89 Projects Funded in Texas

Total Approved Budget: $21,235,292  |  Sum of Board Approved: $21,235,292
5804 – 2026 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $570,000
Development of spectrally selective agrivoltaics for water-food-energy nexus
G. Mohan U Houston; H. Vitoshkin ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Mittelman Afeka College; T. Busani U New Mexico; E. Raveh ARO, Min. Ag.;
5778 – 2025 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Hybrid process integrating electrodialysis and reverse osmosis for beneficial desalination of brackish water for agricultural irrigation
M. Elimelech U Rice; O. Nir U Ben Gurion ;
8085 – 2024 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $298,730
Natural carriers for controlled delivery of hydrolyzable tannins into beverages
A. Elmann ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Talcott U Texas A&M; M. Uzan The Central Bottling Company CBC;
5248 – 2020 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
EGF/EGFR signaling in the southern flounder male reproductive system and its role in regulating sperm motility and fertility
J. Aizen Ruppin Academic Center; P. Thomas U Texas at Austin;
5218 – 2019 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Spatiotemporal decision support systems for recognizing variability and managing precision irrigation
A. Ben-Gal ARO, Min. Ag.; S. O'Shaughnessy USDA, ARS; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Colaizzi USDA, ARS; J. Moorhead USDA, ARS; H. Yasuor ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Hansen U Brigham Young; B. Hopkins U Brigham Young; M. Heaton U Brigham Young; R. Kerry U Brigham Young; R. Jensen U Brigham Young;
5202 – 2019 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Elucidating and manipulating the CLAVATA-WUSCHEL circuit in cotton to understand meristem homeostasis in relation to fruit size and shape
B. Ayre U N. Texas; L. Eshed-Williams U Hebrew ; E. Van der Knaap U Georgia;
4833 – 2015 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Characterization of the chorismate mutase effector (SsCm1) from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum            
M. Dickman TX AgriLife Res; O. Yarden U Hebrew ;
4599 – 2013 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
The use of aquaculture effluents in spray culture for the production of high protein macroalgae for shrimp aqua-feeds  
B. Mitchell UC, San Diego; A. Neori Isr. Ocean. Res.; C. Yarish U Connecticut; A. Davis U Auburn; T. Samocha TX AgriLife Res; L. Guttman Isr. Ocean. Res.;
4535 – 2012 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Regulation of growth habit in complex sympodial plants: Applying the tomato model to cotton
B. Ayre U N. Texas; E. Lifschitz Technion; Y. Eshed Weizmann Inst.; K. Chapman U N. Texas;
4447 – 2011 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Efficient allele mining in a model sequenced crop via the compressed sequencing approach
N. Shental U Open ; Z. Xin USDA, ARS; Y. Erlich Whitehead Inst.; E. Fridman U Hebrew ;
4427 – 2011 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Winter chickpea; towards a new winter pulse for the semiarid Pacific Northwest and wider adaptation in the Mediterranean basin
S. Abbo U Hebrew ; H. Zhang U Texas A&M; C. Coyne USDA, ARS; A. Sherman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Shtienberg ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Vandemark USDA, ARS;
4414 – 2011 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Genetic and chemical intervention in ROS signaling pathways affecting development and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
M. Dickman TX AgriLife Res; O. Yarden U Hebrew ;
4312 – 2010 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
The involvement of N-Acylethanolamines in signal transduction of microbial associated molecular pattern (MAMPs) perception
A. Avni U Tel Aviv ; K. Chapman U N. Texas;
4245 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $313,000
Type IV Secretion System of Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Components and Structures
M. Elbaum Weizmann Inst.; P. Christie U Texas, Houston;
4228 – 2009 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The Role of FtsH11 Protease in Chloroplast Biogenesis and Maintenance at Elevated Temperatures in Model and Crop Plants
J. Chen USDA, ARS; Z. Adam U Hebrew ; A. Admon Technion;
4205 – 2009 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $240,000
Rational Design of Insect Control Agent Prototypes Based on Pyrokinin/PBAN Neuropeptide Antagonists
M. Altstein ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Nachman USDA, ARS;
8056 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $228,000
