18 Projects Funded in Tennessee

Total Approved Budget: $4,671,720  |  Sum of Board Approved: $4,671,720
5785 – 2025 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $600,000
Revolutionizing N in agriculture - Producing and applying N where and when it is needed
S. Baram ARO, Min. Ag.; X. Ye U Tennessee, Knoxville; S. Spatari Technion; O. Dahan U Ben Gurion ;
5721 – 2025 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Developing identified compounds to inhibit bacterial survival on surfaces for use in poultry production
E. Mills U Hebrew ; E. Petersen U E Tenn State;
5434 – 2021 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Unraveling the biogeochemical mechanisms of drought and rewetting induced nitric and nitrous oxide emissions from dryland agriculture
D. Saha U Tennessee, Knoxville; I. Gelfand U Ben Gurion ; S. Schaeffer U Tennessee, Knoxville; S. Jagadamma U Tennessee, Knoxville;
5393 – 2021 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Wild plasmotype diversity for evolving and breeding abiotic stress resilience in barley
E. Fridman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Koenig UC, Riverside; S. Lenaghan U Tennessee, Knoxville;
5242 – 2020 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Development of Salmonella sensing-based antibacterials for use in poultry
E. Mills U Hebrew ; E. Petersen U E Tenn State;
5209 – 2019 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $309,000
Integrated wastewater treatment process for recovering high-quality irrigation water and nutrients
R. Bernstein U Ben Gurion ; S. Lin U Vanderbilt; O. Nir U Ben Gurion ;
5066 – 2018 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Identification of virulence mechanisms in mammary pathogenic Mycoplasma bovis using unbiased whole genome random mutagenesis 
I. Lysnyansky Isr. Vet. Inst.; O. Kerro-Dego U Tennessee, Knoxville; N. Shpigel U Hebrew ; R. Almeida U Tennessee, Knoxville;
4489 – 2012 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Melanocortin signaling in fish: Investigation and utilization for increased food intake  
Y. Gothilf U Tel Aviv ; R. Cone U Vanderbilt; S. Harpaz 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;
3901 – 2006 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
eIF3 Complexes and the eIF3e Subunit in Arabidopsis Development and Translation Initiation
D. Chamovitz U Tel Aviv ; A. Von Arnim U Tennessee, Knoxville;
3864 – 2006 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
A Whole-Cell Biosensor Panel for Agricultural Endocrine Disruptors
S. Belkin U Hebrew ; S. Daunert U Kentucky; M. Wells U Tenn. Tech.;
3802 – 2005 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $365,000
A Novel Approach to Mycotoxin Detoxification in Farm Animals Using Probiotics Added to Feed Stuffs
R. Shapira U Hebrew ; J. Grizzle U Tennessee, Knoxville; N. Paster ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Pines ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Mendis-Handagama U Tennessee, Knoxville;
3451 – 2003 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Translational regulation and light signal transduction in plants: the link between eIF3 and the COP9 signalosome
D. Chamovitz U Tel Aviv ; A. Von Arnim U Tennessee, Knoxville;
1001 – 1986 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
The Effect of Wind on Sprinkler Distribution Patterns
R. Von Bernuth U Tennessee, Knoxville; I. Seginer Technion;
626 – 1984 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $212,700
Geochemical Budgets for Carbon and Nutrients in Intensively Cultured Marine Fish Ponds
M. Krom Isr. Ocean. Res.; . Goldman Woods Hole Oc.; . Erez U Hebrew ; S. Ellner U Tennessee, Knoxville;
613 – 1984 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $62,300
Use of Solar Energy for Waste Water Disinfection for Crop Irrigation
J. Middlebrooks U Tenn. Tech.; A. Acher ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Saltzman ARO, Min. Ag.;
114 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $10,000
Utilization of Waste Heat From Power Plants For Agricultural Uses
D. Dvoskin Tahal; . Madewell Tenn. Val. Auth; H. Talpaz ARO, Min. Ag.;
42 – 1979 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $132,720
Studies on the Ecology of Animal Influenza Viruses in Israel
M. Lipkind Isr. Vet. Inst.; R. Webster W'ld Hea. Org. ;