121 Projects Funded in Maryland

Total Approved Budget: $27,644,739  |  Sum of Board Approved: $27,644,739
5830 – 2026 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Multivalent DNA Vaccination and Harmonized Diagnostics for Control of Fish Mycobacteriosis
D. Morick U Haifa; N. Zmora UMBC; D. Barkan U Hebrew ; A. Diamant U Haifa; A. Place U MD, CES;
5827 – 2026 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $345,000
Biotechnological Approaches to Poultry Systems: Harnessing Spectrum-Specific In-Ovo Photostimulation for Epigenetic Programing to Enhance Growth and Reproduction Efficiency
A. Marco U Hebrew ; K. Diehl USDA, ARS;
5818 – 2026 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Leveraging DNA methylation biomarkers for cattle management and improvement
G. Liu USDA, ARS; M. Gershoni ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Baldwin USDA, ARS; L. Ma U Maryland; E. Seroussi ARO, Min. Ag.;
8087 – 2024 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $374,342
Enhancing Nutritional Quality and Food Safety of Spinach via Elicitation of Plant Secondary Metabolites
J. Gorelick Eastern R&D Center; S. Micallef U Maryland; N. Bernstein ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Kitron Herbs of Kedem;
5705 – 2024 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Reducing unpredictability in soil amendments: an integrative platform for the engineering of root-associated microbiomes  
S. Freilich ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Somera USDA, ARS; E. Korenblum ARO, Min. Ag.;
5647 – 2024 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Establishment of physico-chemical water treatment approach as the main life support system for growing warm- and cold-water fish in recirculated aquaculture systems (RAS)        
O. Lahav Technion; Y. Zohar UMBC;
8339 – 2023 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Salmon raised in RAS systems: Specific assays for measuring hormones and analysis of sterile fish  
B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ; Y. Zohar UMBC;
8337 – 2023 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000

Real-time monitoring fish welfare in Atlantic salmon RAS farms

R. Holzman U Tel Aviv ; Y. Zohar UMBC; Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ;
5580 – 2023 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Developing a plasmid-based hormonal treatment to accelerate puberty without compromising fecundity in salmonids
B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ; T. Wong UMBC; N. Zmora UMBC; Y. Zohar UMBC;
8077 – 2022 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $295,494
Einkorn wheat: A new crop and wheat breeding
T. Fahima U Haifa; V. Tiwari U Maryland; A. Meromi Sunny-Me Seeds LTD;
8075 – 2022 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $405,795
Role Of the Gut Microbiota on The Beneficial Effects of The Vegetable Urtica Dioica as A Functional Food
J. Gorelick Eastern R&D Center; A. Rubin U Maryland; Z. Madar U Hebrew ; Y. Maor Phytor;
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;
5548 – 2022 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Remote sensing of wine-grapevine transpiration for improving vine water status
J. Alfieri USDA, ARS; N. Agam U Ben Gurion ; A. Torres-Rua U Utah St.; W. Kustas USDA, ARS; A. Karneli U Ben Gurion ;
5482 – 2022 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Exploring thyroid hormones and GHRH as tools for manipulating growth and puberty in female fish
M. Golan U Hebrew ; N. Zmora UMBC; B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ; Y. Zohar UMBC;
5336 – 2021 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,000
Mitigation of clogging in drip-irrigation emitters: A hydrodynamic approach
A. Sauret U Maryland; G. Ramon Technion;
5146 – 2018 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Green nature inspired nano-sanitizers for enhancing safety of ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables
E. Poverenov ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Demokritou U Harvard; Y. Luo USDA, ARS; V. Rodov ARO, Min. Ag.;
4997 – 2017 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,000
Genetic analyses of recombination and PRDM9 alleles and their implications in dairy cattle breeding    