Optimization of Postharvest Storage Conditions to Maintain Fruit Quality and Health Maintaining Properties of Grapefruit
B. Patil TX AgriLife Res; R. Porat ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Jayaprakasha U Texas A&M; . Murthy U Texas A&M;
8053 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $219,000
Enhancing Cotton Fiber Elongation and Cellulose Synthesis by Manipulating Fructokinase Activity 
D. Granot ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Holaday U Texas Tech; R. Allen U Texas Tech;
8050 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Combining Elevated Levels of Membrane Fatty Acid Desaturation and Vacuolar H+ -pyrophosphatase Activity for Improved Drought Tolerance
R. Barg ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Hirschi U Texas A&M; A. Silber ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Ben-Hayyim ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Salts ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Binzel U Texas A&M;
8047 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Cultivation of the Halophyte Salicornia sp. in Modified Constructed Wetlands for Purification of Mariculture Effluent Water and Production of Biodiesel Fuel
M. Sagi U Ben Gurion ; T. Samocha U Texas A&M; M. Shpigel Isr. Ocean. Res.;
8035 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $222,000
The Effect of pH Modulation and ROS Production by Postharvest Pathogens on Postharvest Disease Development
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Dickman TX AgriLife Res; R. Fluhr Weizmann Inst.;
8031 – 2008 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $294,000
Identification of Novel Elicitors of Induced Resistance from Trichoderma virens for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Management of Foliar Diseases of Cotton and Maize
B. Horwitz Technion; C. Kenerley U Texas A&M;
4041 – 2007 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Modulation of the Redox Climate and Phosphatase Signaling in a Necrotroph: an Axis for Inter- and Intra-cellular Communication that Regulates Development and Pathogenicity
M. Dickman TX AgriLife Res; O. Yarden U Hebrew ;
3988 – 2007 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Enhancing Sustainability of Cattle Production Systems through Discovery of Biomarkers for Feed Efficiency  
A. Brosh ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Carstens TX AgriLife Res; K. Johnson U WA State; A. Shabtay ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Miron ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Aharoni ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Tedeschi TX AgriLife Res; I. Halachmi ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Arieli U Hebrew ;
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;
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.;
3870 – 2006 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Integrative Physical and Genetic Mapping of the Chickpea Genome for Fine Mapping and Analysis of Agronomic Traits
H. Zhang U Texas A&M; S. Abbo U Hebrew ; W. Chen USDA, ARS; A. Sherman ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Shtienberg ARO, Min. Ag.; F. Muehlbauer USDA, ARS;
8027 – 2004 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Use of multiple biological control agents for control of western flower thrips
K. Heinz U Texas A&M; I. Glazer ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Coll U Hebrew ; A. Chau U Texas A&M; A. Chow U Texas A&M;
8018 – 2004 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Grafting as a strategy for disease and stress management in muskmelon production
R. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; K. Crosby U Texas A&M; M. Edelstein ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Jifon U Texas A&M; B. Aloni ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nerson ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Leskovar U Texas A&M;
8012 – 2004 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Role of obligatory summer dormancy in cool-season perennial grasses for improved semiarid grassland ecosystems
D. Malinowski U Texas A&M; J. Kigel U Hebrew ; W. Pinchak U Texas A&M;
8008 – 2004 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
A unified map of ornamental phenotypes in roses
D. Zamir U Hebrew ; D. Byrne U Texas A&M;
8006 – 2004 Panel: Texas  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Improved analysis of thermally sensed crop water status and mapping spatial variability for site specific irrigation scheduling
V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Evett USDA, ARS; S. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Meron MIGAL R&D; A. Naor MIGAL R&D; T. Howell USDA, ARS; P. Colaizzi USDA, ARS; T. Peters USDA, ARS; Y. Saranga U Hebrew ;
