19 Projects Funded in New Jersey

Total Approved Budget: $4,795,000  |  Sum of Board Approved: $4,795,000
5841 – 2026 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Multi-omics characterization of stress responses in the red seaweed Gracilaria cornea to enhance commercial robustness of agar production      
N. Segal Isr. Ocean. Res.; D. Bhattacharya U Rutgers; E. Solomon Isr. Ocean. Res.;
8610 – 2024 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $129,000
The impact of acute exposure of enteric and central nervous system cells to PVC and PET micro-nanoplastics
A. Elmann ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Demokritou U Rutgers;
5605 – 2023 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Uncoupling postharvest browning and aroma chemotype in sweet basil using gene editing
I. Gonda ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Di U Rutgers; I. Maoz ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Lawton U Rutgers; J. Simon U Rutgers;
5292 – 2020 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $203,000
Next-generation basil: Mapping chilling-tolerance in sweet basil using next-generation sequencing for a long-lasting product
I. Gonda ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Simon U Rutgers; N. Dudai ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Wyenandt U Rutgers; D. Kenigsbuch ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Faigenboim ARO, Min. Ag.;
5255 – 2020 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Benefits of Moringa oleifera, an antioxidant rich feed, on improving ruminants production efficiency and product quality 
M. Cohen-Zinder ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Raskin U Rutgers; A. Shabtay ARO, Min. Ag.;
4947 – 2016 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Basil gene pool enrichment for Downy Mildew resistance and QTL development using genotyping by sequencing         
J. Simon U Rutgers; Y. Cohen U Bar Ilan ;
4128 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Genetic Linkage Mapping of Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
F. Belanger U Rutgers; N. Dudai ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Simon U Rutgers;
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;
3332 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Functional genomics of citral biosynthesis in aromatic plants: Pathway elucidation and applications.
E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Pichersky U Michigan; J. Simon U Rutgers; N. Dudai ARO, Min. Ag.;
2858 – 1998 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
A Molecular Approach for Improving the Stability of Insecticidal Nematodes
R. Gaugler U Rutgers; I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Segal U Tel Aviv ; S. Hashmi U Rutgers;
2208 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $263,000
Productivity of Stress Tolerant Plants by Overproduction of Enzymatic Oxyradical Scavengers
B. Zilinskas U Rutgers; D. Holland ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Eshdat ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.;
2113 – 1993 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Molecular Engineering of Pediocin A to Establish Structure/Function Relationships for Mechanistic Control of Food Borne Pathogens
T. Montville U Rutgers; R. Shapira U Hebrew ;
2099 – 1993 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Genetic Enhancement of Environmental Stability and Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Biological Control
I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Gaugler U Rutgers; D. Segal U Tel Aviv ; P. Grewal U Rutgers; Y. Spiegel ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Selvan U Rutgers;
1936 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Host Adaptation in Entomopathogenic Nematodes: An Approach to Enhancing Biological Control Potential
I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Gaugler U Rutgers; Y. Spiegel ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Lewis U Rutgers;
1509 – 1989 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Enhancement of Biological Control Potential of Entomoparasitic Nematodes through Genetic Improvement and Mutant Analysis
R. Gaugler U Rutgers; I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; T. McGuire U Rutgers; D. Segal U Tel Aviv ;
1068 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Assimilation and Sugar Translocation i Transplants of Vegetable Crops: Study of Limiting Factors and Means for Enhancement of Post-Transplantation
B. Aloni ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Wyse U Rutgers; J. Daie U Rutgers;
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;
381 – 1982 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Nutrition, Physiology, Environment Interactions in Turkeys
S. Hurwitz ARO, Min. Ag.; . Sharpe U Texas A&M; M. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Scanes U Rutgers; I. Plavnik ARO, Min. Ag.; . Polin U Michigan St.; . Lipstein ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;