181 Projects Funded in New York

Total Approved Budget: $47,291,902  |  Sum of Board Approved: $47,291,902
5916 – 2026 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $500,000
Enhancing the Quality and Shelf Life of Tomato Fruit Through Precision Modulation of the ABA-Cytokinin Balance
A. Goldshmidt ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rose U Cornell; P. Berman ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Ziv ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;
5767 – 2025 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Embedding resource recovery within hydrothermal processing of agricultural waste for closed loop recovery of nutrients, energy & water
J. Goldfarb U Cornell; R. Posmanik Technion; J. Tester U Cornell; S. Spatari Technion; D. Kriner U Cornell;
5762 – 2025 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Using genetic modifications to find the chemical, structural, transcriptional, andmechanical determinants of tomato crop protection
H. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Stark CUNY;
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;
5743 – 2025 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Leveraging cutting-edge molecular tools, bioinformatics and synthetic chemistry for the discovery of novel antifungal plant protection compounds
O. Frenkel ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Brady U Rockefeller; D. Minz ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Cytryn ARO, Min. Ag.;
8603 – 2024 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $129,000
How does the postharvest supply chain affect folate bioavailability in folate-biofortified tomato fruit?
I. Maoz ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson; I. Gonda ARO, Min. Ag.;
8082 – 2024 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $298,278
Gene editing technology for speedy development of tomato and pepper varieties with the trait of fruit dehydration
S. Bocobza ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rose U Cornell; A. Goldshmidt ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Bar INDEPENDENT;
5679 – 2024 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
The PELOTA protein of tomato: a determinant of TYLCV resistance and plant fertility                                          
Y. Burko ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook; M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.;
5652 – 2024 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Collaborative aquabotic systems for precision aquaculture operations    
Y. Edan U Ben Gurion ; S. Hall U NC State; D. Zarrouk U Ben Gurion ; A. Sagi U Ben Gurion ; E. Aflalo U Ben Gurion ; R. Price LSU, Ag Center; D. Smith LSU, Ag Center; L. Xiang U Cornell;
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;
5632 – 2023 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating the role of branched-chain decarboxylase in the biosynthesis of flavor volatiles and quality in tomato fruits
I. Maoz ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson; I. Gonda ARO, Min. Ag.;
5601 – 2023 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating the grape malate tonoplast transporter: A targeted approach for controlling fruit and wine acidity, and improving grapevine tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
N. Reshef ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Pineros USDA, ARS;
5567 – 2023 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Blocking viral ion channels to curb animal coronavirus morbidity
I. Arkin U Hebrew ; G. Whittaker U Cornell; D. Diel U Cornell;
5524 – 2022 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Development of novel approaches to improve fruit quality and shelf-life via tailored and targeted manipulation of cytokinin levels
A. Goldshmidt ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rose U Cornell;
5519 – 2022 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $306,000
Utilizing citrullus spp. genetic resources for enhancing abiotic tolerance in watermelon cultivars
A. Cochavi ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Levi USDA, ARS; A. Gur ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Fei Boyce Thompson;
5362 – 2021 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Tomato PP2C phosphatases: negative regulators of plant immunity and biotechnological tools for enhancement of disease resistance  
G. Martin Boyce Thompson; A. Sharon U Tel Aviv ; G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ;
5309 – 2020 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Thermochemical processing of agricultural plastic waste for resource recovery and sustainable development
R. Posmanik ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Goldfarb U Cornell; D. Sills U Bucknell; Y. Dubowski Technion;
5284 – 2020 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Comparative genomic and genetic analyses of carbohydrate accumulation in winter squash and melon fruit
A. Gur ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Mazourek U Cornell; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.;
5283 – 2020 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Understanding the interplay between TYLCV resistance and heat tolerance in tomato 
R. Gorovits U Hebrew ; N. Menda Boyce Thompson; H. Czosnek U Hebrew ; S. Strickler Boyce Thompson;
5276 – 2020 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Dissecting genetic resistance to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), the emerging tomato pathogen
M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook;
5265 – 2020 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Gene discovery to enhance potato resistance to Colorado potato beetle
G. Jander Boyce Thompson; A. Aharoni Weizmann Inst.;
5177 – 2019 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $206,000
Cutting edge culture independent pipeline for detection of novel anti-fungal plant protection compounds in suppressive soils
E. Cytryn ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Brady U Rockefeller; O. Frenkel ARO, Min. Ag.;
5120 – 2018 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Fine tuning the shoot and inflorescence architectures for improved tomato yield