3624 – 2004 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Involvement of the PKA and MAPK signal transduction pathways in sclerotial morphogenesis in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
M. Dickman U Nebraska; O. Yarden U Hebrew ; M. Dickman TX AgriLife Res;
3555 – 2004 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Goats for maximal efficacy of brush control
S. Landau ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Walker U Texas A&M; A. Perevolotsky ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Ungar ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Taylor U Texas A&M; D. Waldron U Texas A&M;
3356 – 2002 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $307,000
Rationally designed insect neuropeptide agonists and antagonists: application for the characterization of the pyrokinin/Pban mechanisms of action in insects
M. Altstein ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Nachman USDA, ARS;
3276 – 2001 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Disinfestation of Mediterranean and Mexican fruit flies in citrus using radio and microwave energy
J. Tang U WA State; Y. Gazit Citrus Marketing; Y. Rossler Citrus Marketing; S. Lurie ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Hallman USDA, ARS; W. Sheppard U WA State;
3199 – 2001 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Placental lactogen enhances production efficiency in sheep
T. Spencer U Texas A&M; E. Gootwine ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Gertler U Hebrew ; F. Bazer U Texas A&M;
3034 – 1999 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Genomics Tools for Legume Agronomic Gene Mapping and Cloning, and Genome Analysis: Chickpea as a Model
H. Zhang U Texas A&M; D. Bonfil ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Abbo U Hebrew ;
2945 – 1998 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Precision Cropping by Remotely Sensed Prorotype Plots and Calibration in the Complex Domain
G. Anderson USDA, ARS; K. Peleg Technion;
2806 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Molecular Tagging of Drought Resistance in Wheat: Osmotic Adjustment and Plant Productivity
A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nguyen U Texas Tech;
2781 – 1997 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Characterization of B. Melinensis REV 1 Attenuated Mutants
T. Ficht U Texas A&M; G. Splitter U Wisconsin; M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.; M. Davidson Isr. Vet. Inst.;
2767 – 1997 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $360,000
Prediction of Nitrogen Stress Using Reflectance Techniques
V. Alchanatis ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Searcy U Texas A&M; M. Meron MIGAL R&D;
2643 – 1996 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $350,000
Role of Placental Lactogen in Sheep
F. Bazer U Texas A&M; A. Gertler U Hebrew ; E. Gootwine ARO, Min. Ag.;
2506 – 1995 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Improving Productivity of Cotton (Gossypsum spp.) in Arid Region Agriculture: An Integrated Physiological/Genetic Approach
A. Paterson U Texas A&M; Y. Saranga U Hebrew ; D. Yakir Weizmann Inst.;
2420 – 1995 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Improving Efficiency of Reclamation of Sodium-Affected Soils
S. Miyamoto U Texas A&M; R. Keren ARO, Min. Ag.;
2359 – 1994 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
A Two-Predator Model System for the Biological Control of Diaspidid Scale Insects
M. Houck U Texas Tech; U. Gerson U Hebrew ; R. Luck UC, Riverside;
2331 – 1994 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
The Prediction of Daily Intake in Grazing Cattle Using Methodologies, Models and Experiments that Integrate Pasture Structure and Ingestive Behavior
E. Ungar ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Demment UC, Davis; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; E. Laca U Texas Tech; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.;
2307 – 1994 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
Pathogenic Streptococcus in Tilapia: Rapid Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
H. Bercovier U Hebrew ; P. Frelier U Texas A&M;
2212 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Isolation and Functional Analysis of Drought-Induced Genes in Pinus
R. Newton U Texas A&M; J. Riov U Hebrew ; J. Cairney Paper Science &;
2199 – 1993 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Adaptive Sorting of Fresh Produce
S. Searcy U Texas A&M; K. Peleg Technion;
2162 – 1993 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $258,000
The Genetics of Heat Shock Proteins in Wheat in Relation to Heat Tolerance and Yield
A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nguyen U Texas Tech;
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;
