108 Projects Funded in Florida

Total Approved Budget: $26,297,156  |  Sum of Board Approved: $26,297,156
5927 – 2026 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Merging Sensory, Chemical, and Genomic Approaches to Improve Strawberry Flavor
N. Dai ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Whitaker U Florida; I. Maoz ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Wang U Florida; S. Lee U Florida;
5825 – 2026 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Characterization of in utero heat stress effects on mesenchymal stem cells     
S. Schlesinger U Hebrew ; G. Dahl U Florida;
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.;
5724 – 2025 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Identification of bovine embryos with high competence to establish pregnancy using analysis of morphokinetics and biomarkers
Z. Roth U Hebrew ; P. Hansen U Florida;
5653 – 2024 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
From agricultural waste to resource: expanding the reuse of plant waste thought BSFL for fish and crop production    
D. Zilberg U Ben Gurion ; P. Brown U Purdue; S. Penno-Winters Arava-Tamar R&D; I. Khozin-Goldberg U Ben Gurion ; M. Kissinger U Ben Gurion ; N. Romano USDA, ARS; S. Gu Virginia State Uni.;
5590 – 2023 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Enabling sustainable control of fruit-fly agricultural pests using CRISPR-editing of selectable phenotypes
P. Papathanos U Hebrew ; A. Handler USDA, ARS; G. Yaacobi ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Hahn U Florida; G. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.;
5479 – 2022 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Utilization of periphyton biofilter for water treatment and recovery of waste nutrients in recirculating aquaculture systems for intensive production of marine fish 
L. Guttman U Haifa; N. Rhody Mote; A. Tarnecki Mote; N. Brennan Mote; K. Main Mote;
5474 – 2022 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Morphokinetic selection of embryos for an embryo-transfer system to improve summer fertility of dairy cows 
Z. Roth U Hebrew ; P. Hansen U Florida; F. Marcondes de Rezende U Florida;
5361 – 2021 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Understanding the Citrus tristeza virus interplay with plant immunity for disease control 
S. Folimonova U Florida; M. Mawassi ARO, Min. Ag.;
5179 – 2019 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating the role of microbiome in host plant colonization and foraging of invasive fruit flies
A. Wong U Florida; E. Jurkevitch U Hebrew ; B. Yuval U Hebrew ;
5106 – 2018 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Exploring the polyembryonic seed trait in mango as a basis for a biotechnology platform for fruit tree crops 
A. Sherman ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Goenaga USDA, ARS; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Ophir ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Kuhn USDA, ARS;
4995 – 2017 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Use of plant based biofilters to create sustainable mariculture systems   
L. Guttman Isr. Ocean. Res.; K. Main Mote; N. Brennan Mote; A. Tarnecki Mote; M. Shpigel Isr. Ocean. Res.;
4877 – 2015 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Investigation of particulate flow behavior in a continuous, high solids, leach-bed biogasification system           
P. Pullammanappallil U Florida; H. Kalman U Ben Gurion ; J. Curtis U Florida;
4709 – 2014 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Improving oocyte competence in dairy cows exposed to heat stress
P. Hansen U Florida; Z. Roth U Hebrew ; J. Block U Florida;
4704 – 2014 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
The effect of selected lactic acid bacteria on the microbial composition and on the survival of pathogens in the rumen in context with their probiotic effects on ruminants 
Z. Weinberg ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Adesogan U Florida; I. Mizrahi U Ben Gurion ; S. Sela ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Jeong U Florida; D. Vyas U Florida;
4701 – 2014 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Development of sustainable fly management tools in an era of global warming 
