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Foliar fertilization with insoluble phosphate: exploration of chemical, structural, and microbial processes that facilitate P acquisition
R. Erel ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Leveau UC, Davis; A. Gross U Ben Gurion ;
5430 – 2021 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Tree-based multilevel spatial decision support systems to close the yield gap in almond orchards
S. Baram ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Jin UC, Davis; T. Paz-Kagan U Ben Gurion ; P. Brown UC, Davis;
5403 – 2021 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating the genes that are involved in the biosynthetic pathway of hydrolyzable tannins in pomegranate 
R. Amir MIGAL R&D; L. Tian UC, Davis; T. Azoulay-Shemer ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.;
5393 – 2021 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Wild plasmotype diversity for evolving and breeding abiotic stress resilience in barley
E. Fridman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Koenig UC, Riverside; S. Lenaghan U Tennessee, Knoxville;
5390 – 2021 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Adapting soil biosolarization to local by-products and low water inputs by harnessing the indigenous microbiome in lettuce crops
C. Simmons UC, Davis; S. Freilich ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Stapleton UC, ANR;
5386 – 2021 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Deciphering the resistance-breaking mechanism of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Z. Spiegelman ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Dinesh-Kumar UC, Davis;
5358 – 2021 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating and manipulating regulatory elements of the tilapia physiological response to extreme temperatures 
A. Cnaani ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Kueltz UC, Davis; J. Biran ARO, Min. Ag.;
5335 – 2021 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $308,000
Developing mechanical harvesting and improving postharvest treatment of California and Israel's table olive (Olea europaea L.)
R. Ehsani UC, Merced; A. Dag ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Ferguson UC, Davis; A. Fishman Technion;
5299 – 2020 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
smaRt dEsalination System fOr sUstainable agRiCultural usE (RESOURCE)
N. Lazarovitch U Ben Gurion ; Y. Cohen UC, Los Angeles; J. Gilron U Ben Gurion ; E. Trippler Arava-Tamar R&D;
5288 – 2020 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $306,000
Incorporation winter tree physiology into forecast-models of orchards bloom and yield
T. Paz-Kagan U Ben Gurion ; M. Zwieniecki UC, Davis; O. Sperling ARO, Min. Ag.;
5231 – 2020 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Sustainable agriculture: The case of macroalgal-based circular economy
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; R. Palatnik Yezreel Valley College; A. Golberg U Tel Aviv ;
5196 – 2019 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Genetic and physiological dissection of novel grain protein content QTLs from wild emmer wheat for nutritional improvement of wheat grains
T. Krugman U Haifa; D. Beckles UC, Davis; A. Bloom UC, Davis;
5191 – 2019 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Validation of candidate genes for a QTL responsible for water stress tolerance and their diversity in wheat
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa;
5154 – 2019 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $304,000
Advanced framework for optimizing irrigation management and improving resource use efficiency
R. Linker Technion; I. Kisekka UC, Davis;
5135 – 2018 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
In planta transformation of wastewater-derived contaminants
J. Pedersen U Wisconsin; M. Shenker U Hebrew ; B. Chefetz U Hebrew ; S. Roback UC, Irvine;
5125 – 2018 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Increasing water availability through agricultural groundwater recharge
A. Furman Technion; H. Dahlke UC, Davis; N. Weisbrod U Ben Gurion ; E. Raveh ARO, Min. Ag.;
5090 – 2018 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Novel nematode-derived insecticidal proteins for pest control 
A. Dillman UC, Riverside; D. Ment ARO, Min. Ag.;
5085 – 2018 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Targets for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene drive in Bemisia tabaci: A strategy for controlling a global pest
S. Morin U Hebrew ; L. Walling UC, Riverside; P. Atkinson UC, Riverside; J. Li UC, Riverside; B. Tabashnik U Arizona;
5077 – 2018 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
The regulation of size related division of labor in a key pollinator and its impact on crop pollination efficacy
G. Bloch U Hebrew ; S. Woodard UC, Riverside;
5051 – 2017 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $304,000
Energy, nutrient and water recovery from dairy waste
D. Jassby UC, Los Angeles; A. Gross U Ben Gurion ; S. Walker UC, Riverside; J. Tester U Cornell;
5027 – 2017 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
The role and control of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 1 gene family in cucumber virus defense
A. Gal-On ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Ding UC, Riverside;
4986 – 2017 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Assessing the economics of processed natural resources - the case of seaweed                      
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; R. Palatnik Yezreel Valley College; A. Golberg U Tel Aviv ;
8316 – 2016 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $198,000
NIFA-BARD Collaborative: Mechanisms of Salmonella adaptation to the lettuce phyllosphere
M. Melotto UC, Davis; S. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.;
4962 – 2016 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Developing advanced chemical and computational methods for assessing organoleptic properties of olive oil            
S. Wang UC, Davis; O. Benjamin Tel Hai College; A. Dag ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Tagkopoulos UC, Davis;
4957 – 2016 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
How berry enlargement practices affect the flavor of grapes          
A. Lichter ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Ebeler UC, Davis; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.;
4929 – 2016 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $98,000
Drought adaptation mechanisms in pine hybrids         
R. David-Schwartz ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Neale UC, Davis;
4919 – 2016 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Systematic analyses of the roles of Solanum Lycopersicum ABA receptors in environmental stress and development        
A. Mosquna U Hebrew ; S. Cutler UC, Riverside;
4916 – 2016 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Positional cloning of a rye QTL responsible for water stress resistance in wheat based on radiation mapping and comparative genomics         
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; T. Krugman U Haifa; T. Howell UC, Davis;
4870 – 2015 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Phosphorus capture recycling and utilization for sustainable agriculture using Al/organic composite water treatment residuals           
I. Litaor MIGAL R&D; I. Zohar MIGAL R&D; M. Massey U CA State, East Bay;
4862 – 2015 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Effect of plant systemic resistance and role of type III secretion system in colonization of basil and lettuce by Salmonella enterica           
S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Brandl USDA, ARS; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; L. Chalupowicz ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McClelland UC, Irvine; R. Bostock UC, Davis; Y. Elad ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ;
4858 – 2015 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Elucidating the mechanism of pit formation in cherries for improving storage capacity             
H. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Mitcham UC, Davis; N. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.;
4842 – 2015 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Proteomic investigation of a tomato receptor like protein recognizing fungal pathogens       
A. Avni U Tel Aviv ; G. Coaker UC, Davis;
4841 – 2015 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Novel strategies and methodologies to control and study Candidatus Liberibacter diseases         
O. Bahar ARO, Min. Ag.; L. De La Fuente U Auburn; B. Falk UC, Davis; N. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.;
4829 – 2015 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Introgression of stripe rust resistance genes from Aegilops speltodies into wheat with a novel introgression methodology           
A. Distelfeld U Tel Aviv ; J. Dvorak UC, Davis; H. Sela U Tel Aviv ;
4827 – 2015 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Mechanisms underlying root system architecture adaptation to low phosphate environment         
S. Savaldi-Goldstein Technion; S. Brady UC, Davis;
4822 – 2015 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Elucidating the genetic pathways involved in shikimate, anthocyanin and hydrolyzable tannin accumulation in pomegranate         
R. Amir MIGAL R&D; L. Tian UC, Davis; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Borochov-Neori Southern Arava R&D;
4800 – 2015 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Optimization of tilapia nutrition by understanding the mechanistic basis of amino-acid/peptide transport in their gut         
A. Cnaani ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Kueltz UC, Davis; S. Harpaz ARO, Min. Ag.;
4791 – 2015 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Development of a universal volatile compound detection technology for early recognition of pests and diseases in fruit trees                   
C. Davis UC, Davis; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Aksenov UC, Davis; M. Delwiche UC, Davis; V. Soroker ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.;
8307 – 2014 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $140,000
Enhanced Resilience of Local Agricultural Water Supplies through the Reuse of Municipal and Agricultural Wastewater: A Dynamic Economic Analysis of Technological and Policy Options
K. Schwabe UC, Riverside; I. Kan U Hebrew ; B. Chefetz U Hebrew ;
4784 – 2014 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Waste to Worth: Active antimicrobial and health-beneficial food coating from byproducts of mushroom industry
E. Poverenov ARO, Min. Ag.; T. McHugh USDA, ARS; V. Rodov ARO, Min. Ag.;