G. Liu USDA, ARS; E. Seroussi ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Ma U Maryland;
4977 – 2016 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Nanocomposite hydrogel membranes for fouling mitigation in wastewater reclamation for agricultural production           
R. Bernstein U Ben Gurion ; M. Elimelech Yale; K. Chen U Johns Hopkins;
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;
4884 – 2016 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Closing the nutrient cycle through sustainable agricultural waste management           
S. Sengupta U of Mass at Dartmouth; B. Lew ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Blaney UMBC;
4794 – 2015 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Determination of actual polymorphisms responsible for economic trait variation in dairy cattle          
J. Weller ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Bickhart USDA, ARS; M. Ron ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Seroussi ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Liu USDA, ARS; G. Wiggans USDA, ARS;
9514 – 2014 Panel: MARD  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Identifying and monitoring emerging viral (plant) diseases in the Jordan and Arava Valleys
A. Dombrovsky ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Abu Shirbi NCARE; J. Hammond USDA, ARS; I. Abu Obaid NCARE;
4573 – 2012 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Renewable, long-term, antimicrobial surface treatments through dopamine-mediated binding of peptidoglycan hydrolases
S. Rahimipour U Bar Ilan ; D. Donovan USDA, ARS;
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;
4499 – 2012 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Multi-peptide control of puberty in fish and its application to aquaculture 
B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ; N. Zmora UMBC; Y. Zohar UMBC; Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ;
4493 – 2012 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Delivery of gene silencing agents for improving aquaculture production efficiencies
A. Sagi U Ben Gurion ; J. Du U MD, Baltimore; Y. Zohar UMBC;
4480 – 2012 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Evaluating and predicting water consumption by irrigated agriculture in the semi-arid regions of Israel and the U.S.: inverse biophysical modeling utilizing spaceborne imagery
A. Karneli U Ben Gurion ; A. French USDA, ARS; L. Bounoua NASA, Goddard; A. Ben-Gal ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Imhoff NASA, Goddard;
4453 – 2011 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Development of near zero-discharge land-based recirculated mariculture systems: recycling solid waste for bioenergy
K. Sowers UMBC; A. Gross U Ben Gurion ; Z. Ronen U Ben Gurion ; D. Zilberg U Ben Gurion ; N. Mozes Fisheries and Aquaculture Department;
4280 – 2010 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
Automated imaging broiler chicksexing for gender-specific and efficient production
Y. Tao U Maryland; A. Mizrach ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Shamir ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Porter U Maryland;
9505 – 2009 Panel: MARD  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Tracing the Occurrence and Fate of the Agrochemicals in the Shallow Groundwater Aquifer along the Agricultural ‘Ghor Area’ (Faria- Jiftlek-Jericho) of the Jordan valley. (TAGO Project- Tracing Agrochemical Occurrence)
A. Nasser ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Marie Al Quds U; M. Cheney U MD, Eastern Shore; U. Mingelgrin ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Khayat Al Quds U; A. Al-Zoubi Al-Balqa U;
9036 – 2009 Panel: CPS  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $62,500
Persistence and Detection of Norovirus, Salmonella, and Pathogenic Escherichia coli on Basil and Leafy Greens
D. Hoover U Delaware; S. Yaron Technion; K. Kniel-Tolbert U Delaware; J. Patel USDA, ARS; M. Sharma USDA, ARS;
4262 – 2009 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Separating Components of Evapotranspiration to Improve Efficiency in Vineyard Water Management
J. Heitman U NC State; A. Ben-Gal ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Sauer USDA, ARS; N. Agam U Ben Gurion ; J. Havlin U NC State;