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; Z. Lippman Cold Spring Harbor;
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;
4953 – 2016 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
The molecular mechanism for the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus resistance at the ty-5 locus       
M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook;
4931 – 2016 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
The role of FLS3 and BSK830 in pattern-triggered immunity in tomato         
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
4918 – 2016 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Characterization of the Or regulatory network for carotenoid biofortification in food crops - phase II          
L. Li USDA, ARS; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Portnoy ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Fei Boyce Thompson;
4911 – 2016 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $287,000
Characterization of genetic variation and yield heterosis in Cucumis melo             
A. Gur ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Buckler U Cornell; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Klapp ARO, Min. Ag.;
4905 – 2016 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Identification of virulence-associated genes in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by mutant-library construction          
D. Barkan U Hebrew ; Y. Chang U Cornell; P. McDonough U Cornell; S. Fubini U Cornell; R. Gleed U Cornell;
4903 – 2016 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $265,000
Diagnostics and vaccines for containment of TiLV - a novel RNA virus lethal to Tilapia        
E. Bacharach U Tel Aviv ; I. Lipkin U Columbia; A. Eldar Isr. Vet. Inst.;
4880 – 2016 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Building local brand for fresh fruits and vegetables: A strategic approach aimed at strengthening the local agricultural sector           
D. Just U Cornell; A. Heiman U Hebrew ;
4846 – 2015 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Investigation of growth regulation by maize benzoxazinoid breakdown products        
G. Jander Boyce Thompson; D. Chamovitz U Tel Aviv ;
4839 – 2015 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
The role of asymptomatic secondary hosts in the epidemiology of Verticillium wilt         
M. Milgroom U Cornell; O. Frenkel ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Tsror ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Jimenez Gasco U Penn State;
4828 – 2015 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
What shapes the crossover landscape in maize and wheat and how can we modify it       
W. Pawlowski U Cornell; A. Levy Weizmann Inst.;
4818 – 2015 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Optimization of shoot architecture for the agricultural field       
Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; Z. Lippman Cold Spring Harbor;
4605 – 2013 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Dual role of the TYLCV protein V2 in suppressing the host plant defense 
M. Lapidot ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook; Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.;
4583 – 2013 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Identification of the etiological agent of tilapia disease in the Lake of Galillee
E. Bacharach U Tel Aviv ; I. Lipkin U Columbia; A. Eldar Isr. Vet. Inst.;
4510 – 2012 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
A molecular link from PAMP perception to a MAPK cascade associated with tomato disease resistance
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
4505 – 2012 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $298,000
Genetic and biochemical analysis of glucosinolate breakdown: The effects of indole-3-carbinol on plant physiology and development
D. Chamovitz U Tel Aviv ; G. Jander Boyce Thompson;
4443 – 2011 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
New factors and approaches for in vitro reconstitution of higher plant Rubisco
D. Stern Boyce Thompson; G. Schuster Technion; A. Azem U Tel Aviv ;
4423 – 2011 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Characterization of the Or regulatory network in melon for carotenoid biofortification in food crops 
L. Li USDA, ARS; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Fei Boyce Thompson;
4403 – 2011 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis-tomato interactions: expression and function of virulence factors, plant defense responses and pathogen movement
S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Smart U Cornell; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; L. Chalupowicz ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; T. Burr U Cornell;
4371 – 2010 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Elucidating the ripening signaling pathway in banana for improved fruit quality, shelf-life and food security
H. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Vrebalov Boyce Thompson; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson;
4321 – 2010 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
A three crops test for the ODO breeding method
Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Lippman Cold Spring Harbor; D. Jackson Cold Spring Harbor; D. Zamir U Hebrew ;
4281 – 2010 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Identification of genes involved in virulence of Escherichia coli mastitis by signature tagged mutagenesis
N. Shpigel U Hebrew ; Y. Schukken U Cornell; I. Rosenshine U Hebrew ;
4237 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $288,000
Inactivation of SGS3 as Molecular Basis for RNA Silencing Suppression by TYLCV V2
Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook;
4234 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Understanding Cuticle Development in Tomato through the Study of Novel Germplasm with Malformed Cuticles
A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Rose U Cornell;
4223 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
System Approach to Understanding the Metabolic Diversity in Melon
N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson; A. Aharoni Weizmann Inst.; Z. Fei Boyce Thompson; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.;