4752 – 2014 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Regulation of pepper fruit color, chloroplasts development and their importance in fruit quality
I. Paran ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Van Deynze UC, Davis;
4740 – 2014 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Agricultural exploitation of the unparalleled growth, photosynthesis and light tolerance of Chlorella ohadii
A. Kaplan U Hebrew ; A. Grossman Carnegie Inst. of Washington;
4671 – 2013 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Investigation of a new mechanism of desiccation-stress tolerance in Salmonella
S. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McClelland UC, Irvine;
4662 – 2013 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Soil and rhizosphere microbiome response to treated waste water irrigation   
D. Minz ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Green U of Il at Chicago; N. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ; J. Jansson UC, Berkeley; S. Lindow UC, Berkeley;
4636 – 2013 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Manipulating fruit chloroplasts as a strategy to improve fruit quality
A. Bennett UC, Davis; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Levin ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Petreikov ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Faigenboim ARO, Min. Ag.;
4628 – 2013 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Map-based cloning of the novel stripe rust resistance gene YrG303 and its use to engineer 1B chromosome with multiple beneficial traits
T. Fahima U Haifa; J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis;
4622 – 2013 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Development of resistant crop plants to parasitic weeds based on trans-specific gene silencing
R. Aly ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Yoder UC, Davis;
4599 – 2013 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
The use of aquaculture effluents in spray culture for the production of high protein macroalgae for shrimp aqua-feeds  
B. Mitchell UC, San Diego; A. Neori Isr. Ocean. Res.; C. Yarish U Connecticut; A. Davis U Auburn; T. Samocha TX AgriLife Res; L. Guttman Isr. Ocean. Res.;
4571 – 2012 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Elucidation of signaling pathways that regulate ethylene-induced leaf and flower abscission of agriculturally important plants
M. Tucker USDA, ARS; S. Meir ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Philosoph-Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Jiang USDA, ARS;
4536 – 2012 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Shaping plant architecture by age dependent programs: implications for food, feed and biofuel
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; S. Hake USDA, ARS;
4531 – 2012 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Specific mediators of auxin activity during tomato leaf and fruit development
N. Ori U Hebrew ; M. Estelle UC, San Diego;
4513 – 2012 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
The role of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 1 in plant virus defense
A. Gal-On ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Ding UC, Riverside; V. Gaba ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Paris ARO, Min. Ag.;
4476 – 2011 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The role of potassium in quality of grapes after harvest    
A. Lichter ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Obenland USDA, ARS; N. Bernstein ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hashim UC, Davis; J. Smilanick USDA, ARS;
4428 – 2011 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Wild wheat: a genetic resource for wheat breeding
A. Distelfeld U Tel Aviv ; J. Dvorak UC, Davis; B. Steffenson U Minnesota;
4410 – 2011 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Optimization and field-testing of synthetic sex attractants for two psyllid pests of pears (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)     
D. Horton USDA, ARS; V. Soroker ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Landolt USDA, ARS; J. Millar UC, Riverside;
4380 – 2011 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
An investigation of the role of bacterial symbionts in regulating the biology and vector competence of Culicoides vectors of animal viruses
Y. Gottlieb U Hebrew ; B. Mullens UC, Riverside; R. Stouthamer UC, Riverside;
4368 – 2010 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Identification of key aroma compounds and optimization of postharvest handling procedures in order to improve sensory quality of mandarins
R. Porat ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Plotto USDA, ARS; E. Baldwin USDA, ARS; G. McCollum USDA, ARS; M. Arpaia UC, Riverside; D. Obenland USDA, ARS; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.;
4356 – 2010 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Role of microbiological and geochemical heterogeneity in the fate and transport of nitrogen through the vadose zone
A. Furman Technion; T. Harter UC, Davis; N. Weisbrod U Ben Gurion ; S. Parikh UC, Davis; K. Scow UC, Davis; A. Shaviv Technion;
4336 – 2010 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Genetic and cellular networks regulating cell fate at the shoot apical meristem
L. Eshed-Williams U Hebrew ; D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley;
4323 – 2010 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Molecular characterization and deployment of the high-temperature adult plant stripe rust resistance gene Yr36 from wheat
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; A. Blechl USDA, ARS;
4309 – 2010 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $90,000
Rootstock delivery of PGIPs for pathogen protection in grafted tomatoes 
J. Labavitch UC, Davis; M. Edelstein ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Powell UC, Davis; E. Fallik ARO, Min. Ag.;
9033 – 2009 Panel: CPS  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $187,450
Science-Based Monitoring for Produce Safety: Comparing Indicators and Pathogens in Water, Soil, and Crops 
O. Gillor U Ben Gurion ; S. Wuertz UC, Davis; K. Shapiro UC, Davis; N. Bernstein ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Miller UC, Davis; P. Conrad UC, Davis; M. Herzberg U Ben Gurion ;
4267 – 2009 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Desiccation Tolerance in Salmonella and its Implications
S. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McClelland UC, Irvine;
4266 – 2009 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
The Effect of Combined Solarization and in Solum Compost Decomposition on Soil Health
J. VanderGheynst UC, Davis; M. Raviv ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Stapleton UC, Kearney Ag Center; D. Minz ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Cytryn ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Dahlquist-Willard U Fresno Pacific;
4264 – 2009 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $334,000
Shaping Plant Beneficial Rhizosphere Communities
D. Crowley UC, Riverside; D. Minz ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ;
4249 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Exploring General and Specific Regulators of Phase Transitions for Crop Improvement
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; S. Hake USDA, ARS;
4222 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Chemical Genetics of the COP9 Signalosome: Identification of Novel Regulators of Plant Development                             
D. Chamovitz U Tel Aviv ; Z. Yang UC, Riverside;
4202 – 2009 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Control of Synchronization of Puberty in the Russian Sturgeon
B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ; S. Doroshov UC, Davis; F. Chapman U Florida; G. Degani MIGAL R&D; J. Van Eenennaam UC, Davis;
4185 – 2009 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Might Bacterial Symbionts Influence Vectorial Capacity of Biting Midges for Ruminant Viruses? 
Y. Gottlieb U Hebrew ; B. Mullens UC, Riverside;
4181 – 2008 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Application of Pre-storage Short Anaerobiosis to Alleviate Superficial Scald and Bitter Pit in Granny Smith Apples
E. Pesis ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Mitcham UC, Davis; S. Ebeler UC, Davis; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.;
4169 – 2008 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $345,000
Identifying Arabidopsis thaliana Defense Genes to Phloem-feeding Insects
S. Morin U Hebrew ; G. Walker UC, Riverside; L. Walling UC, Riverside; A. Aharoni Weizmann Inst.;
4155 – 2008 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $117,000
One Host, Two Associated Pests: Responses of Tomato Plants to Whiteflies and Broad Mites
R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; L. Walling UC, Riverside; V. Soroker ARO, Min. Ag.;
4143 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Studying the Involvement of the Linker Protein CWLP and its Homologue in Cytoskeleton-plasma Membrane-cell Wall Continuum and in Drought Tolerance
A. Zilberstein U Tel Aviv ; B. Liu UC, Davis; E. Sadot ARO, Min. Ag.;
4140 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
The Role of GOBLET and Auxin in Controlling Organ Development and Patterning
N. Ori U Hebrew ; M. Estelle UC, San Diego;
4137 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $341,000
Population Genomics and Association Mapping of Disease Resistance Genes in Israeli Populations of Wild Relatives of Wheat, Triticum dicoccoides and Aegilops speltoides
A. Breiman U Tel Aviv ; J. Dvorak UC, Davis; A. Korol U Haifa; E. Akhunov Kansas State U;
4096 – 2008 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Use of Branding and Sampling in Agricultural Fresh Produce
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; A. Heiman U Hebrew ; Y. Jin U Rutgers;
4090 – 2008 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $294,000
Development of Predictive Tools for Contaminant Transport through Variably-Saturated Heterogeneous Composite Porous Formations
D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Tartakovsky UC, San Diego; S. Neuman U Arizona;
4080 – 2008 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Physiological and Biochemical Characterization of the Effects of Oxidant Air Pollutants, Ozone and Gas-phase Nitric Acid, on Plants and Lichens for their Use as Early Warning Biomonitors of these Air Pollutants
A. Hochman U Tel Aviv ; T. Nash III U Arizona St.; P. Padgett USDA-FS;
4073 – 2007 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Molecular Studies of Postharvest Leaf and Flower Senescence
S. Meir ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Reid UC, Davis; C. Jiang UC, Davis; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Philosoph-Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.;