E. Chiel U Haifa; C. Geden USDA, ARS;
4689 – 2014 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Innovative yield mapping system using hyperspectral and thermal imaging for precision tree crop management   
W. Lee U Florida; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Levi ARO, Min. Ag.;
4523 – 2012 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Elucidating the impact of enhanced conversion of primary to secondary metabolism on phenylpropanoids secondary metabolites associated with flavor, aroma and health in tomato fruits
G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; H. Klee U Florida; A. Aharoni Weizmann Inst.;
4409 – 2011 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Fine mapping, functional analysis and pyramiding of genes controlling begomovirus resistance in tomato 
I. Levin ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Scott U Florida; M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Reuveni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Hutton U Florida;
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.;
4360 – 2010 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
A novel physical-chemical-biological treatment process for swine wastes
O. Lahav Technion; S. Ergas U So. Florida; M. Green Technion; J. Cunningham U So. Florida;
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;
3986 – 2007 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $307,000
Use of Oocyte and Embryo Survival Factors to Enhance Fertility of Heat-stressed Dairy Cattle
P. Hansen U Florida; Z. Roth U Hebrew ;
3930 – 2006 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $345,000
Geminivirus-resistant Tomato Plants: Combining Transgenic and Conventional Strategies for Multi-viral Resistance   
M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Hanley-Bowdoin U NC State; J. Polston U Florida; M. Reuveni ARO, Min. Ag.;
3826 – 2006 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Root Conductance, Root-soil Interface Water Potential, Water and Ion Channel Function, and Tissue Expression Profile as Affected by Environmental Conditions
U. Shani U Hebrew ; L. Dudley U Florida State; A. Ben-Gal ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Moshelion U Hebrew ; Y. Wu U Utah St.;
3738 – 2005 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Molecular Identification and Characterization of Heat-Stress-Responsive Microgametogenesis Genes in Tomato and Sorghum - A Feasibility Study
N. Firon ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Chourey USDA, ARS; E. Pressman ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hartwell USDA, ARS; K. Boote U Florida;
3715 – 2005 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $365,000
Enhancement of Sensing Technologies for Selective Tree Fruit Identification and Targeting in Robotic Harvesting Systems
T. Burks U Florida; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Dixon U Florida; O. Levi U Ben Gurion ;
3551 – 2004 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Embryo transfer as a tool for improving fertility of heat-stressed dairy cattle
P. Hansen U Florida; A. Arav ARO, Min. Ag.;
3499 – 2003 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Identification and characterization of genes involved in the acquisition of chilling tolerance in citrus fruit
R. Porat ARO, Min. Ag.; G. McCollum USDA, ARS; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Guy U Florida;
3494 – 2003 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Characterization of the biochemical basis of host specificity of Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum on citrus fruit
S. Droby ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Gottwald USDA, ARS; R. Stange USDA, ARS; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; G. McCollum USDA, ARS;
3483 – 2003 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Creating an ally from an adversary: genetic manipulation of Citrus tristeza virus
W. Dawson U Florida; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Carmi ARO, Min. Ag.;
3479 – 2003 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Functional genomics characterization of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci begomovirus interaction: an EST and array-based transcript profiling approach.