4211 – 2009 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,800
Targeting of Strigolacatones Associated Pathways for Conferring Orobanche Resistant Traits in Tomato and Medicago
Y. Kapulnik ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Harrison Boyce Thompson; H. Koltai ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hershenhorn ARO, Min. Ag.;
4192 – 2009 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Development of a Plasmid-Based Reverse Genetics System for the Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses to Allow a Comparative Characterization of the Function of the NS3 Viroporin in Viral Egress
M. Ehrlich U Tel Aviv ; J. Parker U Cornell; T. Dermody U Vanderbilt;
4167 – 2008 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Fungal Iron Acquisition, Oxidative Stress and Virulence in the Cochliobolus-maize Interaction
B. Horwitz Technion; B. Turgeon U Cornell;
4159 – 2008 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
MAP Kinase Cascades Activated by SlMAPKKKε and their Involvement in Tomato Resistance to Bacterial Pathogens
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
4152 – 2008 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $272,000
Integrated Studies of Chloroplast Ribonucleases
G. Schuster Technion; D. Stern Boyce Thompson;
4117 – 2008 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $303,000
Development and Use of Leptin Receptor Antagonists to Increase Appetite and Adaptive Metabolism in Ruminants
Y. Boisclair U Cornell; A. Gertler U Hebrew ;
4106 – 2008 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $345,000
Genomic and Organismal Studies to Elucidate the Mechanisms of Infectivity of Entomopathogenic Fungi to Ticks 
I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Churchill U Cornell; G. Gindin ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Samish Isr. Vet. Inst.;
4047 – 2007 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Molecular Interactions of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis with Tomato
S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Smart U Cornell; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; H. Hoch NY Agr. Exp. St;
4017 – 2007 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $272,000
Role of Polyploidy in Vine Cacti Speciation and Crop Domestication
N. Tel-Zur U Ben Gurion ; J. Doyle U Cornell;
3962 – 2007 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $327,000
Unstable Flow in Repellent and Sub-critically Repellent Soils: Theory and Management Implications
R. Wallach U Hebrew ; T. Steenhuis U Cornell; E. Graber ARO, Min. Ag.; D. DiCarlo U Texas at Austin; J. Parlange U Cornell;
3917 – 2006 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Suppression of RNA Silencing by TYLCV During Viral Infection
V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook; Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.;
3910 – 2006 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Genetic, Genomic and Biochemical Analysis of Arabidopsis Threonine Aldolase and Associated Molecular and Metabolic Networks
G. Jander Boyce Thompson; G. Galili Weizmann Inst.; Y. Shachar-Hill U Michigan St.;
3884 – 2006 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $324,000
Plasticity in the Mechanisms of Phloem Loading
S. Wolf U Hebrew ; R. Turgeon U Cornell;
3877 – 2006 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Genomic Approach to the Improvement of Fruit Quality in Melon (Cucumis melo) and Related Cucurbit Crops II: Functional Genomics
N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson; M. Binzel U Texas A&M; E. Lewinsohn ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Schaffer ARO, Min. Ag.;
9027 – 2005 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Characterization of Enzymatic Anthocyanin Degradation in Brunfelsia and Potato (Solanaceae) using Biochemical, Proteomic and Genomic Approaches
M. Oren-Shamir ARO, Min. Ag.; W. De Jong U Cornell; H. Koltai ARO, Min. Ag.;
9025 – 2005 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Dark-induced Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation and Inhibition by Gibberellins: Towards Inhibition of Postharvest Senescence
H. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Watkins U Cornell; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Gan U Cornell;
9020 – 2005 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Etiology of the Rugose Wood Disease of Grapevine and Genetic Manipulation of the Associated Vitiviruses
M. Mawassi ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Fuchs U Cornell;
3803 – 2005 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Unravelling the Mode of Action of Ripening-Specific MADS-box Genes for Development of Tools to Improve Banana Fruit Shelf-life and Quality
H. Friedman ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Vrebalov Boyce Thompson; J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson; E. Pesis ARO, Min. Ag.;
3793 – 2005 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Secondary Metabolites, Stress, and Signaling: Roles and Regulation of Peptides Produced by Non-ribosomal Peptide Synthetases
B. Horwitz Technion; B. Turgeon U Cornell;
3785 – 2005 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $315,000
Role of GRAS Transcription Factors in Tomato Disease Resistance and Basal Defense
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
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;
9016 – 2004 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Identification of signaling components involved in tomato resistance to bacterial spot disease
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
9006 – 2004 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Efficient screening of antibacterial genes by juvenile phase free technology for developing resistance to fire blight in pear and apple trees
M. Flaishman ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Aldwinckle U Cornell; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Malnoy U Cornell;
9002 – 2004 Panel: Cornell  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Identification and gene regulation of the desaturase enzymes involved in sex-pheromone biosynthesis of pest moths infesting grain.