4032 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Elucidating Mechanisms that Connect Activation of ROP GTPases, Membrane Dynamics and Signaling in Cell Growth and Stress Responses
S. Yalovsky U Tel Aviv ; S. McCormick USDA, ARS;
4027 – 2007 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $314,000
A Biological Systems Approach to Developing Mealiness-free Peach and Nectarine Fruit
C. Crisosto UC, Davis; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Ogundiwin UC, Davis; C. Peace UC, Davis; G. Manganaris UC, Davis;
4024 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $267,000
Map-based Cloning of High-temperature Adult Plant Stripe Rust Resistance Gene Yr36 from Wheat
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; A. Blechl USDA, ARS; P. San Miguel U Purdue;
4010 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $322,000
Sugar and Acid Homeostasis in Citrus Fruit
E. Blumwald UC, Davis; A. Sadka ARO, Min. Ag.;
4005 – 2007 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $352,000
Developing Simulation Tool for the Prediction of Cohesive Behavior Agricultural Materials Using Discrete Element Modeling
I. Shmulevich Technion; S. Upadhyaya UC, Davis; D. Rubinstein Technion; Z. Asaf Technion; J. Mitchell UC, Davis;
4002 – 2007 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $312,000
Development of Agricultural Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers
M. Bendikov Weizmann Inst.; T. Harmon UC, Merced;
3963 – 2007 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $335,000
The Fate of Phosphorus Originated from Treated Wastewater and Biosolids in Soils: Speciation, Transport, and Accumulation
M. Shenker U Hebrew ; P. Bloom U Minnesota; A. Shaviv Technion; A. Paytan UC, Santa Cruz; B. Cade-Menun U Stanford; Y. Chen U Hebrew ; J. Tarchitzky Min. Agr.;
3949 – 2006 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $324,000
Salmonella enterica Interactions with Fresh Produce
M. Brandl USDA, ARS; S. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Parker USDA, ARS; V. Rodov ARO, Min. Ag.;
3934 – 2006 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Bacteria - Medfly Interactions: a Spatial, Temporal and Functional Study
E. Jurkevitch U Hebrew ; C. Lauzon U CA State, East Bay; B. Yuval U Hebrew ; S. McCombs USDA, ARS;
3823 – 2006 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $344,000
Soil Environmental Effects on Root Growth and Uptake Dynamics for Irrigated Systems
A. Furman Technion; J. Hopmans UC, Davis; S. Assouline ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Simunek UC, Riverside; J. Richards UC, Davis;
3815 – 2005 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Molecular Studies of Postharvest Leaf and Flower Abscission
S. Meir ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Reid UC, Davis; C. Jiang UC, Davis; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Philosoph-Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.;
3767 – 2005 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Harnessing Fine Scale Tuning of Endogenous Plant Regulatory Processes for Manipulation of Organ Growth
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; J. Bowman UC, Davis;
3712 – 2005 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Development of Agricultural Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers
M. Bendikov Weizmann Inst.; T. Harmon UC, Merced;
3636 – 2004 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
The role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in survival and reproductive success of Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly
E. Jurkevitch U Hebrew ; C. Lauzon U CA State, East Bay; B. Yuval U Hebrew ; S. MacCombs USDA, ARS;
3604 – 2004 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Regulation of plant development by polycomb group proteins
N. Ohad U Tel Aviv ; R. Fischer UC, Berkeley;
3575 – 2004 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Citric acid metabolism and mobilization in citrus fruit
E. Blumwald UC, Davis; A. Sadka ARO, Min. Ag.;
3573 – 2004 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Validation of a candidate gene for increased grain protein content in wheat
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; A. Blechl USDA, ARS; P. San Miguel U Purdue;
3539 – 2004 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Diagnostic, eco-epidemiology and control of KHV, a new viral pathogen of koi and common carp
H. Bercovier U Hebrew ; R. Hedrick UC, Davis;
3453 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Similarities and differences in KNOX function
N. Ori U Hebrew ; S. Hake USDA, ARS;
3434 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Molecular mechanisms of plant reproductive adaptation to aridity gradients
A. Samach U Hebrew ; D. Cook UC, Davis; J. Kigel U Hebrew ;
3406 – 2003 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
High resolution linkage disequilibrium mapping of QTL affecting milk production traits in Israel Holstein dairy cattle
J. Medrano UC, Davis; A. Friedmann U Hebrew ; M. Soller U Hebrew ; E. Lipkin U Hebrew ; A. Korol U Haifa;
3397 – 2003 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Dynamic intraseasonal irrigation management under water scarcity, water quality, irrigation technology and environmental constraints
Y. Tsur U Hebrew ; D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; U. Shani U Hebrew ; A. Zemel U Ben Gurion ; D. Sunding UC, Berkeley;
3366 – 2002 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Prolonged bitter taste in agricultural food products: mechanisms and inhibition using a multi disciplinary approach
M. Naim U Hebrew ; A. Spielman U New York; P. Breslin Monell Chemical; N. Duzgunes U Pacific; S. Nir U Hebrew ;
3353 – 2002 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Optimizing nematode management by defining natural chemical bases of behavior
D. Phillips UC, Davis; Y. Spiegel ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Ferris UC, Davis;
3345 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Enhancement of avocado pollination and productivity - an interdisciplinary approach
M. Arpaia UC, Riverside; S. Shafir U Hebrew ; T. Davenport U Florida; A. Dag ARO, Min. Ag.;
3337 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Saturation mutagenesis in tomato: an integrated infrastructure for functional genomics
D. Zamir U Hebrew ; R. Chetelat UC, Davis; S. Tanksley U Cornell;
3331 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Molecular, biochemical and genetic dissection of the regulatory role of casein kinase 2 in lysine catabolism in plants
G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; E. Tobin UC, Los Angeles; R. Green U Hebrew ;
3328 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Regulation of plants lateral organs shape and size by the KANADI-mediated signaling pathway
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; J. Bowman UC, Davis;
3293 – 2002 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
A mid-IR based soil nitrate sensor for real-time applications
S. Upadhyaya UC, Davis; A. Shaviv Technion; A. Katzir U Tel Aviv ; D. Slaughter UC, Davis; I. Shmulevich Technion;
3282 – 2001 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Effect of different water regimes on plant development, fruiting and water relations in three vine cacti crops
Y. Mizrahi U Ben Gurion ; P. Nobel UC, Los Angeles; J. Ben-Asher U Ben Gurion ; A. Nerd U Ben Gurion ;
3271 – 2001 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Ethanol for postharvest decay control of table grapes: application and mode of action
A. Lichter ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Smilanick USDA, ARS; D. Margosan USDA, ARS; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.;
3255 – 2001 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Inhibition of geminiviruses nuclear import: a novel approach for combating virus diseases in plants
A. Loyter U Hebrew ; R. Gilbertson UC, Davis; W. Lucas UC, Davis;
3240 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Effects of root zone temperature, oxygen concentration, and moisture content on actual vs. potential growth of greenhouse crops
H. Lieth UC, Davis; M. Raviv ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Burger UC, Davis;
3224 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $335,000
Positional cloning of a gene responsible for high grain protein content in tetraploid wheat
J. Dubcovsky UC, Davis; T. Fahima U Haifa; A. Blechl USDA, ARS;
3223 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $370,000
DNA damage, repair and recombination in plants
C. Weil U Purdue; A. Levy Weizmann Inst.; A. Britt UC, Davis; G. Simchen U Hebrew ;
3215 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The function of protein farnesylation in early events of ABA signal transduction in stomatal guard cells of Arabidopsis
S. Yalovsky U Tel Aviv ; J. Schroeder UC, San Diego;
3166 – 2000 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Characterization and Control of KHV, A New Herpes Viral Pathogen of Koi and Common Carp
R. Hedrick UC, Davis; H. Bercovier U Hebrew ;
3158 – 2000 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Regulation of Fertilization-Independent Endosperm Development by Polycomb Proteins
N. Ohad U Tel Aviv ; R. Fischer UC, Berkeley;
3155 – 2000 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Development of A Real-Time, In-Situ Nitrate Sensor
S. Upadhyaya UC, Davis; A. Shaviv Technion; A. Katzir U Tel Aviv ; I. Shmulevich Technion; D. Slaughter UC, Davis;
3111 – 2000 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Developing Remote Sensing Based-Techniques for the Evaluation of Soil Infiltration Rate and Surface Roughness
M. Agassi Min. Agr.; M. Singer UC, Davis; E. Ben-Dor U Tel Aviv ; N. Goldshleger Min. Agr.; D. Rundquist U Nebraska; D. Blumberg U Ben Gurion ; Y. Benyamini Min. Agr.;
3110 – 2000 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $273,000
Breed Improvement of Tilapia: Selective Breeding for Cold Tolerance and for Growth Rate in Fresh and Saline Water
G. Hulata ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Gall UC, Davis;
3109 – 2000 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Rugose Wood Disease of Grapevine, Etiology and Virus Resistance in Transgenic Vines
M. Mawassi ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Rowhani UC, Davis; D. Golino UC, Davis; A. Perl ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Tanne ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Gafny ARO, Min. Ag.;
3067 – 1999 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
The Economics of Marketing and Diffusion of Agricultural Inputs
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; A. Heiman U Hebrew ;