H. Czosnek U Hebrew ; R. Shatters USDA, ARS; C. Mckenzie USDA, ARS; J. Brown U Arizona;
3404 – 2003 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
The role of surface lipoproteins in pathogenesis of Mycoplasma bovis disease in cows and their application in diagnosis and control
D. Yogev U Hebrew ; M. Brown U Florida; S. Levisohn Isr. Vet. Inst.; I. Lysnyansky Isr. Vet. Inst.;
3363 – 2002 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Modulation of pathogenicity of postharvest pathogens by environmental pH
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rollins U Florida; R. Fluhr Weizmann Inst.;
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.;
3171 – 2000 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,355
Creating an Ally from an Adversary: Genetic Manipulation of Citrus Tristeza
W. Dawson U Florida; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.;
3162 – 2000 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Redox Processes in Soils Irrigated with Reclaimed Sewage Effluents: Field Cycles and Basic Mechanism
A. Banin U Hebrew ; J. Stucki U Illinois; J. Kostka U Florida State;
3137 – 2000 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Male Song as a Tool for Trapping Female Fruit Flies
A. Mizrach ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mazor ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Grinshpun ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Mankin USDA, ARS; D. Shuman USDA, ARS; N. Epsky USDA, ARS; R. Heath USDA, ARS;
3000 – 1999 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Regulation of LH Secretion in the Periovulatory Period as a Strategy to Enhance Ovarian Function and Fertility in Dairy and Beef Cows
D. Wolfenson U Hebrew ; W. Thatcher U Florida; J. Kinder U Ohio St.; R. Meidan U Hebrew ;
2914 – 1998 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Characterization of Unidentified Potent Flavor Changes during Processing and Storage of Orange and Grapefruit Juices
R. Rouseff U Florida; M. Naim U Hebrew ;
2851 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Study and Manipulation of the Flavanoid Biosynthetic Pathway in Citrus for Flavor Engineering and Seedless Fruit
Y. Eyal ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Moore U Florida; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.;
2835 – 1998 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Modifying Solar Radiation to Increase Water Use Efficiency, Yield and Fruit Quality in Citrus 
S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Syvertsen U Florida; E. Goldschmidt U Hebrew ; S. Moreshet ARO, Min. Ag.;
2825 – 1998 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Epidemiology and Etiology of Colletotrichum Species Causing Strawberry Diseases
S. Freeman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Legard U Florida;
2711 – 1997 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $342,000
The Role of Defective RNAs in Citrus Tristeza Virus Diseases
M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Dawson U Florida; M. Mawassi ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lee U Florida; A. Karasev U Florida; S. Garnsey USDA, ARS; M. Hilf USDA, ARS;
2483 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Identification of DNA Unique to the Tomato Fusarium Wilt and Crown Rot Pathogens
H. Kistler U Florida; T. Katan ARO, Min. Ag.;
2467 – 1995 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $245,000
The Interaction between Epiphytes and Seaweeds
M. Friedlander Isr. Ocean. Res.; C. Dawes U So. Florida; J. Kashman U Tel Aviv ;
2410 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in the Woody Perennial Plant Genus Citrus
G. Moore U Florida; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Guy U Florida; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.;
2346 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Citrus Tristeza Virus: Molecular Approaches to Cross Protection
W. Dawson U Florida; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Niblett U Florida; R. Gafny ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lee U Florida; M. Mawassi ARO, Min. Ag.;
2333 – 1994 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Significance of Oxytocin and Oxytocin Receptors in Bovine Pregnancy
M. Fields U Florida; M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; A. Fuchs Cornell Med;
2297 – 1994 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Hormonal and Nutritional Stretegies to Optimize Reproductive Function and Improve Fertility of Dairy Cattle during Heat Stress in Summer
D. Wolfenson U Hebrew ; W. Thatcher U Florida; R. Meidan U Hebrew ; C. Staples U Florida; I. Flamenbaum Min. Agr.;
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;
2248 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Fructose 2,6-Bisphosphate and Citrate: Their Roles in the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Citrus Fruits and Leaves
R. Goren U Hebrew ; E. Exteberria U Florida; U. Zehavi U Hebrew ;
2217 – 1993 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $248,000
Host Plant Chemical Mediation of Heliothis Reproductive Behavior
P. Landolt USDA, ARS; E. Dunkelblum ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Heath USDA, ARS; M. Kehat ARO, Min. Ag.;
2192 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Molecular Analysis of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plants: Characterizing the Genes Pds and Pys and CrtL-e. and CrtL-e.