A. Rafaeli ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Roelofs U Cornell; A. Zada Byers ARO, Min. Ag.;
3645 – 2004 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Study of the regulatory mechanism involved in dark-induced Postharvest leaf senescence
A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Susheng U Cornell; S. Gan U Cornell;
3634 – 2004 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Molecular characterisation of PBAN-receptors: a basis for the development and screening of antagonists against Pheromone biosynthesis in moth pest species
A. Rafaeli ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Jurenka U Iowa St.; C. Sander Sloan Kettering;
3605 – 2004 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Integration of phosphorus and chloroplast mRNA metabolism through regulated ribonucleases
G. Schuster Technion; D. Stern Boyce Thompson;
3581 – 2004 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $325,000
Molecular genetic and anatomical characterization of potato tuber skin appearance
I. Ginzberg ARO, Min. Ag.; W. De Jong U Cornell;
3535 – 2004 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Chicken infectious anemia virus: immunosuppression, transmission and impact on other diseases
K. Schat U Cornell; I. Davidson Isr. Vet. Inst.; D. Heller U Hebrew ;
3512 – 2004 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Ecology of seed-colonizing microbial communities: influence of soil and plant factors and implications for rhizosphere microbiology
D. Minz ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Nelson U Cornell; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ;
3507 – 2004 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Enhancement of plant disease resistance and productivity through use of root symbiotic fungi
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ; A. Viterbo Weizmann Inst.;
3422 – 2003 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Peripartum dietary supplementation to enhance fertility in high yielding dairy cows
W. Butler U Cornell; U. Moallem ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Arieli U Hebrew ; R. Gilbert U Cornell; D. Sklan U Hebrew ;
3368 – 2002 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $345,000
Understanding the hardening syndrome of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber tissue to eliminate textural defects in fresh and fresh-peeled/cut products
I. Shomer ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Stark CSI, CUNY; V. Gaba ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Batteas CSI, CUNY;
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 ;
3347 – 2002 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $388,789
Molecular interactions of TYLCV capsid protein during assembly of viral particles
Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.; V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook;
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;
3333 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Genomic approach to the improvement of fruit quality in melon (Cucumis melo) and related cucurbit crops
N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Giovannoni USDA, ARS; J. Burger ARO, Min. Ag.;
3327 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
DNA transfer by Agrobacterium: a cooperative interaction of ssDNA, virulence proteins, and plant host factors
T. Tzfira NYSU, Stony Brook; M. Elbaum Weizmann Inst.; S. Wolf Weizmann Inst.;
3284 – 2001 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Influence of hydraulic properties of rootstocks and the rootstock-scion graft on water use and productivity of apple trees
S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Tyree VT USDA NFS; A. Naor MIGAL R&D; A. Lakso U Cornell; T. Robinson U Cornell; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.;
3245 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $305,000
Regulated expression of site-specific DNA recombination for precision genetic engineering of apple
J. Norelli USDA, ARS; M. Flaishman ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Aldwinckle U Cornell; D. Gidoni ARO, Min. Ag.;
3237 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $320,000
A functional genomics approach to dissect resistance of tomato to bacterial spot disease
G. Sessa U Tel Aviv ; G. Martin Boyce Thompson;
3225 – 2001 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Genetics and comparative molecular mapping of biochemical and morphological fruit characters in Capsicum
I. Paran ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Jahn U Cornell;
3177 – 2000 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,223
Manipulating Chloroplast Gene Expression: A Genetic and Mechanistic Analysis of Processes that Control RNA Stability
D. Stern Boyce Thompson; G. Schuster Technion;
3165 – 2000 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Involvement of Antioxidant Enzymes and Genes in the Resistance Mechanism to Postharvest Superficial Scald Development
C. Watkins U Cornell; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Lers ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Conklin Boyce Thompson;
3038 – 1999 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $65,000
Regulation and Action of Leptin in Pregnant and Lactating Dairy Cows.