3039 – 1999 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Redox Climate in Quiescence and Pathogenicity of Postharvest Fungal Pathogens
R. Bostock UC, Davis; D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Dickman U Nebraska;
2980 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Identification of Impact Aroma Compounds in Tomato: Implications to New Hybrids with Improved Acceptance through Sensory, Chemical, Breeding and Agrotechnical Techniques
M. Naim U Hebrew ; G. Takeoka USDA, ARS; H. Rabinowitch U Hebrew ; R. Buttery USDA, ARS;
2972 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $75,000
Identification of Citrus Fruit-Specific and Pathogen-Induced Promoters and Their Use in Molecular Engineering
R. Porat ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Walling UC, Riverside;
2964 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Flowering in Arabidopsis and Tomato
R. Wagner U Oregon; E. Lifschitz Technion; S. Kay Scripps Researc;
2948 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Nonhomologous DNA End-Joining in Plants: Genes and Mechanisms
C. Weil U Idaho; A. Britt UC, Davis; A. Levy Weizmann Inst.;
2926 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Enhancement of Essential Amino Acids in Cereal Seeds: Four Approaches to Increased Lysine Content
O. Anderson USDA, ARS; G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; A. Blechl USDA, ARS;
2912 – 1998 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Tospoviruses Infecting Bulb Crops: Evolution, Diversity, Vector Specificity and Control
D. Ullman UC, Davis; J. Moyer U NC State; B. Raccah ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Klein ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.;
2901 – 1998 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Interacting Domains of Anti-Insect Scorpion Toxins and their Sodium Channel Binding Sites: Structure, Cooperative Interactions with Agrochemicals, and Application
M. Gurevitz U Tel Aviv ; M. Adams UC, Riverside;
2859 – 1998 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Characterization of Preferential Flow in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils
D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Jury UC, Riverside;
2762 – 1997 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $170,000
Farmers' Time Allocation Decisions in Different Institutional Environments: A Household Perspective
A. Kimhi Cent Ag Econ Re; J. Chalfant UC, Davis; D. Sumner UC, Davis;
2747 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Control of Fertilization-Independent Development by the FIE2 Gene
N. Ohad U Tel Aviv ; R. Fischer UC, Berkeley;
2708 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $380,000
Map Merging and Homology Studies in Cucumis Species
N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; J. Staub USDA, ARS; J. McCreight USDA, ARS;
2703 – 1997 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $303,000
Role of Membranes Thermobehavior in Chilling Injury of Bovine Oocyte as an Important Step Toward Cryobanking of Female Genome
A. Arav ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Crowe UC, Davis; A. Borochov U Hebrew ;
2686 – 1997 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $341,000
Regulation of Avocado Resistance to Postharvest Pathogens by Modulation of the Biosynthesis of Antifungal Compounds
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside; J. Browse U WA State; A. Leikin-Frenkel ARO, Min. Ag.;
2676 – 1997 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Etiology of the Rugose Wood Disease of Grapevine and Molecular Study of the Associated Trichoviruses
R. Gafny ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Rao UC, Riverside; E. Tanne ARO, Min. Ag.;
2668 – 1996 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $297,510
Rhizosphere Ecology of Plant-Beneficial Microorganisms
D. Crowley UC, Riverside; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ; Y. Chen U Hebrew ;
2664 – 1996 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Creating and Characterizing Genetic Variation in Tilapia through the Creation of an Artificial Center of Origin
G. Gall UC, Davis; G. Hulata ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Hallerman Virginia Tech; B. May UC, Davis; U. Nakdimon ARO, Min. Ag.;
2656 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Functional Biogenesis of V-ATPase in the Vacuolar System of Plants and Fungi
N. Nelson U Tel Aviv ; R. Schekman UC, Berkeley;
2638 – 1996 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Biosensors for On-Line Measurement of Reproductive Hormones and Milk Proteins to Improve Dairy Herd Management
M. Delwiche UC, Davis; B. Zion ARO, Min. Ag.; R. BonDurant UC, Davis; J. Rishpon U Tel Aviv ; E. Maltz ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Rosenberg ARO, Min. Ag.;
2636 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Isolation and Characterization of Plasmodesmatal Components by Association with Tobacco Mosaic Virus Movement Proteins Fused with Green Fluorescent Protein from Aequorea victoria
B. Epel U Tel Aviv ; R. Beachy Scripps Researc;
2578 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Mapping and Tagging by DNA Markers of Wild Emmer Alleles that Improve Quantitative Traits in Common Wheat
M. Feldman Weizmann Inst.; E. Millet Weizmann Inst.; S. Abbo U Hebrew ; C. Qualset UC, Davis; P. McGuire UC, Davis;
2566 – 1996 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus by Combining Expression of a Natural Tolerance Gene and a Dysfunctional Movement Protein in a Single Cultivar
H. Czosnek U Hebrew ; D. Zamir U Hebrew ; R. Gilbertson UC, Davis; W. Lucas UC, Davis;
2550 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Molecular Mechanisms of Pollen-Pistil Interactions in Interspecific Crossing Barriers in the Tomato Family
Y. Eyal ARO, Min. Ag.; S. McCormick USDA, ARS; A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.;
2547 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Genetic Diversity at Resistance Gene Clusters in Wild Populations of Lactuca
R. Michelmore UC, Davis; E. Nevo U Haifa; A. Korol U Haifa; T. Fahima U Haifa;
2531 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Citric Acid Accumulation in Citrus Fruit
A. Sadka ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Roose UC, Riverside; Y. Erner ARO, Min. Ag.;
2530 – 1996 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Enhancement of Baculoviruses' Insecticidal Potency by Expression of Synergistic Anti-Insect Scorpion Toxins
N. Chejanovsky ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Hammock UC, Davis;
2518 – 1996 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,250
Bitter Taste Transduction: Cellular Pathways, Inhibition and Implications for Human Acceptance of Agricultural Food Products
M. Naim U Hebrew ; A. Spielman U New York; S. Nir U Hebrew ; A. Noble UC, Davis;
2507 – 1995 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $45,000
Price Evaluation and Allocation of Water under Alternative Water Rights System - Part II
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; E. Hochman Cent Ag Econ Re;
2505 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Relationship of Genes Conferring Epiphytic Fitness and Internal Multiplications in Plants in Erwinia herbicola
S. Lindow UC, Berkeley; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.;
2495 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Tomato Spotted Wilt Tosporvirus and its Thrips Vectors: Epidemiology, Insect/Virus Interactions and Control
D. Ullman UC, Davis; B. Raccah ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Sherwood U Georgia; M. Klein ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Antignus ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.;
2486 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $294,300
Structural Elements and Neuropharmacological Features Involved in the Insecticidal Properties of an Alpha Scorpion Neurotoxin: A Multidisciplinary Approach
M. Gurevitz U Tel Aviv ; M. Adams UC, Riverside; B. Shaanan U Hebrew ;
2465 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Targeting of an Expressed Insect Selective Neurotoxin by its Recombinant Baculovirus: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Aspects
E. Zlotkin U Hebrew ; S. Kamita UC, Davis; N. Chejanovsky ARO, Min. Ag.;
2451 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of Fructose Accumulation: A Strategy to Improve Fruit Quality
A. Bennett UC, Davis; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Zamski U Hebrew ; D. Granot ARO, Min. Ag.;
2435 – 1995 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Elicitation of Preformed Antifungal Compounds by Non-Pathogenic Fungus Mutants and their Use for the Prevention of Postharvest Decay in Avocado Fruits
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside; S. Freeman ARO, Min. Ag.;
2428 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Role of Small Signal Transducing Gtpases in the Regulation of Cell Wall Deposition Patterns in Plants
D. Delmer UC, Davis; D. Johnson U Vermont; A. Levine U Hebrew ;
2422 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Environmental, Developmental and Physiological Determinants of Curcurbit Seed Quality
K. Bradford UC, Davis; H. Nerson ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Wellbaum Virginia Tech; M. Edelstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
2388 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Isoflavonoid Regulation of Root Bacteria
Y. Kapulnik ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Phillips UC, Davis;
2385 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Involvement of the TMV-Mp in the Control of Carbon Metabolism and Partitioning in Transgenic Plants
S. Wolf U Hebrew ; W. Lucas UC, Davis;
2373 – 1995 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Modification of Milk Composition via Transgenesis: The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Regulating Transgene Expression
I. Barash ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Bissell LBL; A. Faerman ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Shani ARO, Min. Ag.;
2370 – 1995 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Woolliness in Peaches and Nectarines 
S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Labavitch UC, Davis; R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Shackel UC, Davis;
2359 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
A Two-Predator Model System for the Biological Control of Diaspidid Scale Insects
M. Houck U Texas Tech; U. Gerson U Hebrew ; R. Luck UC, Riverside;
2334 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Recognition and Disposal of Misfolded Seed Proteins
E. Herman USDA, ARS; G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; A. Bennett UC, Davis;
2331 – 1994 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
