59 Projects Funded in Indiana

Total Approved Budget: $15,432,129  |  Sum of Board Approved: $15,432,129
5753 – 2025 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Deciphering VOC-mediated long-distance signaling in orange carrot
M. Ibdah ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Doudareva U Purdue;
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.;
5638 – 2024 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,000
Role of colostrum fat in the initiation of PPAR signaling in muscle of neonatal dairy goats and the relationship to long term production      
T. Casey U Purdue; N. Argov-Argaman U Hebrew ; S. Mabjeesh U Hebrew ; C. Ferreira U Purdue;
5598 – 2023 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Developing tools for propagating climate-changes-resistant trees by novel ways of promoting adventitious root formation
E. Sadot ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Staiger U Purdue; R. Weinstain U Tel Aviv ;
8074 – 2022 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $302,899
NEW INSIGHTS INTO BEEF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT
O. Tirosh U Hebrew ; D. Gerrard U Purdue; I. Gross Adom Adom;
5274 – 2020 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Elucidating the cross-talk between root microstructure and soilborne pathogens
M. Kleiman ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Iyer-Pascuzzi U Purdue;
5261 – 2020 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
The role of Botrytis necrosis-inducing proteins as plant immunogens, and their potential use in plant protection
A. Sharon U Tel Aviv ; T. Mengiste U Purdue;
5223 – 2019 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Enhancement of tomato flavor by upregulating the mono- and sesquiterpene biosynthetic pathways using genes from wild tomato relatives
E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Doudareva U Purdue; Y. Sitrit U Ben Gurion ; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.;
5195 – 2019 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Developing new rooting enhancers and strategies for root regeneration from cuttings of pecan (Carya Illinoinensis) mature root-stocks
E. Sadot ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Staiger U Purdue; R. Weinstain U Tel Aviv ; E. Blancaflor Noble Research Institute, LLC; C. Rohla Noble Research Institute, LLC;
5092 – 2018 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Identifying molecular markers for defense metabolites against aphid feeding in wild emmer wheat
V. Tzin U Ben Gurion ; B. Dilkes U Purdue; H. Sela U Haifa;
4937 – 2016 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Molecular dissection of host and pathogen factors in Botrytis cinerea pathogenesis for improved genetic resistance        
A. Sharon U Tel Aviv ; T. Mengiste U Purdue;
4886 – 2016 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Development of a robotic inspection system for early identification and locating of biotic and abiotic stresses in greenhouse crops          
A. Bechar ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Nof U Purdue; Y. Tao U Maryland;
4749 – 2014 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Controlling water use efficiency and drought tolerance through the GTL1-SDD1 stomatal density switch
H. Fromm U Tel Aviv ; M. Mickelbart U Purdue; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Hasegawa U Purdue;
4715 – 2014 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Photoperiod effects on milk production in goats: Are they mediated by the molecular clock in the mammary gland?
T. Casey U Purdue; S. Mabjeesh U Hebrew ; A. Shamay ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Plaut U Purdue;
4469 – 2011 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Mechanisms activated by fungal-based host pH modulators during quiescent infections and active postharvest disease development
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Mengiste U Purdue; R. Fluhr Weizmann Inst.;
4322 – 2010 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Scent biosynthesis in petunia flowers under normal and adverse environmental conditions
E. Pichersky U Michigan; A. Vainstein U Hebrew ; N. Doudareva U Purdue;
4243 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Calcium-regulated Transcription Factors Mediating Carbon Metabolism in Response to Drought
H. Fromm U Tel Aviv ; P. Hasegawa U Purdue; A. Fait U Ben Gurion ;
4179 – 2008 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $312,000
Study of the Physiological, Molecular and Genetic Factors Associated with Postharvest Water Loss in Pepper Fruit 
E. Fallik ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Joly U Purdue; I. Paran ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Jenks U Purdue;
4125 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
The Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Terpenoid Aroma Formation in Tomato
E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Doudareva U Purdue; Y. Sitrit U Ben Gurion ; E. Pichersky U Michigan;
4038 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Studies of Novel Cytoskeletal Regulatory Proteins that are Involved in Abiotic Stress Signaling.  