1984 – 1992 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Decision Making within Plant Root Systems
Y. Waisel U Tel Aviv ; B. McMichael USDA, ARS; A. Eshel U Tel Aviv ;
1944 – 1992 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $230,000
The Use of Ozone-Treated Dicotyledonous Lignocellulose as a Silage Additive: Nutritional Studies
D. Ben Ghedalia ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Tock U Texas Tech; M. Stern U Minnesota;
1705 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Biomass Partitioning in Grasses Subjected to Defoliation: The Key to Increasing Production Efficiency in Grazed Systems
M. Kothmann U Texas A&M; I. Noy-Meir U Hebrew ; D. Briske U Texas A&M; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Boutton U Texas A&M;
1687 – 1990 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Mapping the Bovine Genome Using DNA Level Markers
J. Womack U Texas A&M; M. Soller U Hebrew ; A. Friedmann U Hebrew ;
1677 – 1990 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Utilization of NMR Technology for Internal Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Fruits and Vegetable
P. Chen UC, Davis; Y. Sarig ARO, Min. Ag.; M. McCarthy UC, Davis; G. Zauberman ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Kader UC, Davis; W. Rollwitz SW Res. Inst.;
1583 – 1989 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms of Heat Tolerance in Wheat
A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Nguyen U Texas Tech;
1306 – 1988 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Root Involvement in Plant Development and Productivity under Conditions of Water Deficiency
A. Carmi ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Bland U Minnesota; B. Heuer ARO, Min. Ag.; G. O'Toole U Texas A&M; A. Blum ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Jones U Texas A&M;
1243 – 1988 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $154,000
Nutritional Evaluation of Ozonated Dicot Lignocelluloses and their Use as Silage Addictives
D. Ben Ghedalia ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Tock U Texas Tech; R. Richardson U Texas Tech;
1219 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $163,000
Search for Resistance in Cucumis melo 1. and Citrullus lanatus 1. to Spider Mites
J. Edelson U Oklahoma St.; F. Mansour ARO, Min. Ag.; . Cox U Texas A&M; Z. Karchi ARO, Min. Ag.; . Harris U Texas A&M;
1174 – 1987 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Sorting Carrots with Machine Vision Inspection
S. Searcy U Texas A&M; U. Peiper ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Feller ARO, Min. Ag.;
1142 – 1987 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $210,000
"Development of Microbial Siderophores as Iron Carriers for Higher Plants: Production, Mode of Action, and Effectiveness"
. Reid U Florida; Y. Chen U Hebrew ; D. Crowley U Texas at Austin; Y. Hadar U Hebrew ; . Szaniszlo U Texas at Austin;
1138 – 1987 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Evaluation of Infrared Thermometry to Assess Cotton Water Use with Emphasis on Irrigation Scheduling 
B. Dugas U Texas A&M; M. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; S. Moreshet ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Cohen ARO, Min. Ag.;
1077 – 1987 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Microbial Diseases of Cultured Tilapia
A. Post U Hebrew ; . Lewis U Texas A&M; Y. Elkana U Hebrew ; L. Jones U Texas A&M; I. Bejerano Min. Agr., Fish; M. Shilo U Hebrew ;
997 – 1986 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Dynamics of Early-Season Grazing as a Key Process in Range Management
M. Kothmann U Texas A&M; I. Noy-Meir U Hebrew ; D. Briske U Texas A&M; M. Gutman ARO, Min. Ag.;
977 – 1986 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Mapping the Dairy Cattle Genome Using Somatic Cell Hybrids and Recombinant DNA Technology
J. Womack U Texas A&M; M. Soller U Hebrew ; J. Beckmann ARO, Min. Ag.;
976 – 1986 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $165,000
Optimization of Growth Trajectory, Feed Composition, and Carcass Quality of Broiler Chickens
. Sharpe U Texas A&M; S. Hurwitz ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Talpaz ARO, Min. Ag.;
970 – 1986 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $110,000
Rainfall Infiltration as Affected by Soil Aggregation Resulting from Different Tillage Methods
P. Unger USDA, ARS; Y. Benyamini Ruppin Academic Center; . Jones USDA, ARS; J. Morin Min. Agr.;
844 – 1985 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Quantifying the Process of Sodic Soil Reclamation
S. Miyamoto U Texas A&M; D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.;
743 – 1985 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