J. Hirschberg U Hebrew ; G. Moore U Florida;
2079 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Genotype, Explant and Growth Regulator Effects in the Determination of Adventitious Regeneratin in Curcurbits, in Aid of Genetic Transformation
D. Gray U Florida; V. Gaba ARO, Min. Ag.;
1995 – 1992 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $195,000
Optimal Environmental Control for Indeterminate Greenhouse Crops
I. Seginer Technion; J. Jones U Florida; P. Gutman Technion; E. Vallejos U Florida;
1967 – 1992 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Formation of Storage Off-Flavors in Citrus Products; Precursors, Chemical Pathways and Inhibition by Thiol Compounds
M. Naim U Hebrew ; R. Rouseff U Florida; U. Zehavi U Hebrew ; S. Nagy U Florida;
1904 – 1991 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Production of Antibodies to Citrus Tristeza Virus in Transgenic Citrus
R. Lee U Florida; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; . Derrick U Florida; A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Brlansky U Florida; Y. Eshdat ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Powell U Florida;
1901 – 1991 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Host Plant Kairomonal Effects on Heliothis Mate-Finding Behavior
P. Landolt USDA, ARS; E. Dunkelblum ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Heath USDA, ARS; M. Kehat ARO, Min. Ag.;
1887 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Common Mechanisms of Response to the Stresses of High Salinity and Low Temperature and Genetic Mapping of Stress Tolerance Loci in Citrus
C. Guy U Florida; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Moore U Florida; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Eshdat ARO, Min. Ag.;
1813 – 1991 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Approaches for Studying the Interaction of Geminiviruses with Their Whitefly Vector Bemisia tabaci
Y. Antignus ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Hiebert U Florida; S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Webb U Florida;
1812 – 1991 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Molecular Karyotypes of Pathogeic Strains of Fusarium oxysporum
H. Kistler U Florida; T. Katan ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Zamir U Hebrew ;
1783 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Association of the IVR Gene with Virus Localization and Resistance
G. Loebenstein ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Dawson U Florida; A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.;
1769 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Development of Specific Hybridization Probes for Diagnostic of Xanthomonads Pathogenic on Citrus, Common Bean and Pelargonium
D. Gabriel U Florida; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.;
1726 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Biorational Suppression of Lepidopteran Pests of Field Crops and Stored Products
H. Oberlander USDA, ARS; I. Ishaaya ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Silhacek USDA, ARS; E. Shaaya ARO, Min. Ag.;
1651 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Self- and Cross Pollination in Mango
C. Degani ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Knight, Jr. USDA, ARS; S. Gazit U Hebrew ; R. Schnell USDA, ARS;
1631 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Asymmetric hybridization in crop plants: studies on cellular and genetic mechanisms and transfer of viral resistance 
A. Zelcer ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Bates U Florida State;
1528 – 1989 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Bound and Free Phenolic Acids as Precursors to Objectional Aroma in Citrus Products
M. Naim U Hebrew ; S. Nagy U Florida; U. Zehavi U Hebrew ; R. Rouseff U Florida;
1475 – 1989 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Utero-Ovarian-Conceptus Response to Heat Stress in the Dairy Cow and its Involvement in Low Summer Fertility
D. Wolfenson U Hebrew ; W. Thatcher U Florida; R. Meidan U Hebrew ; . Drost U Florida; A. Berman U Hebrew ;
1390 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $212,500
Molecular Approaches for Characterization and Control of Cucurbit Potyviruses
E. Hiebert U Florida; B. Raccah ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Yokomi USDA, ARS; A. Rosner ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Purcifull U Florida; Y. Antignus ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.;
1379 – 1988 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $10,000
Bound and Free Phenolic Acids as Precursors to Objectional Aroma in Citrus Products
M. Naim U Hebrew ; S. Nagy U Florida; U. Zehavi U Hebrew ; R. Rouseff U Florida;
1299 – 1988 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Modeling of the Relationship between the Growth of Controlled Seaweed Sporelings and their Acclimation in the Field Environment
M. Friedlander Isr. Ocean. Res.; C. Dawes U So. Florida; A. Ben-Amotz Isr. Ocean. Res.;