4201 – 2009 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $110,000
Genome-Wide Association Study of Copy Number Variation and QTL for Economic Traits in Holstein Cattle
E. Seroussi ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Liu USDA, ARS;
4190 – 2009 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Development of Fish Edible Vaccines on the Yeast and Redmicroalgae Platforms
V. Vakharia UMBC; S. Arad U Ben Gurion ; Y. Zohar UMD Marine BioTech; Y. Weinstein U Ben Gurion ; L. Abramovitch-Gottlib U Ben Gurion ;
8720 – 2008 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
Using a 'Sulfide Loop' to Control Fish Pathogens in Marine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS)
H. Schreier U Maryland; A. Colorni Isr. Ocean. Res.; A. Diamant Isr. Ocean. Res.; K. Saito UMD Marine BioTech; Y. Tal UMD Marine BioTech;
8719 – 2008 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
New Insights into the Control of Puberty in Fish: Application to Aquaculture 
Y. Zohar UMD Marine BioTech; Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ; B. Levavi-Sivan U Hebrew ;
8716 – 2008 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $96,000
Fish Immune Response to M. marinum Infection and Development of Effective Vaccine  
M. Ucko Isr. Ocean. Res.; J. Du UMD Marine BioTech; L. Gao U Maryland; A. Eldar Isr. Vet. Inst.; S. Tinman U Bar Ilan ;
8714 – 2008 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
Endocrine and Molecular Manipulations of the Crustacean Molt to Control Growth and Synchronize Ecdysis
A. Sagi U Ben Gurion ; S. Chung U MD, CES; O. Zmora UMBC;
8713 – 2008 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
Recruitment of a Phage Integrase for Site-Specific Gene Manipulations in Zebrafish
E. Yagil U Tel Aviv ; J. Du UMD Marine BioTech; M. Kolot U Tel Aviv ; Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ;
4030 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
The Molecular and in vivo Functions of the Chloroplast Chaperonins
A. Azem U Tel Aviv ; G. Lorimer U Maryland; A. Breiman U Tel Aviv ;
3995 – 2007 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $288,000
Molecular Mechanisms of Sex Determination in Cultured Tilapias
G. Hulata ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Kocher U Maryland; M. Ron ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Seroussi ARO, Min. Ag.;
3703 – 2005 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Interactions Between the GH-IGF axis and Myostatin in Regulating Muscle Growth in Sparus aurata
B. Funkenstein Isr. Ocean. Res.; J. Du UMD Marine BioTech;
8708 – 2004 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
Novel marine natural products from sponges and associated microorganisms
M. Ilan U Tel Aviv ; R. Hill UMD Marine BioTech; M. Shpigel Isr. Ocean. Res.;
8707 – 2004 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $144,000
Waste recycling for recirculated aquaculture systems: conversion of fish waste from marine and brackish water systems to methane
Y. Tal UMD Marine BioTech; A. Gross U Ben Gurion ;
8706 – 2004 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Reduction in fish meal and fish oil dependency in feeds for Gilthead Seabream and hybrid Stripped Bass and their effect on product quality and consumer health and acceptance.
G. Kissil Isr. Ocean. Res.; A. Place UMD Marine BioTech; I. Lupatsch Isr. Ocean. Res.;
8705 – 2004 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $288,000
Development of Follistatin and Myostatin technology in enhancing fish muscle growth
J. Du UMD Marine BioTech; B. Funkenstein Isr. Ocean. Res.;
8701 – 2004 Panel: MD  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $96,000
Sulfate reduction as a process to promote denitrification in marine recirculated aquaculture systems
H. Schreier UMD Marine BioTech; J. Van Rijn U Hebrew ; Y. Tal UMD Marine BioTech;
3527 – 2004 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $245,000
The economics of contracts in the US and Israel agricultures
I. Finkelshtain U Hebrew ; T. Melkonyan U Maryland; Y. Kachel U Hebrew ;
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;
3428 – 2003 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Inducing sterility in farmed fish by disrupting the development of the GnRH System.
Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ; Y. Zohar UMD Marine BioTech; S. Wray NIH; H. Rosenfeld Isr. Ocean. Res.;
3424 – 2003 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Anaerobic ammonia oxidation as a novel approach for water treatment in marine and freshwater aquaculture recirculating systems
J. Van Rijn U Hebrew ; H. Schreier UMD Marine BioTech; Y. Tal UMD Marine BioTech;
3280 – 2001 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Spices, medicinal plants and yeasts as dietary sources for antioxidants, lipid lowering and hypoglycemic materials
N. Mirsky U Haifa; R. Anderson USDA, ARS; S. Yannai Technion;
3214 – 2001 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $60,000
Altering GnRH neuron development as a method to induce hypogonadism and sterility in farmed fish: a feasibility study
Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ; Y. Zohar UMD Marine BioTech; S. Wray NIH;
3190 – 2001 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
X-ray and stereo imaging method for sensitive detection of bone fragments and hazardous materials in de-boned poultry fillets
Y. Tao U Maryland; V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Chen USDA, ARS;
3115 – 2000 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
The Development of Sodium Alginate Encapsulation of Diatom Concentrates as a Nutrient Delivery System to Enhance Growth and Survival of Post-Larvae Abalone
M. Shpigel Isr. Ocean. Res.; A. Place U Maryland; W. Koven Isr. Ocean. Res.; O. Zmora Isr. Ocean. Res.; S. Harpaz ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Harel UMD Marine BioTech;
3022 – 1999 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $265,000
Fast Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products
A. Amirav U Tel Aviv ; S. Lehotay USDA, ARS;
2921 – 1998 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Management Strategies to Maximize Skeletal Growth Rate in Dairy Heifers
R. Erdman U Maryland; G. Dahl U Maryland; H. Barash ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Bruckental ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Shamay ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Capuco USDA, ARS;
2824 – 1998 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Thermotolerance Acquisition in Broiler Chickens by Temperature Conditioning Early in Life
S. Yahav ARO, Min. Ag.; J. McMurtry USDA, ARS; I. Plavnik ARO, Min. Ag.;
2760 – 1997 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Genetic Transformation of Flowering Bulb Crops for Virus Resistance
A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Watad ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Zeidan ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Hsu USDA, ARS; K. Kamo USDA, ARS; P. Ueng USDA, ARS;
2637 – 1996 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $156,700
Problems and Prospects in the Political Economy of Trans-Boundary Water Issues
R. Just U Maryland; E. Hochman Cent Ag Econ Re; S. Netanyahu U Maryland;
2634 – 1996 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $360,000
Advancing Puberty in the Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) and the Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
Z. Yaron U Tel Aviv ; A. Elizur Isr. Ocean. Res.; M. Schreibman Br'klyn College; Y. Zohar UMD Marine BioTech;
2605 – 1996 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Computerized Synthesis of Information on the Scale Insects of the World
Y. Ben-Dov ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Miller USDA, ARS;
2508 – 1995 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Integrated Management of Tracheal Mite, Acarapis woodi, and of Varroa Mite, Varroa jacobsoni, Major Pests of Honey Bees
G. Needham U Ohio St.; U. Gerson U Hebrew ; G. DeGrandi-Hoffman USDA, ARS; R. Mozes-Koch U Hebrew ; A. Dag Min. Agr.; H. Efrat Min. Agr.; Y. Slabezki Min. Agr.; Y. Stern Min. Agr.; B. Yakobson Isr. Vet. Inst.; W. Bruce USDA, ARS;
2498 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Metabolism of Auxins during Fruit Development and Ripening
J. Cohen USDA, ARS; E. Epstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
2423 – 1995 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Computerized Synthesis of Information on the Scale Insects of the World
Y. Ben-Dov ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Miller USDA, ARS;
2383 – 1995 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
A Systematic Genome Search for Genes Affecting Economic Traits Dairy Cattle with the Aid of Genetic Markers
J. Weller ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Lewin U Illinois; M. Ron ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Wiggans USDA, ARS; P. VanRaden USDA, ARS;
2336 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Detection and Diagnosis of Virus Diseases of Pelargonium
R. Jordan USDA, ARS; A. Gera ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Hsu USDA, ARS; A. Franck ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lawson USDA, ARS; G. Loebenstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
2335 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Yellow Disease of Grapevines: Impact, Pathogen Molecular Detection and Identification, Epidemiology, and Potential for Control