Y. Boisclair U Cornell; A. Bell U Cornell; A. Shamay ARO, Min. Ag.;
3009 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $255,000
Fine Mapping and Genetic Interactions of Nearly-Isogenic Allelic Series Representing Yield and Quality Qtls Derived from Wild Tomato Species
D. Zamir U Hebrew ; S. Tanksley U Cornell;
2979 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Expression of E.T.E.C. Enterotoxin in Tomato Fruit and Development of a Prototype Transgenic Tomato for Dissemination as an Oral Vaccine in Developing Countries
M. Friedmann ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Arntzen Boyce Thompson; H. Mason Boyce Thompson;
2969 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $265,000
Viral and Host Cell Determinants of Nuclear Import and Export of the Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Plants
V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook; Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.;
2887 – 1998 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Estimation of Energy Expenditure of Free Living and Growing Domesticated Ruminants by Heart Rate Measurement
A. Brosh ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Robertshaw U Cornell; Y. Aharoni ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Holzer ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Arieli U Hebrew ;
2880 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Enhancing Crop Yield through Colonization of the Rhizosphere with Beneficial Microbes
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ;
2874 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $285,000
Discovery and Transfer of Genes from Wild Zea Germplasm to Improve Grain Oil and Protein Composition of Temperate Maize
M. Smith U Cornell; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; S. McCouch U Cornell; Y. Tadmor ARO, Min. Ag.;
2759 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Use of Anti-Fungal Gene Synergisms for Improved Foliar and Fruit Disease Tolerance in Transgenic Grapes  
B. Reisch U Cornell; A. Perl ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Kikkert U Cornell; R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Gollop ARO, Min. Ag.;
2746 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Manipulation of Gene Expression in the Chloroplast: Molecular Genetic Analysis of mRNA Degradation
D. Stern Boyce Thompson; G. Schuster Technion;
2680 – 1997 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
On-line Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Greenhouse Environmental Control
I. Seginer Technion; L. Albright U Cornell; R. Langhans U Cornell;
2642 – 1996 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $368,180
Increasing Mammary Protein Synthesis through Endocrine and Nutritional Signals
M. McGuire U Idaho; A. Arieli U Hebrew ; I. Bruckental ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Bauman U Cornell;
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;
2574 – 1996 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Parthenogenesis-Inducing Microorganisms in Parasitic Hymenoptera: Their Mode of Action and Utilization for Improvement of Biological Control Agents
J. Werren U Rochester; E. Zchori-Fein U Hebrew ; M. Coll U Hebrew ;
2541 – 1996 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Virus Synergy in Transgenic Plants
P. Palukaitis U Cornell; A. Gal-On ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Zaitlin U Cornell; V. Gaba ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;
2474 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Polyphenoloxidases - Expression, Assembly and Function
J. Steffens U Cornell; E. Harel U Hebrew ;
2427 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Development and Testing of a Method for the Systematic Discovery and Utilization of Novel Qtls in the Production of Improved Crop Varieties: Tomato as a Model System
S. Tanksley U Cornell; D. Zamir U Hebrew ;
2417 – 1995 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Development of an Empty Viral Capsid Vaccine against Foot and Mouth Disease
M. Grubman USDA, ARS; Y. Stram Isr. Vet. Inst.; P. Mason USDA, ARS; H. Yadin Isr. Vet. Inst.;
2389 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Analysis of Quantitative Traits in Pepper Using Molecular Markers
I. Paran ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Jahn U Cornell;
2348 – 1994 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $251,000
Improving Preferential Flow Modules by Experimentation
T. Steenhuis U Cornell; I. Ravina Technion; J. Parlange U Cornell; R. Wallach U Hebrew ; L. Geohring U Cornell;
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;
2325 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Discovery and Use of Genes and Gene Combinations Coding for Proteins Useful in Biological Control
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ;
2268 – 1994 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Consequences of Nonequilibrium Pesticide Fate Processes on Probability of Leaching from Agricultural Lands
J. Duxbury U Cornell; U. Mingelgrin ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Hutson U Cornell; Z. Gerstl ARO, Min. Ag.;
2251 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Transgenic Endochitinase Producing Grapevine for Improvement of Resistance to Powder Mildew (Uncinula necator)
A. Perl ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Reisch U Cornell; O. Lotan ARO, Min. Ag.;
2247 – 1994 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Nuclear Import of lthe Tomato Yellow Curl Leaf Virus in Tomato Plants
V. Citovsky NYSU, Stony Brook; Y. Gafni ARO, Min. Ag.;
2207 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Manipulation of Gene Expression in the Chloroplast: Control of mRNA Stability and Transcription Termination
D. Stern Boyce Thompson; G. Schuster Technion;
2170 – 1993 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Host-Elicited Germination and Mechanism of Penetration in Broomrape (Orobanche Spp.)