1208 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Chemical Charactrization and Species Specificity of Sex Pheromones of Female Looper Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae)
P. Landolt USDA, ARS; E. Dunkelblum ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Heath USDA, ARS; S. Gothilf ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Kehat ARO, Min. Ag.;
1160 – 1987 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Bovine Relaxin: A Placental Source and Effects on Prostaglandin and Steroid Metabolism
M. Fields U Florida; M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Fields U of So. Alabama;
1142 – 1987 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
"Development of Microbial Siderophores as Iron Carriers for Higher Plants: Production, Mode of Action, and Effectiveness"
. Reid U Florida; Y. Chen U Hebrew ; D. Crowley U Texas at Austin; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ; . Szaniszlo U Texas at Austin;
1122 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Hormonal Control of Reproduction in Female Pyralid Moths Infesting Stored Products: Regulation of Yolk Protein Synthesis and Uptake
D. Silhacek USDA, ARS; E. Shaaya ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Shirk USDA, ARS;
1100 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Modification of Reproductive Biology and Fruit Characteristics of Citrus by Bud Irradiation
A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.; F. Gmitter U Florida; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.;
1080 – 1987 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Development of a Recombinant DNA Derived Vaccine against Babesia bovis
A. Barbet U Florida; . Kriegel Isr. Vet. Inst.; T. McElwain U WA State; V. Shkap Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Palmer U WA State; E. Pipano Isr. Vet. Inst.;
993 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Blossom-End Scar of Tomato Fruit: Environmental Effects and Genetic Improvement
J. Scott U Florida; N. Kedar U Hebrew ; Y. Elkind U Hebrew ;
900 – 1986 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Mechanisms of Action and Uses of Anaerobiosis and Anaerobic Intermediates for the Post Harvest Regulation of Fruit Quality
E. Pesis ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Frenkel U Rutgers; P. Shaw USDA, ARS;
874 – 1985 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Maintaining the Use of Sour Orange Rootstock in the Threat of Citrus Tristeza Virus by Biological Control
R. Lee U Florida; M. Bar-Joseph ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Brlansky U Florida; A. Rosner ARO, Min. Ag.;
871 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
On-Line Computer Control System for Greenhouses under High Radiation and High Temperature Zones
J. Jones U Florida; E. Dayan ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Jones U Florida; Z. Enoch ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Allen, Jr. USDA, ARS; I. Zipori ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Baird U Florida; M. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Seginer Technion; J. Dayan Technion;
869 – 1985 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Antigenic and Biological Characterization of Potyviruses that Infect Cucurbits
D. Purcifull U Florida; B. Raccah ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Yokomi USDA, ARS; S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Hiebert U Florida; . Adlerz U Florida;
856 – 1985 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Production System for Once-Over Hrvesting of Cantaloupe
L. Shaw U Florida; . Margolin ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Cantliffe U Florida; K. Alper ARO, Min. Ag.; . Bryan U Florida; H. Paris ARO, Min. Ag.;
846 – 1985 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Development of an Effective Subunit Vaccine and Diagnostic Test for Bovine Anaplasmosis
T. McGuire U WA State; E. Pipano Isr. Vet. Inst.; J. Gorham USDA, ARS; V. Shkap Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Palmer U Florida; M. Samish Isr. Vet. Inst.; A. Barbet U Florida;
648 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Optimization of Water and Fertilizer Application by Automated Low Volume Irrigation for Citrus
B. Bravdo U Hebrew ; . Koo U Florida; E. Salomon ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Parsons U Florida; Y. Erner ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Syvertsen U Florida; S. Dasberg ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Smajstrla U Florida;
618 – 1984 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Mechanisms Involved in Follicular Rupture in Mammals
A. Tsafriri Weizmann Inst.; . Lemaire U Miami;
615 – 1984 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Improving Irrigation and Radiation Efficiency of Citrus Orchards by Partial Irrigation and by Canopy and Root Size