The Prediction of Daily Intake in Grazing Cattle Using Methodologies, Models and Experiments that Integrate Pasture Structure and Ingestive Behavior
E. Ungar ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Demment UC, Davis; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Laca U Texas Tech; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.;
2318 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $296,000
Development of Assay Systems for Bioengineering Proteins that Affect Dough Quality and Wheat Utilization
O. Anderson USDA, ARS; G. Galili Weizmann Inst.;
2312 – 1994 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Utilization of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Technology for Internal Non-Destructive Quality Evaluation of Fruits and Vegetables
P. Chen UC, Davis; B. Zion ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McCarthy UC, Davis;
2310 – 1994 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Ecology, Population Dynamics and Genetic Diversity of Epiphytic Yeast Antagonists of Postharvest Diseases of Fruits
S. Droby ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Eckert UC, Riverside; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Mehra UC, Riverside;
2294 – 1994 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Characterization of Field-Scale Solute Transport in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils
W. Jury UC, Riverside; D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.;
2282 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Importance of the Enzyme Sucrose Synthase for Cell Wall Synthesis in Plants
D. Delmer UC, Davis; P. Chourey USDA, ARS;
2272 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Isoflavonoid Regulation of Root Bacteria
Y. Kapulnik ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Phillips UC, Davis;
2260 – 1994 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $284,000
Grapes, Wines and Byproducts as Potential Sources of Antioxidants
J. Kanner ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Frankel UC, Davis; S. Harel ARO, Min. Ag.; B. German UC, Davis;
2188 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Biological Thinning of Fruit Set by RNAase in Deciduous Fruit Trees
O. Shoseyov U Hebrew ; S. Weinbaum UC, Davis; R. Goren U Hebrew ; A. Dandekar UC, Davis;
2168 – 1993 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $272,000
Evaluation of Strategies and Implementation of Biological Control of Fire Blight
S. Lindow UC, Berkeley; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Zutra ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Gaash ARO, Min. Ag.;
2139 – 1993 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Dually Functional Recombinant Baculovirus Expressing Both the Excitatory and Depressant Insect Selective Neurotoxins
N. Chejanovsky ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Hammock UC, Davis; E. Zlotkin U Hebrew ; M. Gurevitz U Tel Aviv ;
2131 – 1993 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $268,000
Drip Irrigation Management by TDR Monitoring of Soil Water and Solute Distribution
S. Dasberg ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hopmans UC, Davis; L. Schwankl UC, Davis; D. Or U Utah St.;
2122 – 1993 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Treatment of Irrigation Effluent Water to Reduce Nitrogenous Contaminants and Plant Pathogens
J. MacDonald UC, Davis; A. Abeliovich U Ben Gurion ; M. Lagunas-Solar UC, Davis; D. Faiman U Ben Gurion ; J. Kabshima UCA Coop Ext.;
2120 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Regulation of Transposable Element Activities during Plant Development
A. Levy Weizmann Inst.; V. Walbot U Stanford;
2081 – 1992 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Price Evaluation and Allocation of Water under Alternative Water Rights Systems
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; E. Hochman Cent Ag Econ Re;
2063 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Role and In situ Regulation of Growth Regulators Produced in Plant-Microbe Interactions by Erwinia herbicola
S. Lindow UC, Berkeley; Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ;
1988 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
The Relations between Cell Division and Cell Type Specification in Floral and Vegetative Meristems of Tomato and Arabidopsis
E. Lifschitz Technion; E. Meyerowitz Cal Tech;
1982 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Insect Specific Alpha Neurotoxins from Scorpion Venoms: Mode of Action and Structure-Function Relationships
M. Gurevitz U Tel Aviv ; M. Adams UC, Riverside; E. Zlotkin U Hebrew ;
1968 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Modification of Plasmodesmatal Functioning in Potato Tuber: Implications for Controlling Carbohydrate Translocation and Partitioning
S. Wolf U Hebrew ; W. Lucas UC, Davis; E. Galun Weizmann Inst.;
1960 – 1992 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Involvement of Epicatechin in the Regulation of Natural Resistance of Avocado Fruit against Postharvest Pathogens
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside; R. Christoffersen UC, Santa.Barbara;
1884 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Using Flavonoids to Control in vitro Development of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
D. Phillips UC, Davis; Y. Kapulnik ARO, Min. Ag.;
1872 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Sucrose Metabolism in Developing Fruit of Wild and Cultivated Lycopersicon Species
A. Bennett UC, Davis; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.;
1869 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
The Role of Phytohormones in the Response of Plants to Salinity Stress
E. Bray UC, Riverside; Z. Lerner U Hebrew ; A. Poljakoff-Mayber U Hebrew ;
1867 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Pollination-Induced Senescence in Phalaenopsis Orchids
S. O'Neill UC, Davis; A. Halevy U Hebrew ; A. Borochov U Hebrew ;
1858 – 1991 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Rapid, Sensitive Bluetongue Virus Serogroup and Serotype Detection Using Polymerase Chain Reaction
B. Osburn UC, Davis; M. Ianconescu Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Akita UC, Davis; R. Kaufman Isr. Vet. Inst.;
1848 – 1991 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Traction-Soil Compaction Tradeoffs as a Function of Dynamic Soil-Tire Interation Due to Varying Soil and Loading Conditions
S. Upadhyaya UC, Davis; D. Wolf Technion; . Chancellor UC, Davis; I. Shmulevich Technion; A. Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.;
1847 – 1991 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
An Inspection System for Sorting Fruit with Machine Vision
M. Delwiche UC, Davis; Y. Edan ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.;
1805 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Role of Molecular Chaperone in Wheat Storage Protein Assembly
G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; A. Bennett UC, Davis;
1787 – 1991 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Postharvest Delay of Fruit Ripening by Metabolites of Anaerobic Respiration: Acetaldehyde and Ethano
E. Pesis ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Saltveit UC, Davis;
1759 – 1990 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Spray Target Architecture and Turbulent Transport in Air-Carrier Pesticide Application Systems
D. Giles UC, Davis; H. Frankel ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Delwiche UC, Davis; A. Grinstein ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Austerweil ARO, Min. Ag.;
1746 – 1990 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Biochemical and Physiological Basis for Effects of Elevated CO2 Levels on Fruits and Vegetables
E. Kerbel U Illinois; R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Kader UC, Davis;
1737 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Isolation, Serological Detection of Closteroviruses Assoc. with Grape Corky Bark, and ELISA-dsRNA Analysis to Monitor Grape Leafroll Elimination Procedures
D. Gonsalves U Cornell; E. Tanne ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Golino USDA, ARS;
1677 – 1990 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Utilization of NMR Technology for Internal Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Fruits and Vegetable
P. Chen UC, Davis; Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McCarthy UC, Davis; G. Zauberman ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Kader UC, Davis; W. Rollwitz SW Res. Inst.;
1669 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Biochemical and Physiological Index for Stock and Scion Growth Relationships in Citrus
O. Sagee ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Lovatt UC, Riverside;
1644 – 1990 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
The Effect of Dietary Iron Level on Lipid Peroxidation of Muscle Food
J. Kanner ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Miller U Cornell; I. Bartov ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Kinsella UC, Davis; S. Harel ARO, Min. Ag.;
1643 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Regulation of Flowering for Improved Yield and Profit in Citrus
Y. Erner ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Lovatt UC, Riverside; A. Goell ARO, Min. Ag.;
1636 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Improvement of the Nutritional Value of Legume Storage Proteins by Genetic Engineering: Studies with Legume Lectins
N. Sharon Weizmann Inst.; M. Chrispeels UC, San Diego;
1626 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
An Attempt to Induce Parthenocarpy in Tomato via Phytohormone Overproduction, within Reproductive Organs
Y. Salts ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Gruissem UC, Berkeley; R. Barg ARO, Min. Ag.; S. McCormick USDA, ARS;
1616 – 1990 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Prevention of Postharvest Diseases of Avocado Fruit by Induction of Preformed Antifungal Compound Involved in its Resistance
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside;
1610 – 1990 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $80,000
Organic P Transformations, Reactions, and Transport in Soils Monitored by 31P NMR Spectroscopy
B. Bar-Yosef ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Chang UC, Riverside; P. Fine ARO, Min. Ag.; . Vega Weizmann Inst.;
1548 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Heterologous Expression of Wheat High Molecular Weight Glutenin Subunit Genes: Analysis and Modification of Protein Sequences Affecting Dough Quality
O. Anderson USDA, ARS; G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; A. Blechl USDA, ARS;
1494 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Elucidation of the Genetic Basis of Multiple Disease Resistance in Cucumis Melo PI 124112 for Practical Application in the Development of Hybrids