R. Davis USDA, ARS; E. Tanne ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Prince USDA, ARS; M. Klein ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;
2149 – 1993 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Advancing Puberty in the Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon Piceus) and the Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis)
Z. Yaron U Tel Aviv ; M. Schreibman Br'klyn College; A. Elizur Isr. Ocean. Res.; Y. Zohar U Maryland;
2047 – 1992 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Cellular & Molecular Identification of Eimeria Acervulina Merozoite Antigens Eliciting Protective Immunity
H. Lillehoj USDA, ARS; D. Heller U Hebrew ; M. Jenkins USDA, ARS;
2006 – 1992 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Carotenoid-Rich Algal Biomass for Aquaculture: Astaxanthin Production by Haematococcus Pluvialis
E. Gantt U Maryland; A. Vonshak U Ben Gurion ; S. Boussiba U Ben Gurion ; Z. Cohen U Ben Gurion ; A. Richmond U Ben Gurion ;
1939 – 1992 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Detection and Mapping of Genes Affecting Traits of Economic Importance in Dairy Cattle with the Aid of Molecular Genetic Markers
J. Weller ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Lewin U Illinois; M. Ron ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Wiggans USDA, ARS;
1920 – 1991 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Microbial Activity in the Rhizosphere in Relation to the Iron Nutrition of Plants
Y. Chen U Hebrew ; J. Buyer USDA, ARS; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ;
1902 – 1991 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Spiroplasmas as Biological Control Agents of Insect Pests
K. Hackett USDA, ARS; S. Rottem U Hebrew ; . Williamson NYSU, ESF; M. Klein ARO, Min. Ag.;
1845 – 1991 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Intergenerational Transfers by Farmers under Different Institutional Environments
Y. Kislev Cent Ag Econ Re; R. Lopez U Maryland; A. Kimhi U Maryland;
1740 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Basis for the Weakening of Propagules of Soilborne Plant Pathogens by Sublethal Heat and Chemical Disinfestation and its Implications for Disease Control
D. Fravel USDA, ARS; J. Katan U Hebrew ; C. Ginzburg ARO, Min. Ag.;
1645 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Mechanism Involved in the Neurohormonal Regulation of Sex Pheromone Production in Lepidoptera
A. Rafaeli ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Raina USDA, ARS; A. Hefetz U Tel Aviv ;
1517 – 1989 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Gene Transfer and Expression in Farmed Fish
R. Dunham U Auburn; B. Cavari Isr. Ocean. Res.; T. Chen U Maryland; B. Moav U Tel Aviv ; D. Powers U Maryland; G. Hulata ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Funkenstein Isr. Ocean. Res.;
1479 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
The Rapidly-Metabolized Herbicide Binding Protein of the Thylacoids: Relationship to Photosynthesis and Crop Protection
M. Edelman Weizmann Inst.; A. Mattoo USDA, ARS;
1436 – 1989 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Detection and Elimination of Viruses in Reserve Organs and during Stages of Micropropagation in Gladiolus, Lilies and Narcissus
A. Stein ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Lawson USDA, ARS; J. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hammond USDA, ARS; A. Franck ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Hsu USDA, ARS; G. Loebenstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
1362 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $203,500
Hormonal and Development Control of Root Initiation
J. Cohen USDA, ARS; E. Epstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
1234 – 1988 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Growth Stimulation and Improved Feed Efficiency by Feed Restrictions in Chickens and Turkeys
S. Hurwitz ARO, Min. Ag.; J. McMurtry USDA, ARS; M. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Rosebrough USDA, ARS; I. Plavnik ARO, Min. Ag.;
1165 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Ethylene Inducing Protein - Biochemistry and Mode of Action in Plants
Y. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Anderson USDA, ARS; E. Chalutz 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 ;
1030 – 1986 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Mollicutes that Cause Plant Disease: Detection, Cultivation, and Physiology
. Whitcomb USDA, ARS; S. Rottem U Hebrew ; K. Hackett USDA, ARS;
1023 – 1986 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Varroa Mite-Honeybee Interactions under Subtropical Conditions
Y. Lensky U Hebrew ; . Shimanuki USDA, ARS; U. Gerson U Hebrew ; E. Herbert, Jr. USDA, ARS; Y. Stern U Hebrew ; M. Delfinado-Baker USDA, ARS;
963 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Characterization of Iron Pumps and Channels in Plant Cell Membranes Using 'Patch Clamp" Techniques
R. Satter U Connecticut; N. Moran Weizmann Inst.; C. Mischke USDA, ARS; M. Segal Weizmann Inst.;