S. Moreshet ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Allen, Jr. USDA, ARS; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Jones U Florida; M. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Bravdo U Hebrew ;
597 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $205,000
Breeding and Crop Physiology of Once-Over Harvest Melons
H. Paris ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Cantliffe U Florida; H. Nerson ARO, Min. Ag.; G. McCollum U Florida; Z. Karchi ARO, Min. Ag.;
588 – 1983 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Hyperthermal and Nutritional Effects on Milk Production, Udder Health and Reproduction of Dairy Cows
D. Beede U Florida; D. Wolfenson U Hebrew ; D. Bray U Florida; A. Berman U Hebrew ; R. Collier U Missouri; S. Amir ARO, Min. Ag.; . Buffington U Florida; R. Lehrer ARO, Min. Ag.; . Drost U Florida; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Head U Florida; . Natzke U Florida; W. Thatcher U Florida; C. Wilcox U Florida;
468 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Somatic Hybridization as a Tool in Citrus Breeding
A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Hutchison USDA, ARS; E. Galun Weizmann Inst.;
436 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Response of Peach Nectarine Germplasm to an Annual Top Removal Pruning System
W. Sherman U Florida; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Erez ARO, Min. Ag.;
414 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Avocado Fruit Abscission
A. Blumenfeld ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Davenport U Florida;
375 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Enhancement of Citrus Resistance to Tephritid Fruit Flies
P. Greany USDA, ARS; Y. Rossler Biological Ctrl;
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;
302 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Detection and Control of Viral Diseases in Gladiolus, Bulbous Irises and Lilies
. Alper ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lawson USDA, ARS; A. Stein ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Zettler U Florida; G. Loebenstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
289 – 1981 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Factors Affecting Shipping and Storage of Ornamental Foliage Plants 
A. Ben-Yaacov ARO, Min. Ag.; . Poole U Florida; B. Steinitz ARO, Min. Ag.; . Conover U Florida;
255 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Asexual Embryogenesis in the Mango (Mangifera indica L)
S. Gazit U Hebrew ; R. Knight, Jr. USDA, ARS;
240 – 1981 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Basic Studies on Heat and Mass Transfer Relationships for Fruits and Vegetables Packed in Fiberboard Shipping Containers
J. Gaffney USDA, ARS; G. Felsenstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
108 – 1981 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $120,000
Physiological Age-Grading and Survival Rate in Culidiodes (Diptera: ceratopoganidae) as a Means of Determining Vector Capacity
Y. Braverman Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Linley U Florida;
193 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $114,650
Administration and Management of Citrus Groves with Aerial Color Infrared Photography Using Low Cost Microprocessors
. Blazquez U Florida; R. Hochberg Min. Agr.; G. Edwards U Florida; . Nessim Min. Agr.;
186 – 1980 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Rotifer Resting Eggs and Their Application to Marine Aquaculture
E. Lubzens Isr. Ocean. Res.; T. Snell U Tampa; A. Tandler Isr. Ocean. Res.;
130 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $133,275
Development of Melons for Once-over Mechanical Harvest
H. Paris ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Cantliffe U Florida; Z. Karchi ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nerson ARO, Min. Ag.;
83 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Improvement of Yield Levels in Citrus with Special Emphasis Upon Shamouti and Valencia Oranges: Hormonic and Carbohydrate Actions
R. Goren U Hebrew ; . Young USDA, ARS; . Monselise U Hebrew ; . Rasmussen USDA, ARS; E. Goldschmidt U Hebrew ; M. Bausher USDA, ARS; G. Yelenosky USDA, ARS;
78 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $143,876
Responses of Tephritid Fruit Flies to Baits
R. Galun U Hebrew ; D. Chambers USDA, ARS; S. Gothilf ARO, Min. Ag.; . Sharp USDA, ARS;
56 – 1979 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $81,650
Biochemical Aspects of the Effect of Altered Compositions of Atmospheric Gases on Stored Product Insects
. Friedlander ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Silhacek USDA, ARS;
22 – 1979 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $173,850
Citrus Protoplast Fusion
A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Hutchison USDA, ARS; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Galun Weizmann Inst.;
2 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $120,000
Spiders as Biological Control Agents of Agricultural Pests  
F. Mansour ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Whitcomb U Florida;