C. Thomas USDA, ARS; Y. Cohen U Bar Ilan ; J. McCreight USDA, ARS; . Nechama HaZera;
1485 – 1989 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Leaf Development and Function under Saline Stress
A. Meiri ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Kuhn Silk UC, Davis; A. Lauchli UC, Davis;
1484 – 1989 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Characterization of Solute Transport in Spatial-Variable Unsaturated Field Soils
W. Jury UC, Riverside; D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.; . Stolzy UC, Riverside;
1466 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Structure, Function and REgulation of the H+ATPase in Plant Tonoplast Membrane
C. Carmeli U Tel Aviv ; L. Taiz UC, Santa Cruz; E. Yagil U Tel Aviv ;
1465 – 1989 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Imaging of Potato Shoots for Automated Mass Micropropagation
K. Peleg Technion; . Sklansky UC, Irvine; M. Ziv U Hebrew ; . Hoffman UC, Irvine; E. Kimmel Technion;
1455 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
The Effects of an Environmental Stress (Temperature) on the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Higher Plant
R. Nechushtai U Hebrew ; . Thornber UC, Los Angeles;
1397 – 1988 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
The Introduction and Utilization of Hemisarcoptes (Acari: Acariformes) in Citrus Groves for the Control of Armored Scale Insects (Coccoidea: Diaspididae)
U. Gerson U Hebrew ; R. Luck UC, Riverside; Y. Rossler Biological Ctrl; M. Houck U Arizona;
1348 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Enhancing Nitrogen Fixation and Alfalfa Forage Production in Saline Environment
Y. Kapulnik ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Phillips UC, Davis;
1329 – 1988 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Integrating Sward Structure and Ingestive Behavior to Determine Intake Rate in Cattle
M. Demment UC, Davis; N. Seligman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Menke UC, Davis; E. Ungar ARO, Min. Ag.;
1321 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Sucrose Metabilism in Developing Fruits of Cultivated and Wild Lycopersicon Species
A. Bennett UC, Davis; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.;
1319 – 1988 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Controlling Runoff on Soils Irrigated by Moving Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
M. Ben-Hur ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Letey UC, Riverside; Z. Plaut ARO, Min. Ag.;
1291 – 1988 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Postplant Control of Soilborne Diseases of Fruit Tree Crops by Soil Solarization
J. Katan U Hebrew ; J. DeVay UC, Davis; E. Shabi ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Pinkas ARO, Min. Ag.;
1275 – 1988 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Characterization of Citrus Viroids as Potential Dwarfing Agents of Citrus
M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; . Semancik UC, Riverside;
1260 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Molecular and Ecological Basis for Virulence Factors in Plant Tumorigenic Bacteria and their Possible Manipulations for Disease Control
Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Lindow UC, Berkeley; D. Zutra ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ;
1249 – 1988 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Role of Calcium in Fruit Cell Walls and Plasmalemma: Its Importance in Fruit Storage and Processing
S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Labavitch UC, Davis; n. Ben-Shalom ARO, Min. Ag.;
1161 – 1987 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Adoption of Multicomponent Technologies: Computers in US Irrigation in Israel
D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley; E. Hochman U Ben Gurion ; R. Just U Maryland; Y. Tsur U Ben Gurion ;
1123 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $30,000
Optimization of Water and NPK Application by Automated Drip Irrigation Control for Fruit Trees
R. Assaf ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Phene USDA, ARS; I. Levin ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Hoffman USDA, ARS; B. Bravdo U Hebrew ; D. Goldhamer UC, Riverside; B. Bar-Yosef ARO, Min. Ag.;
1116 – 1987 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Plant Response to Subsurface Trickle Fertigation
B. Bar-Yosef ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Phene USDA, ARS; R. Hutmacher USDA, ARS;
1111 – 1987 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Hormonal Regulation of Cell Wall Metabolism During Fruit Ripening
R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Labavitch UC, Davis; A. Blumenfeld ARO, Min. Ag.;
1078 – 1987 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $120,000
Rapid Method for Detection of Bluetongue: Virus Infection Using Recombinant cDNA Probes
B. Osburn UC, Davis; M. Ianconescu Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Dangler UC, Davis; R. Kaufman Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Oberst UC, Davis;
1075 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
The Role of the Plasma Membrane and Tonoplast in Salt-Tolerance: Characterization of the Atpases and Ion Transport
G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; F. DuPont USDA, ARS; R. Lundin USDA, ARS; J. Windle USDA, ARS; W. Hurkman USDA, ARS;
1074 – 1987 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Search for Means to Prevent Enzymatic Browning in Fruits and Vegetable Foods
V. Kahn ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Whitaker UC, Davis;
1018 – 1986 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
The Effect of Viticultural Practices, Environmental Factors, and Enological Treatments on Specific Grape and Wine Volatiles and on Wine Flavor
A. Noble UC, Davis; B. Bravdo U Hebrew ; J. Morrison UC, Davis; R. Ikan U Hebrew ; M. Kliewer UC, Davis; . Loinger Is Wine Inst.; S. Cohen Is Wine Inst.;
1015 – 1986 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Heat Treatment to Retard Decay Development and Physiological Changes in Film-Wrapped Horticultural Crops
D. Phillips USDA, ARS; Y. Aharoni ARO, Min. Ag.; . Lipton USDA, ARS; R. Barkai-Golan ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Houck USDA, ARS;
991 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Semoclonal Variation in Celery and Selection Toward Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii and Septoria apiicola
L. Rappaport UC, Davis; E. Pressman ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Ben-Yephet ARO, Min. Ag.;
990 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
"Integrated Canopy Management Practices for Optimizing Vine Micro-Climate, Crop Yield, and Quality of Table and Wine Grapes"
M. Kliewer UC, Davis; S. Lavee ARO, Min. Ag.; . Wolpert UC, Davis;
944 – 1986 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Irrigation Scheduling of Orchards Bases on Direct Measurements of Transpiration
Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Hoffman USDA, ARS; M. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nightingale USDA, ARS; S. Moreshet ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Hutmacher USDA, ARS;
936 – 1986 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
The Establishment of Monosex Populations in the Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
D. Cohen U Hebrew ; E. Chang UC, Davis;
916 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Utilization of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Crop Production
J. Haas ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Menge UC, Riverside; J. Krikun ARO, Min. Ag.;
911 – 1986 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $90,000
Crop Insurance and Drought Compensations for Grains
D. Bigman U Hebrew ; A. Schmitz UC, Berkeley; D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley;
884 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Identification and Isolation of Genes that Code for Formamidine Receptors and for Formamidine Sensitivity in Drosophila
Y. Dudai Weizmann Inst.; S. Benzer Cal Tech;
882 – 1986 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Further Characterization of IVR Isolation of its M-RNA, and its Relation to Localization and Necrotization
G. Loebenstein ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Dawson UC, Riverside; A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Salomon ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Rosner ARO, Min. Ag.;
868 – 1985 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Time Domain Reflectometry: Simultaneous-in-situ Measurement of Soil Water Content and Salinity
F. Dalton USDA, ARS; S. Dasberg ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rhoades USDA, ARS; A. Nadler ARO, Min. Ag.;
867 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Leafy Influorescences: Key to Improved Fruit Set and Yield of the 'Shamouti' and 'Washington' Navel Orange Varieties (Citris sinensis 1. Osbeck)
Y. Erner ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Lovatt UC, Riverside; C. Coggins, Jr. UC, Riverside;
795 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Introduction of Plants from the Brodiaea Complex as New Cut Flowers
A. Halevy U Hebrew ; A. Kofranek UC, Davis;
782 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
The Role of Calcium in Stomatal Function: Basic and Applied Implications
A. Schwartz U Hebrew ; E. Zeiger UC, Los Angeles;
773 – 1985 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Control of Ethylene Biosynthesis and Action to Retard the Senescence of Harvested Vegetables
N. Aharoni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Yang UC, Davis;
770 – 1985 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Engineering Systems for Production and Harvest of Fruit Grown in High Density Dwarf-Tree Orchards
P. Chen UC, Davis; Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.; . Hansche UC, Davis; A. Erez ARO, Min. Ag.; T. DeJong UC, Davis; H. Pasternak ARO, Min. Ag.;
763 – 1985 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Electronic Sorting and Grading of Fruit for Quality and Maturity
M. Delwiche UC, Davis; Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Dodd U Clemson; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.;
758 – 1985 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
The Role of Leafhoppers in Transmission of Spiroplasma Citri with Special Reference to Stubborn Disease of Citrus
. Oldfield USDA, ARS; M. Klein ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Gumpf UC, Riverside; B. Raccah ARO, Min. Ag.;
749 – 1985 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Studies of Curing, Water-Saturated Atmosphere and Individual Seal-Packaging in Reducing Decay and Extending Life of Harvested Fruit