957 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
The Rapidly-Metabolized Herbicide Binding Protein of the Thylakoids: Relationship to Phytosynthesis and Crop Protection
M. Edelman Weizmann Inst.; A. Mattoo USDA, ARS;
872 – 1985 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Electrical Properties of Genital Tissues Relative to their Hydration throughout Reproductive Events of Cows
E. Aizinbud ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Lewis USDA, ARS; R. Lehrer ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Fishler Weizmann Inst.; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Tadmor Isr. Vet. Inst.;
854 – 1985 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $60,000
Evaluation of Abraded Polyethylene Intramammary Device (Aimd) in Mastitis Control
M. Paape USDA, ARS; G. Ziv Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Schultze USDA, ARS;
842 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Indolebutyric Acid Metabolism in Relation to Root Initiation
J. Cohen USDA, ARS; E. Epstein ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Roh USDA, ARS; J. Riov U Hebrew ;
815 – 1985 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Genetic Improvement of Talaromyces flavus and its Mechanism of Action on Verticillium
G. Papavizas USDA, ARS; T. Katan ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Fravel USDA, ARS; Y. Henis U Hebrew ;
784 – 1985 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Endocrine Control of Pheromone Production in Arthopods
J. Klun USDA, ARS; A. Rafaeli U Hebrew ; M. Schwarz USDA, ARS; R. Ridgway USDA, ARS; A. Raina USDA, ARS;
744 – 1985 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Combined Application of Liquid Fertilizers and Pesticides through Irrigation Systems
S. Saltzman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Threadgill U Georgia; B. Heuer ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Helling USDA, ARS; Z. Gerstl ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Dowler USDA, ARS;
735 – 1985 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Feed Restriction to Improve Feed Efficiency in Chickens and Turkeys
S. Hurwitz ARO, Min. Ag.; J. McMurtry USDA, ARS; M. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Rosebrough USDA, ARS; I. Plavnik ARO, Min. Ag.;
716 – 1984 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,700
Enhanced Biodegradation and Reduced Pesticide Efficacy with Repeated Application and Cropping
. Kaufman USDA, ARS; N. Aharonson ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Katan U Hebrew ;
563 – 1983 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $120,000
Morphological, Pathological, and Biochemical Comparisons among Selected Downy Mildew Pathogens of the Gramineae, Leguminosae and Compositae
M. Bonde USDA, ARS; R. Kenneth U Hebrew ; D. Farr USDA, ARS;
520 – 1983 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
A Study of the Potential Role of Behavioral Chemicals for Control of Heliothis Species and Spodoptera littoralis in Cotton
R. Ridgway USDA, ARS; S. Gothilf ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Klun USDA, ARS; B. Leonhardt USDA, ARS; E. Dunkelblum ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Kehat ARO, Min. Ag.;
447 – 1982 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Evaluation of Polyethylene Intramammary Device (IMD) in Mastitis Control
M. Paape USDA, ARS; G. Ziv Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Schultze USDA, ARS;
415 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Elucidation of Types and Mechanisms of Resistance to the Brown Leaf Rust Disease in Natural Populations of Wild Barley, Hordeum spontaneum c. koch
I. Wahl U Tel Aviv ; . Moseman USDA, ARS; Y. Anikster U Tel Aviv ; . Wilcoxson U Minnesota;
413 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Physiology and Biochemistry of the Herbicide Binding Protein in Relation to Photosynthesis: Possible Relationship to Crop
M. Edelman Weizmann Inst.; A. Mattoo USDA, ARS; J. Anderson USDA, ARS;
406 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Studies on Nutrition, Physiology, and Molecular Genetis of Spiroplasmas with Reference to Diagnosis and Pathogenesis
S. Razin U Hebrew ; . Whitcomb USDA, ARS; S. Rottem U Hebrew ;
365 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $130,000
Genetic Diversity of Wild Emmer Wheat, Triticum dicoccoides in the Near East in Relation to Wheat Breeding
E. Nevo U Haifa; . Moseman USDA, ARS; D. Zohary U Hebrew ; A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Gerechter-Amitai ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Grama ARO, Min. Ag.;
334 – 1982 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Development of Improved Methodology for Estimating Genetic Merit of Bulls and Cows in USA and Israel
. Dickinson USDA, ARS; R. Bar-Anan ARO, Min. Ag.;
142 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Naturally Occurring Steroids from Solanaceous Plants as Potential Insect Antifeedants
E. Glotter U Hebrew ; . Jacobson USDA, ARS; S. Ascher ARO, Min. Ag.; . Kirson U Hebrew ;
82 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Slow-Release Water-Borne Microparticles for Incorporation of Pesticides into Soils.