E. Sadot ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Staiger U Purdue; M. Abu-Abied ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Belausov ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;
3723 – 2005 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Enhancing the Rate of Meiotic Crossing-Over for Plant Breeding
A. Levy Weizmann Inst.; C. Weil U Purdue; W. Pawlowski U Cornell;
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;
3522 – 2004 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Elimination of emissions of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from confined animal and feeding operations (CAFO) using an adsorption/liquid-redox process with biological regeneration
O. Lahav Technion; A. Heber U Purdue; D. Broday Technion;
3491 – 2003 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Comparative studies of fungal pathogeneses in two hemibiotrophs: Magnaporthe grisea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
J. Xu U Purdue; A. Sharon U Tel Aviv ;
3460 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
A functional genomic screen for new plant cytoskeletal proteins and the determination of their role in actin mediated functions and guard cells regulation
E. Sadot ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Staiger U Purdue; Z. Kam Weizmann Inst.;
3441 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Modulating phytonutrient content in tomatoes combining engineered polyamine metabolism with photomorphogenic mutants
I. Levin ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Handa U Purdue; A. Lalazar ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Mattoo USDA, ARS;
3437 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Integrating biochemical and genomic approaches to elucidate C6-C2 volatile production: improvement of floral scent and fruit aroma
N. Doudareva U Purdue; A. Vainstein U Hebrew ; E. Pichersky U Michigan; D. Weiss U Hebrew ;
3231 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Biotechnology approaches to enhance phosphorus acquisition of tomato plants
K. Raghothama U Purdue; A. Silber ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Levy Weizmann Inst.;
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 ;
3132 – 2000 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Enhancing Quality Attributes of Potato and Tomato by Modifying and Controlling their Oxidative Stress Outcome
A. Handa U Purdue; Y. Eshdat ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Perl ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Watkins U Purdue; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Levy ARO, Min. Ag.;
2960 – 1998 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Pectin Cross-Linking Dynamics and Wall Softening during Fruit Ripening
N. Carpita U Purdue; R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.;
2651 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Regulated Expression of Yeast FLP Recombinase in Plant Cells
T. Hodges U Purdue; D. Gidoni ARO, Min. Ag.;
2632 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Elicitor - Induce Response in Lycopersicon esculentum
A. Avni U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin U Purdue;
2629 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Study of the Basis for Toxicity and Specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis d-Endotoxins
Y. Shai Weizmann Inst.; A. Aronson U Purdue; A. Zilberstein U Tel Aviv ; B. Sneh U Tel Aviv ;
2610 – 1996 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Osmotin and Osmotin-Like Proteins as a Novel Source for Phytopathogenic Fungal Resistance in Transgenic Carnation and Tomato Plants
A. Watad ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Hasegawa U Purdue; R. Bressan U Purdue; A. Vainstein U Hebrew ; Y. Elad ARO, Min. Ag.;
2415 – 1995 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Expert Sensor for Site Specification Application of Agricultural Chemicals
G. Miles U Purdue; Y. Edan U Ben Gurion ; T. Turpin U Purdue; A. Grinstein ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Jordan U Purdue; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Weller U Purdue; M. Schreiber U Purdue; O. Ersoy U Purdue;
2384 – 1995 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
An Inquiry into the Phenomenon of Enhanced Transport of Pesticides Caused by Effluents
E. Graber ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Lee U Purdue; Z. Gerstl ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Johnston U Purdue;
2234 – 1993 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Electronic Sensing of Fruit Ripeness Based on Volatile Gas Emissions
J. Simon U Purdue; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Miles U Purdue; A. Mizrach ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Charles U Purdue;
2233 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Osmotin and Osmotin-like Proteins, Novel Sources of Phytopathogenic Fungal Resistance for Tomato, Carnation and Petunia