S. Ben-Yehoshua ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Eckert UC, Riverside;
711 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Immunochemical Methods to Elucidate Hormonal Mechanisms in Plant Senescence and to Monitor Responses to
. Brandon USDA, ARS; A. Maoz ARO, Min. Ag.;
700 – 1984 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Detection and Control of Citrus and Avocado Virus Diseases by Analysis and Manipulation of Viral Genomes
A. Dodds UC, Riverside; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Rosner ARO, Min. Ag.;
697 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $70,000
Control of Fiber Differentiation from Cotton Ovule Epidermis: An In Vitro Study
. Dugger UC, Riverside; T. Sachs U Hebrew ;
666 – 1984 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Controlled Traffic for Cropping Systems to Reduce Cost, Energy and Improve Soil and Water Conservation
L. Carter USDA, ARS; D. Wolf Technion; J. Taylor USDA, ARS; A. Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Kletter Min. Agr.;
643 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Synthesis and Properties of Amino-Acid Analogues in Ethylene Biosynthesis
J. Riov U Hebrew ; M. Pirrung U Stanford; R. Goren U Hebrew ;
635 – 1984 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Regulation of Colletotrichum Gloeosporiodes Latency in Avocado
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside; B. Jacoby U Hebrew ;
630 – 1984 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Potassium Fertilization under Irrigation with Saline and Sodic Waters
A. Meiri ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Lauchli UC, Davis; S. Feigenbaum ARO, Min. Ag.; . Levy ARO, Min. Ag.;
616 – 1984 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $202,300
Development of Strategy for Control of Citrus Sour Rot
I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; . Butler UC, Davis; . Schachnai Citrus Marketing; . Kaplan Citrus Marketing; Y. Rossler Biological Ctrl; F. Fish U Tel Aviv ;
589 – 1984 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Epidemiological Studies on Whitefly Transmitted Viruses in California and Israel
S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Duffus USDA, ARS; M. Berlinger ARO, Min. Ag.;
552 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Increasing Productivity in the Almond (Prunus amygdalus batsch)
. Hansche UC, Davis; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Kester UC, Davis; S. Weinbaum UC, Davis;
537 – 1983 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Prevention of Enzymatic Browning in Fruits and Vegetable Foods
V. Kahn ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Whitaker UC, Davis;
509 – 1983 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $84,000
Aggregation in Regional Agricultural Planning: The Role of Human Capital and Risk
E. Hochman U Ben Gurion ; R. Just UC, Berkeley; G. Vitkon U Ben Gurion ; D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley;
490 – 1983 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Characterization of the Novel Sheep Pulmonary Adenomatosis Virus (Spav) and its Use in Early Diagnosis and Prevention
K. Perk U Hebrew ; . Theilen UC, Davis; A. Gazit U Tel Aviv ; I. Hod U Hebrew ; U. Orgad Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Nobel Isr. Vet. Inst.; A. Yaniv U Tel Aviv ; . Zimber U Hebrew ;
483 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Premature Bolting and Flowering in Celery: Physiological and Genetic Studies for the Control of the Disorder
E. Pressman ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Quiros UC, Davis;
481 – 1983 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Control of Soilborne Plant Pests by Solar Heating (Solarization) of Soils: Improvements and Applications
J. Katan U Hebrew ; J. DeVay UC, Davis; Y. Chen U Hebrew ; A. Grinstein ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Mahrer U Hebrew ;
465 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Parthenocarpy in the Tomato: Genetics, Physiology and Use
. Lapushner ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hewitt UC, Davis; R. Frenkel ARO, Min. Ag.;
461 – 1983 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Sorption and Desorption of Ortho-Phosphate from Reference and Soil Clays as Influenced by Chemical Factors Existent Near Plant Root
U. Kafkafi ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Sposito UC, Riverside;
390 – 1983 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Optimization of Greenhouse Ventilation for Humidity Control and Energy Conservation
I. Seginer Technion; R. Shaw UC, Davis; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.;
379 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $75,000
Proton Pumping and Photophosphorylation in Stomatal Guard Cells
N. Nelson Technion; E. Zeiger UC, Los Angeles; S. Gepstein Technion;
250 – 1983 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Storage and Surface Transportation of Cut Flowers
S. Mayak U Hebrew ; M. Reid UC, Davis; A. Borochov U Hebrew ; A. Kofranek UC, Davis; A. Halevy U Hebrew ;
452 – 1982 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Factors Influencing the Quality Characteristics of Frozen and Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables
D. Reid UC, Davis; A. Levi ARO, Min. Ag.; . Luh UC, Davis; n. Ben-Shalom ARO, Min. Ag.;
442 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Development of Methods for Designing Drainage Systems for Irrigated Lands with Non-Uniform Boundary Conditions
R. Skaggs U NC State; G. Sinai Technion; A. Chang UC, Riverside; J. Van Schilfgaarde USDA, ARS;
402 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Managing Multi-Source Irrigation Water of Different Qualities for Optimum Crop Production
A. Meiri ARO, Min. Ag.; . Stolzy UC, Riverside; G. Sinai Technion; R. Steinhardt ARO, Min. Ag.;
373 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $140,000
Control of Nonfumigant Nematicide Distribution and Activity in Irrigated Soils
B. Yaron ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Jury UC, Riverside; E. Cohn ARO, Min. Ag.; . Farmer UC, Riverside; Z. Gerstl ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Spencer USDA, ARS;
363 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Double Stranded RNA-Infectious Hypovirulence Factors in Plant Protection
Y. Koltin U Tel Aviv ; . Kosuge UC, Davis; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ;
297 – 1982 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Biotechnological Control of Postharvest Fungal Storage Rots of Citrus Fruits
. Ziffer Technion; J. Eckert UC, Riverside; I. Kopelman Technion;
196 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Regulation of Corm Dormancy
C. Ginzburg ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Rappaport UC, Davis;
176 – 1982 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Chilling Injury During Avocado and Mango Fruit Storage Development and Prevention
Y. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; . Eaks UC, Riverside; G. Zauberman ARO, Min. Ag.;
97 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
"The Mineralogical and Chemical Forms of Boron, Molybdenum and Seleniumin Flyash and their Mobility: Interaction in Soils"
. Gal ARO, Min. Ag.; . Mattigod UC, Riverside;
338 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $233,300
Development and Adaptation of New Techniques to Incrrease the Efficiency of Grape Breeding with Emphasis on Seedlessness and Early Ripening
D. Ramming USDA, ARS; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.;
336 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Biochemical Characterization and Diagnosis of Different Citrus Tristeza Virus Strains
D. Gumpf UC, Riverside; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lee U Florida; S. Garnsey USDA, ARS;
331 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $130,000
Ionic Balances and Reactions of Calcium Potassium and Phosphorous in Soils Treated with Wastes and Organic Amendments
. Pratt UC, Riverside; Y. Avnimelech Technion; W. Jury UC, Riverside; I. Ravina Technion; . Mattigod UC, Riverside;
309 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Response of Plants to Dissolved and Absorbed Boron
. Bingham UC, Riverside; R. Keren ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rhoades USDA, ARS;
301 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Irrigation and Fertilizer Management of Citrus for Optimum Production
S. Dasberg ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Embleton UC, Riverside; H. Bielorai ARO, Min. Ag.; . Stolzy UC, Riverside; Y. Erner ARO, Min. Ag.;
294 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $55,000
An Energy and Economic Analysis of Irrigation Systems
G. Stanhill ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Vaux, Jr. UC, Riverside;
274 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $202,625
Optimization of Water and Nitrogen Application by Automated Drip Irrigation Control for Apple Trees
R. Assaf ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Phene USDA, ARS; I. Levin ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Bar-Yosef ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Bravdo U Hebrew ;
249 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Pyrethroid Synergists: Biochemical and Toxicological Aspects
I. Ishaaya ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Casida UC, Berkeley; S. Ascher ARO, Min. Ag.;
243 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $201,000
Development of Methodology to Control Biennial Bearing of Olive Trees
S. Lavee ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Martin UC, Davis; Y. Ben-Tal ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Polito UC, Davis;
216 – 1981 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $91,600
Statistical Methods in Many Parameters Problems and Applications in Agricultural Economics
Y. Yahav Cent Ag Econ Re; . Bickel UC, Berkeley; Y. Mundlak Cent Ag Econ Re;
189 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $110,000
Accelerating the Development of Stabilizing Plant Cover on Sand Dunes
. Tsuriell ARO, Min. Ag.; . Belcher USDA, ARS; Y. Gutterman U Ben Gurion ; . Radtke LA Fire Dept; . Woodhouse U NC State;
132 – 1981 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
"Physiological Criteria for Improvement of Production Efficiency in Beef Cows Subjected to Nutritional and Environmental ""Stress""" due to Fluctuating Seasonal Grazing Conditions
Z. Holzer ARO, Min. Ag.; . Morris UC, Davis; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Benjamin ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Seligman ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Bogin Isr. Vet. Inst.;
125 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Transformation of Fertilizer Organic Nitrogen in Soil as Affected By Soil Factors.