The Effect of Magnesium on the Chemical and Physical Properties of Soils in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
R. Keren ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Loeppert, Jr. U Texas A&M; N. Alperovitch ARO, Min. Ag.; . Wilding U Texas A&M;
681 – 1984 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Dynamics of Digestion in Ruminants
W. Ellis U Texas A&M; D. Ben Ghedalia ARO, Min. Ag.;
628 – 1984 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Improving Energy Efficiency and Automating Field Operations by Propelling Machinery Using Stationary Power Source
W. LePori U Texas A&M; A. Mizrach ARO, Min. Ag.; I. Shmulevich Technion;
553 – 1983 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Improvements in Penaeid Shrimp Larval Production Techniques: Nauplii Evaluation, Small Scale and Commercial Scale Experimental Systems
A. Lawrence U Texas A&M; T. Samocha Isr. Ocean. Res.; . Wildenfeld Nat'l Marine Fi;
426 – 1982 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Long Distance Vertical Spreader for Granular Materials
N. Galili Technion; . Coble U Texas A&M;
423 – 1982 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Separation of Extraneous Matter from Agricultural Products by the Difference in the Coefficient of Restitution
R. Feller ARO, Min. Ag.; . Coble U Texas A&M;
399 – 1982 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
Improving Estimates of Evapotranspiration from Meteorological Data for the Control of Irrigation for Cotton and Other Field Crops
M. Fuchs ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Ritchie USDA, ARS; S. Moreshet ARO, Min. Ag.; B. Dugas U Texas A&M;
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.;
264 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Evaluation of Parasitoids for the Control of Whiteflies
D. Gerling U Tel Aviv ; B. Vinson U Texas A&M;
228 – 1982 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
"Natural Arthropod Defence Mechanisms of Deciduous Trees, Adaptable for use in Agriculture"
. Harris U Texas A&M; F. Mansour ARO, Min. Ag.;
330 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Management of Gypseous Saline Water for Efficient Crop Production
S. Miyamoto U Texas A&M; D. Russo ARO, Min. Ag.; L. Fenn U Texas A&M; E. Bresler ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Loeppert, Jr. U Texas A&M;
313 – 1981 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Microbial Diseases of Warm-Water Pondfish
. Lewis U Texas A&M; M. Shilo U Hebrew ;
199 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Utilization of System Analysis For the Development and Implementation of Improved Decision Criteria For Cotton CropManagement
H. Talpaz ARO, Min. Ag.; . Curry U Texas A&M; . Wallach ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Feldman U Texas A&M; E. Kletter Min. Agr.; . Cate U Texas A&M; . Sachs Min. Agr.;
182 – 1981 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $175,000
Soil-Water-Plant Properties as Criteria for Mobile Trickle Irrigation System Design
U. Shani Southern Arava R&D; M. McFarland U Texas A&M; K. Alper ARO, Min. Ag.; . Bornstein U Maine; E. Bresler ARO, Min. Ag.; H. Sofer ARO, Min. Ag.; . Lyle U Texas A&M; I. Wolf ARO, Min. Ag.;
166 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $160,000
"Factors Determining the Sensitivity of Abscising Plant Organs to Ethylene, with Special Reference to Auxin Metabolism and Transport"
R. Goren U Hebrew ; P. Morgan U Texas A&M; J. Riov U Hebrew ;
202 – 1980 Panel: Aquaculture  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $20,000
Development of Systems for Integrating Aquaculture with Water Storage and Irrigation
G. Schroeder ARO, Min. Ag.; . Meyers LSU, Ag Center; H. Talpaz ARO, Min. Ag.; C. Srinivasan LSU, Ag Center; G. Wohlfarth ARO, Min. Ag.; . Curry U Texas A&M; N. Seligman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Sharpe U Texas A&M; A. Feigin ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Zamir ARO, Min. Ag.;
161 – 1980 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $205,000
Studies on Baculoviruses as a Potential Agent for Pest Control
M. Summers U Texas A&M; M. Edelman Weizmann Inst.; D. Gerling U Tel Aviv ; N. Kislev Weizmann Inst.;
124 – 1980 Panel: Ag. Innovation & Engi  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $81,600
Separation of Clods and Rocks in a Fluidizied Bed
A. Zaltzman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Coble U Texas A&M; R. Feller ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Mizrach ARO, Min. Ag.;
93 – 1979 Panel: Ag. Econ. & Rural Devel.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $124,962
Multi-Product Agricultural Supply Response Estimation in Israel and the United States
R. Shumway U Texas A&M; H. Talpaz ARO, Min. Ag.; . Penson U Texas A&M;