P. Hasegawa U Purdue; A. Watad ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Bressan U Purdue; A. Vainstein U Hebrew ; Y. Elad ARO, Min. Ag.;
2039 – 1992 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Effect of Soil Properties and Water Quality on Concentrated Flow Erosion (Rills, Ephermal Gullies and Pipes)
J. Bradford USDA, ARS; I. Shainberg ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Norton USDA, ARS;
2014 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Biochemical Markers for Disease Resistance in Corn
R. Nicholson U Purdue; R. Reuveni ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Shimoni ARO, Min. Ag.;
1992 – 1992 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Neural Networks for Quality Sorting of Agricultural Produce
B. Engel U Purdue; Y. Edan U Ben Gurion ; J. Simon U Purdue; H. Pasternak ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Edelman Weizmann Inst.;
1926 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Induced Plant Cell Wall Modifications: Use of Plant Cells with Altered Walls to Study Wall Structure, Growth and Potential for Genetic Modification
D. Delmer U Hebrew ; N. Carpita U Purdue; . Marcus Cancer Res. Ins;
1876 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Physiological and Molecular Characterization of the Response to Ethylene during Senescence of Carnation Genotypic Variants
W. Woodson U Purdue; S. Mayak U Hebrew ; H. Rabinowitch U Hebrew ;
1682 – 1990 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Robotic Systems for Selective Harvesting: Integration and Prototype Tests
G. Miles U Purdue; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Wolf ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Flash Weizmann Inst.;
1533 – 1989 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Regulation of Tomato Ripening and Postharvest Storage
J. Cherry U Auburn; Y. Mizrahi U Ben Gurion ; A. Handa U Purdue; V. Kagan-Zur U Ben Gurion ;
1302 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Mechanisms of Chilling Injury and Resistance in Ornamental Plants
A. Borochov U Hebrew ; W. Woodson U Purdue; S. Mayak U Hebrew ;
1254 – 1988 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Robotic Systems for Selective Harvesting; Basic Concepts and Prototypic Tests
G. Miles U Purdue; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Krutz U Purdue; K. Alper ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Wolf ARO, Min. Ag.;
961 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Membrane Transport Adaptations Contributing to Salinity
P. Hasegawa U Purdue; L. Reinhold U Hebrew ; . Hess U Purdue; Z. Lerner U Hebrew ;
689 – 1984 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Development and Verification of a Simulation Model on Phosphate Dynamics in Soil and Uptake by Plant Roots
. Barber U Purdue; J. Hagin Technion; A. Kenig Technion;
592 – 1984 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Resistance to Postharvest Pathogens of Tomato Ripening Mutants and Hybrids Developed for Extended Storage Life
R. Barkai-Golan ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Tigchelaar U Purdue; E. Kopeliovitch U Hebrew ;
535 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Salinity Stress and Carbon Metabolism in Roots of Plants Differring in Stress Resistance
N. Carpita U Purdue; A. Poljakoff-Mayber U Hebrew ; R. Bressan U Purdue; A. Mayer U Hebrew ;
419 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Development of Plants from Citrus-Salt Tolerant Embryos Regenerated from Stable Salt-Tolerant Calli
G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; . San Pietro U Indiana; E. Tel-Or U Hebrew ;
411 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Elucidation of the Plant's Accomodation to Water and Saline Stress and Cell Level
Z. Lerner U Hebrew ; T. Hodges U Purdue; A. Poljakoff-Mayber U Hebrew ; L. Reinhold U Hebrew ;
239 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $170,000
Resistance to Water and Salt Stress Through Somatic Cell Selection
R. Bressan U Purdue; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Hasegawa U Purdue; S. Izhar ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Handa U Purdue; . Kochba ARO, Min. Ag.;
180 – 1980 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $158,200
The Effect of Clay-Organic Complexes in Soils on the Bahavior and Activity of Soil Applied Herbicide
U. Mingelgrin ARO, Min. Ag.; . White U Purdue; S. Saltzman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Felkamp U Purdue;
33 – 1979 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $181,000
The Mechanism of Osmotic Accomodation to Water and Saline Stress in Plant Cells and the Role of Hormones in Modulating this Response
Z. Lerner U Hebrew ; T. Hodges U Purdue; A. Poljakoff-Mayber U Hebrew ; L. Reinhold U Hebrew ;
6 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $117,030
Plant Protection by a Plasmid Induced Killer System for a Plant Pathogen
Y. Koltin U Tel Aviv ; R. Bozarth U Indiana St.;