A. Hadas ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Letey UC, Riverside; S. Feigenbaum ARO, Min. Ag.; . Jarrell UC, Riverside; A. Feigin ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Levanon MIGAL R&D;
70 – 1981 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $69,000
Bacterial and Leucocytic Contents and Enzyme Levels in Milk as Methods for the Determination of Milk Quality and for the Early Detection. . .
E. Bogin Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Jasper UC, Davis; G. Ziv Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Dunkley UC, Davis; D. Saunders UC, Los Alamos;
223 – 1980 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Prevention of Browning in Fruits and Vegetable Foods
V. Kahn ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Whitaker UC, Davis;
221 – 1980 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Improving the Keeping Quality of Agriculturally Perishable Commodities Under Controlled Atmospheres
A. Apelbaum U Hebrew ; A. Kader UC, Davis; S. Yang UC, Davis;
208 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $129,060
Welfare Implications of Price Stabilization Policies Implemented by Israeli Agricultural Marketing Boards
H. Shalit Cent Ag Econ Re; A. Schmitz UC, Berkeley;
185 – 1980 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Application and Mode of Action of Plastic Films to Extend Life of Fruits and Vegetables
S. Ben-Yehoshua ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Eckert UC, Riverside; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.;
173 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Development of Gene Transplant Technology for Crop Plants
J. Beckmann ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Davis U Stanford; Y. Salts ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Izhar ARO, Min. Ag.;
169 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
The Introduction of Vesicular-Arbuscular mycorrizae Into Modern Crop Production Pratices
J. Haas ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Menge UC, Riverside; J. Krikun ARO, Min. Ag.;
150 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $182,470
Physiological Genetics of Cold Tolerance in the Tomato
Y. Rudich U Hebrew ; A. Stevens UC, Davis;
145 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $140,000
Interections Between Ethylene and Other Growth Regulators in Aging Tissues
N. Aharoni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Yang UC, Davis;
138 – 1980 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $195,000
Quantitative Evaluation of Natural Enemy Impact Against the Homopteran Pests of Citrus
. Podoler U Hebrew ; R. Luck UC, Riverside; D. Rosen U Hebrew ;
137 – 1980 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $88,040
Effect of Moisture Content, Soil Texture, Soil Structure, ESP, and Soil Solution Concentration on Bulk Soil Ecology
I. Shainberg ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rhoades USDA, ARS;
123 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $120,925
Engineering Analysis of Mechanical Damage to Fruits and Vegetables Resulting from Impact
Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Chen UC, Davis; . Mohsenin UC, Davis;
111 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $115,540
Improvement of Salt Tolerance in Higher Plants - Research on the Levels of the Whole Plant, Isolated Tissues and Cells
M. Tal U Ben Gurion ; M. Shannon USDA, ARS;
77 – 1980 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $145,330
The Chemistry of Soil Crust Management
I. Shainberg ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Oster USDA, ARS; J. Rhoades USDA, ARS;
51 – 1980 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $164,800
Physiology and Prevention of Latent Infections in Fruits
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keen UC, Riverside; B. Jacoby U Hebrew ;
102 – 1979 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $91,700
Agricultural Growth-Methodology, Measurement and Applications to Israel Agriculture
Y. Mundlak Cent Ag Econ Re; . Kuznets UC, Berkeley;
95 – 1979 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,200
Application of Pesticides via Drip Irrigation Systems
B. Yaron ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Spencer USDA, ARS; Z. Gerstl ARO, Min. Ag.; . Farmer UC, Riverside; M. Hurwitz ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Jury UC, Riverside;
84 – 1979 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $195,625
The Effect of Water Stress on Solanum Species of Potential Use as Source of Steroidal Drugs Physiological, Biochemical, Agricultural and Genetic Aspects
Z. Yaniv Bachrach ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Heftmann USDA, ARS; D. Palevitch ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hanson U Michigan St.; A. Levy ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Weissenberg ARO, Min. Ag.;
76 – 1979 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $75,200
Specific Biochemical Test for Detecting Fatty Liver in Farm Animals
E. Bogin Isr. Vet. Inst.; R. Freedland UC, Davis;
75 – 1979 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $131,800
Study of the Lymphoproliferative Disease of Turkey and Its Causative Virus
M. Ianconescu Isr. Vet. Inst.; . McCapes UC, Davis; K. Perk U Hebrew ; . Zimber U Hebrew ; A. Yaniv U Tel Aviv ;
74 – 1979 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,300
Virologic, Imminologic, Epidemic and Pathogenetic Studies of Slow Viral Lung Diseases in Sheep
K. Perk U Hebrew ; . Theilen UC, Davis; . Nobel Isr. Vet. Inst.;
68 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $213,875
Control of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens by Solarization of Soils by Means of Polyethylene Mulching: Phytopathological, Microbiological, Agronomic
J. Katan U Hebrew ; J. DeVay UC, Davis; Y. Chen U Hebrew ; Y. Mahrer U Hebrew ;
58 – 1979 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $207,100
Salinity Control in Irrigated Agriculture under Dynamic Conditions 
Y. Shalhevet ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Hoffman USDA, ARS; A. Meiri ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Maas USDA, ARS; B. Heuer ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Francois USDA, ARS;
47 – 1979 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $168,790
The Chemical Identity and Physiological Action of Regulatory Peptides in Reproductive Maturation of Insects
S. Applebaum U Hebrew ; . Li UC, San Franciso; Y. Birk U Hebrew ;
46 – 1979 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $97,000
Water Management Model for Drainage of Irrigated Lands in Semi-Arid Zones
G. Sinai Technion; R. Skaggs U NC State; J. Van Schilfgaarde USDA, ARS;
26 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $232,800
Development and Epidemiology of Fungicide Resistant Plant Pathogens in an Integrated Pest Management Program for Pome and Stone
E. Shabi ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Ogawa UC, Davis; . Gilpatrick U Cornell;
10 – 1979 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $65,000
Agricultural Planning with Production Rigidities: Theory and Practice
E. Hochman U Ben Gurion ; R. Just UC, Berkeley; D. Zilberman UC, Berkeley;