D. Joel ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Steffens U Cornell; A. Mayer U Hebrew ;
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;
2129 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Development and Application of a Molecular Genetic Map for Melon (Cucumis melo)
R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; M. Jahn U Cornell; E. Galun Weizmann Inst.;
2087 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $50,000
Role of Thaxtomins in the Pathogenicity of Streptomyces Spp. on Potato
R. Loria U Cornell; I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; G. Kritzman ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.;
2062 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Understanding the Causes and Genetic Effects of Thelytoky in the Aphelinidae: A Key to Improving Biological Control
R. Roush U Cornell; D. Rosen U Hebrew ;
1955 – 1992 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Reduction in Pesticide Use in Plant Disease Control by Integration of Chemical and Non-Chemical Factors
D. Shtienberg ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Fry U Cornell; A. Dinoor U Hebrew ; T. Zitter U Cornell; U. Kafkafi U Hebrew ;
1928 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Virus Encoded Toxin of the Corn Smut Ustilago Maydis - Isolation of Receptors and Mapping Functional Domains
M. Mevarech U Tel Aviv ; J. Bruenn NYSU, Buffalo; Y. Koltin U Tel Aviv ;
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.;
1888 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Genetic Analysis in vitis Using Molecular Markers
B. Reisch U Cornell; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Weeden U Cornell; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Beckmann ARO, Min. Ag.;
1870 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $260,000
Coding, Expression, Targeting, Import and Processing of Distinct Polyphenoloxidases in Tissues of Higher Plants
J. Steffens U Cornell; E. Harel U Hebrew ; A. Mayer U Hebrew ;
1822 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Cloning a Fusarium Resistance Gene in Tomato Based on Knowledge of its Map Position
D. Zamir U Hebrew ; S. Tanksley U Cornell; R. Fluhr Weizmann Inst.;
1821 – 1991 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Expression of the Mitochondrial Locus Associated with Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Petunia
S. Izhar ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Hanson U Cornell; N. Firon ARO, Min. Ag.;
1753 – 1990 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Predicting the Effect of Kinetic-Equilibrium Sorption and Macropore Flow upon Pesticide Movement in Agricultural Soils
R. Wagenet U Cornell; U. Mingelgrin ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Bresler ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;
1723 – 1990 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Molecular Approaches to Strain Improvement and Determination of the Role of Specific Gene Products in Biocontrol by Trichoderma Spp.
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ; N. Weeden U Cornell; A. Oppenheim U Hebrew ;
1706 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Heat Stress-Induced Reproductive Structure Abscission in Pepper: The Role of Hormones and Assimilate
C. Wien U Cornell; J. Riov U Hebrew ; R. Goren U Hebrew ; B. Aloni ARO, Min. Ag.;
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.;
1573 – 1989 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Photometric Imaging for Detecting Surface and Internal Defects on Apples
B. Upchurch USDA, ARS; R. Ben-Arie ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Hetzroni ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Throop U Cornell; F. Geoola ARO, Min. Ag.;
1460 – 1989 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Marek's Disease Vaccination Breaks: Interaction of Genetic Strains of Chickens, Chicken Anemia Agent and Stressors
D. Heller U Hebrew ; K. Schat U Cornell; R. Friedman U Hebrew ;
1443 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Development of Cruciferous Oilseeds with Specifically Tailored Fatty Acid Compositions Using Domesticated and Wild Cruciferae Germplasm
Z. Yaniv Bachrach ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Auld U Idaho; M. Zur ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Earle U Cornell; Y. Elber ARO, Min. Ag.;
1425 – 1989 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
Studies of Structure and Texture of Potatoes to Enable Cultivar Selection and Development of New and Improved Processes Products 
I. Shomer ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Bourne U Cornell;
1421 – 1989 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Developmental Mechanisms of Parasitism in Broomrape (Orobanche Spp.) and their Potential Impact on Control
D. Joel ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Steffens U Cornell; A. Mayer U Hebrew ;
1418 – 1989 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $60,000
Application of Recombinant DNA and Immunological Technologies for Development of Diagnostic Tools for Phytopathogenic Streptomyces Spp.