Y. Mualem U Hebrew ; C. Helling USDA, ARS; N. Lahav U Hebrew ; N. Aharonson ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Markus U Ben Gurion ;
327 – 1981 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Development of a Live Attenuated Vaccine against Rift Valley Fever
. Bishop U Alabama; B. Peleg Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Peters Army Med Res. I;
325 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Biological Control of Selected Soilborne Plant Pathogens with Wild Strains of Fungal Antagonists and Induced Biotypes of Enhanced Biocontrol
G. Papavizas USDA, ARS; Y. Henis U Hebrew ; J. Lewis 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.;
280 – 1981 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Tissue Hydration Measured by Impedography in the Genital Tract of the Cow in Relation to the Reproductive Cycle
E. Aizinbud ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Lewis USDA, ARS; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Hawk USDA, ARS; R. Lehrer ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Tadmor Isr. Vet. Inst.; H. Fishler Weizmann Inst.;
234 – 1980 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Heritability and Physiology of Anther Culture and Inhibitor Selections in Wheat
G. Schaeffer USDA, ARS; E. Galun Weizmann Inst.; S. Baenziger USDA, ARS;
112 – 1980 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $117,000
The Control of Meiotic Maturation in Mammals
A. Tsafriri Weizmann Inst.; . Channing U Maryland; . Pomerantz U Maryland;
96 – 1980 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $170,000
Studies of Plant Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica) Interrelationship
D. Orion ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Endo USDA, ARS; W. Wergin USDA, ARS;
88 – 1980 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $60,000
Early Embryonic Environment and Early Embryonic Death in Dairy Cattle
N. Ayalon Isr. Vet. Inst.; H. Hawk USDA, ARS; . Marcus Isr. Vet. Inst.; A. Tadmor Isr. Vet. Inst.;
1 – 1980 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $177,700
Hormone Production by the Bovine Blastocyst
M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; W. Hansel U Cornell; H. Katz BARD; S. Katz Nat'l Cancer Inst;
63 – 1979 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $281,683
The Collection, Evaluation and Utilization of Wild Emmer (Triticum dicoccoides) for Wheat Breeding
A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; . Moseman USDA, ARS; Z. Gerechter-Amitai ARO, Min. Ag.; . Sharp U Montana St.; . Konzak U WA State;
61 – 1979 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Production, Regulation and Mode of Action of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening, Senescence and Decay
E. Chalutz ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Anderson USDA, ARS; Y. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; . Lieberman USDA, ARS;
53 – 1979 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $153,125
The Role of Calcium in Fruit Ripening and in Alleviating Post Harvest Physiological Disorders
R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Faust USDA, ARS;
30 – 1979 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $14,000
Investigation of Genetic and Physiological Variability of Milking Cows by Biochemical and Metabolic Studies of Milk
A. Gertler U Hebrew ; . Topper NIH;
16 – 1979 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $57,200
Grain Stocks and Price Policies in Israel
D. Bigman U Hebrew ; C. ReVelle U Johns Hopkins; . Reutlinger World Bank;