I. Barash U Tel Aviv ; R. Loria U Cornell; G. Kritzman ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Manulis ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Aharonowitz U Tel Aviv ;
1388 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Tagging Plant Genes with Tightly-Linked RFLP Markers
S. Tanksley U Cornell; D. Zamir U Hebrew ; . Young U Cornell;
1278 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $225,000
Study of the Action of Vitamin D in the Egg Shell Gland of the Laying Hen
A. Bar ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Wasserman U Cornell; M. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Fullmer U Cornell;
1257 – 1988 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Regulation of Steroidogenesis in the Bovine Plancenta
M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; W. Hansel U Cornell;
1224 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Enhancement of Efficacy of Trichoderma spp. for Biological Control Using Protoplast Fusion
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ;
1181 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Tissue Culture and Gene Transfer for Genetic Improvement of Grapes
B. Reisch U Cornell; P. Spiegel-Roy ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Vardi ARO, Min. Ag.;
1125 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Disease Control and Management of Fungicide Resistance in Oomycetes Foliar Plant Pathogens
Y. Cohen U Bar Ilan ; W. Fry U Cornell; Y. Levy U Bar Ilan ;
1124 – 1987 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Diagnosis of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus by Cloning, Sequencing and Monoclonal Antibodies to VP1 of Israeli Serotypes
Y. Becker U Hebrew ; . Moore USDA, ARS; H. Yadin Isr. Vet. Inst.; B. Peleg Isr. Vet. Inst.;
1082 – 1987 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Potential Enhancement of Solar Energy Conversion into Biomass and Lipids
A. Sukenik Isr. Ocean. Res.; P. Falkowski Brookhav Nat'l ; A. Ben-Amotz Isr. Ocean. Res.;
1061 – 1987 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Expression of Mitochondrial DNA Associated with Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Petunia
S. Izhar ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Hanson U Cornell;
1036 – 1986 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Isolation and Characterization of Closterovirus-Like Particles Associated with Leaf Roll Disease Grapevines from Different Geographic Regions
D. Gonsalves U Cornell; E. Tanne ARO, Min. Ag.;
992 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $120,000
Establishment of a Gene Linkage Map in Lentil and Chickpea Using Isozyme and DNA Markers
N. Weeden U Cornell; G. Ladizinsky U Hebrew ; F. Muehlbauer U WA State;
918 – 1986 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Herbs and Spices as Potential Sources of Natural Antioxidants for Food and Nutrition
J. Kanner ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Kinsella U Cornell; D. Palevitch ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Putievsky ARO, Min. Ag.; U. Ravid ARO, Min. Ag.;
908 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Chemical Identification, Physiological Characterization and Horticultural Applications of a Rooting Promoter Extracted from Avocado Tissues
M. Raviv ARO, Min. Ag.; . Mudge U Cornell;
899 – 1986 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Nutritional Evaluation of Sulfur Dioxide Treated Straw
D. Ben Ghedalia ARO, Min. Ag.; . Van Soest U Cornell; J. Miron ARO, Min. Ag.;
894 – 1986 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $17,000
Hormonal Relationships to Milk Yield, Energy Balance and Breeding Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
R. Foote U Cornell; S. Amir ARO, Min. Ag.; . Reimers U Cornell; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; . Eger Min. Agr.;
807 – 1985 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Development of Synthetic Fruit Odor/Visual Traps for Apple Maggot and Mediterranean Fruit Flies
R. Prokopy U Mass; Y. Rossler Biological Ctrl; W. Roelofs U Cornell; S. Gothilf ARO, Min. Ag.;
772 – 1985 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Development of Improved GNH Analogs for Controlled Reproduction of Sparus aurata in Farming Conditions
Y. Koch Weizmann Inst.; M. Schreibman CUNY; Y. Zohar Isr. Ocean. Res.; . Kohen Weizmann Inst.; Y. Salomon Weizmann Inst.; M. Fridkin Weizmann Inst.;
740 – 1985 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 4 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Hormone Production and Maintenance of the Corpus Luteum by the Bovine Blastocyst
M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; W. Hansel U Cornell;
705 – 1984 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Transport and Propagation of Organisms to and through the Teat Canal during and between Milkins
N. Scott U Cornell; . Sagi Technion; D. Galton U Cornell; E. Maltz ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Genizi ARO, Min. Ag.;
631 – 1984 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Protoplast Mediated Transfer and Molecular Analysis of Cytoplasmic Genomes
S. Izhar ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Hanson U Cornell;
578 – 1983 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Management of Reproduction in Dairy Herds Based on the Synchronization of Successive Oestrous Cycles
Y. Folman ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Hansel U Cornell; M. Rosenberg ARO, Min. Ag.; . Smith U Cornell;
487 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $156,000
Evaluation of Pollen Specific Methods for More Rapid Gene Transfer in Crop Plants
D. Zamir U Hebrew ; S. Tanksley U Cornell;
427 – 1983 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
The Physiology of Heat Tolerance in Potato: A Simulation Modeling Approach
E. Ewing U Cornell; M. Dinar Min. Agr.; . Fick U Cornell; Y. Rudich U Hebrew ;
397 – 1983 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $125,000
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms in Varietal Identification and Genetic Improvement
J. Beckmann ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Burr Brookhav Nat'l ; M. Soller U Hebrew ;
420 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $170,000
Crop Response to Saline Water Management in the Presence of Spatially Variable Soil Water Properties
R. Wagenet U Cornell; E. Bresler ARO, Min. Ag.;
389 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Studies on Calcinogenic Solanum Plants of Potential Value as Source of Active Vitamin D-like Derivatives
M. Weissenberg ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Wasserman U Cornell; A. Levy ARO, Min. Ag.;
347 – 1982 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $148,930
Detection of Rift Valley Fever ELISA Antibody and Antigen in Livestock
. Shope Yale; B. Peleg Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Walker USDA, ARS;
318 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
New Seed Treatments Using Biological Agents and Integrated Techniques to Control Soil-Borne Pathogen
G. Harman U Cornell; I. Chet U Hebrew ;
292 – 1981 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
The Conversion of Straw into a Concentrate-Like Feed
D. Ben Ghedalia ARO, Min. Ag.; . Van Soest U Cornell;
283 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $191,163
Mating Disruption of Grape Moths with Pheromone as a Pest Control Strategy in Vine Yards.
. Taschenberg U Cornell; S. Gothilf ARO, Min. Ag.; . Gurevitz ARO, Min. Ag.;
194 – 1980 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $167,800
Interaction of Newcastle Disease Virus Strains of Different Virucence with Cell Receptors
M. Lipkind Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Schloer USDA, ARS; . Rivetz Isr. Vet. Inst.; E. Shihmanter Isr. Vet. Inst.;
157 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Determining Optimum Performance for Milking Equipment Procedure and Systems
N. Scott U Cornell; . Sagi Technion; . Merril U Cornell; D. Galton U Cornell;
117 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $254,500
Greenhouse Operation for Best Aerial Environment
I. Seginer Technion; L. Albright U Cornell; M. Raviv ARO, Min. Ag.;
115 – 1980 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $175,000
Endocrine Control of Prolapsed Oviduct in Hens
M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.; A. Van Tienhoven U Cornell; L. Shore Isr. Vet. Inst.; U. Bendheim Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Nobel Isr. Vet. Inst.;
94 – 1980 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Promotion of Prolific Strains of Sheep by Cross Breeding and by Improved Nutritional Managerial Means
E. Eyal ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Foote U Utah St.; . Goot ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Mathews U Utah St.; J. Kali ARO, Min. Ag.; . Hogue U Cornell; D. Amir ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Rosenberg ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Davidson Isr. Vet. Inst.; . Tamarin 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;
106 – 1979 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $262,565
Breeding Efficiency and Milk Yield of Dairy Cows in Relation to Nutritional Status and Planned Differences in Conception Intervals
H. Schindler ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Foote U Cornell; . Smith U Cornell; . Reid U Cornell; P. Oltencau U Cornell; M. Shemesh Isr. Vet. Inst.;
41 – 1979 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $117,000
Management of Scale Pests through Utilization of their Pheromones, Kairomones and Natural Enemies
. Sternlicht ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Roelofs U Cornell; E. Dunkelblum ARO, Min. Ag.;
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;