42 Projects Funded in Wisconsin

Total Approved Budget: $10,775,118  |  Sum of Board Approved: $10,775,118
8613 – 2024 Panel: NIFA  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $127,000
Impact of Early-Life Nutrition and Heat Stress on Micro-RNA Mediated Mammary Development and Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Dairy Cattle
R. Golan Gerstl Hadassah Hospital; J. Laporta U Wisconsin; S. Reif Hadassah Hospital;
5656 – 2024 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Dissecting the AGL6 parthenocarpy pathway for enhancing fruit set in Solanaceae crops amid the challenges of climate change        
T. Arazi ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Zhao U Wisconson-Milwaukee;
5629 – 2023 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Fungal polyketide lactones mediate fungi-bacteria interactions: offering a new mode for post-harvest disease management by  enzymatic biotransformation
L. Afriat-Jurnou U Tel Aviv ; N. Keller U Wisconsin;
8070 – 2022 Panel: NIFAI  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $181,118
Production of plant natural products in wheat
A. Sharon U Tel Aviv ; H. Maeda U Wisconsin; D. Shalitin PlantArcBio;
5492 – 2022 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Co-opting fungal cell death pathways for disease control in agriculture
N. Shlezinger U Hebrew ; M. Kabbage U Wisconsin;
5323 – 2020 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Epigenetic mechanisms controlling mycotoxin biosynthesis and pathogenesis in the plant pathogen Penicillium expansum 
E. Sionov ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keller U Wisconsin;
5164 – 2019 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Mechanisms involved in pregnancy loss and maintenance of the corpus luteum during second month of gestation in lactating dairy cows
U. Moallem ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Wiltbank U Wisconsin;
5135 – 2018 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
In planta transformation of wastewater-derived contaminants
J. Pedersen U Wisconsin; M. Shenker U Hebrew ; B. Chefetz U Hebrew ; S. Roback UC, Irvine;
5042 – 2017 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
Mechanisms governing the global regulation of mycotoxin production and pathogenicity by Penicillium expansum in postharvest fruits
E. Sionov ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keller U Wisconsin; S. Barad-Kotler ARO, Min. Ag.;
4864 – 2015 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
Postharvest sweetening of potato seed tubers and effects on their yield performance             
D. Eshel ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Jiang U Wisconsin;
4799 – 2015 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Mechanisms involved in rescue of the corpus luteum during early pregnancy in lactating dairy cows          
R. Meidan U Hebrew ; M. Wiltbank U Wisconsin;
4773 – 2014 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
The global regulation of mycotoxin accumulation during pathogenicity of Penicillium expansum in postharvest fruits
D. Prusky ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Keller U Wisconsin; A. Sherman ARO, Min. Ag.;
4771 – 2014 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Uptake of wastewater-derived micropollutants by plants irrigated with reclaimed wastewater 
J. Pedersen U Wisconsin; M. Shenker U Hebrew ; K. Karthikeyan U Wisconsin; B. Chefetz U Hebrew ; J. Tarchitzky U Hebrew ; C. Hedman U Wisconsin;
4745 – 2014 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $290,000
How temperature stress changes carrot flavor: Elucidating the genetic determinants of undesired taste in carrots
M. Ibdah ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Tholl Virginia Tech; P. Simon USDA, ARS;
4656 – 2013 Panel: Environ/Water/Ren. Res.  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Environmental fate of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: Association with biosolids-derived dissolved organic matter
M. Thompson U Iowa St.; B. Chefetz U Hebrew ; J. Prater U Wisconsin-Stevens Point; R. Horton U Iowa St.; K. Schmidt-Rohr U Iowa St.;
4378 – 2011 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Brucella second messenger coordinates stages of infection 
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.; J. Harms U Wisconsin;
4341 – 2010 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $310,000
Whole genome approach for genetic analysis in cucumber: Fruit size as a test case
A. Sherman ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Grumet U Michigan St.; R. Ophir ARO, Min. Ag.; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; Y. Weng USDA, ARS;
3829 – 2006 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $340,000
Microarray Analysis of Brucella melitensis Pathogenesis
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.;
3735 – 2005 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $295,000
Ethylene Mediated Regulation of Cucumis Reproduction - from Sex Expression to Fruit Set
R. Grumet U Michigan St.; R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; J. Staub USDA, ARS;
3647 – 2004 Panel: Food Product  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Improvement of quality and nutritional value of muscle foods
J. Kanner ARO, Min. Ag.; M. Richards U Wisconsin; R. Kohen U Hebrew ; J. Reed U Wisconsin;
3326 – 2002 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $337,000
Mutual effects of hexose phosphorylation enzymes and phosphorous on plant development
D. Granot ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Amasino U Wisconsin; A. Silber ARO, Min. Ag.;
3297 – 2002 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 1 yrs  |  Budget: $100,000
The effect of lactic acid bacteria silage inoculants on the ruminal ecosystem, fiber digestibility and animal performance
Z. Weinberg ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Muck USDA, ARS; N. Gollop ARO, Min. Ag.; G. Ashbell ARO, Min. Ag.; P. Weimer USDA, ARS; L. Kung, Jr. U Delaware;
3139 – 2000 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $330,000
Ethylene Mediated Regulation of Sex Expression in Cucumis
R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; R. Grumet U Michigan St.; N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; J. Staub USDA, ARS;
2968 – 1999 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Attenuated Brucella melitensis Rough Rev 1 Vaccine
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.;
2894 – 1998 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $280,000
Regulation of Senescence by Sugar Metabolism
D. Granot ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Amasino U Wisconsin;
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.;
2708 – 1997 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $380,000
Map Merging and Homology Studies in Cucumis Species
N. Katzir ARO, Min. Ag.; R. Perl-Treves U Bar Ilan ; J. Staub USDA, ARS; J. McCreight USDA, ARS;
2367 – 1995 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $300,000
Lymphocyte Response to Genetically Engineered Bovine Leukemia Virus Proteins in Persistently Lymphocytic Cattle from Israel and the U.S.
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; Z. Trainin Isr. Vet. Inst.; Y. Brenner Isr. Vet. Inst.;
2138 – 1993 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $275,000
Molecular Characterization and Function of Brucella Immunodominant Proteins
M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Splitter U Wisconsin;
1817 – 1991 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $270,000
Improvement of Prolificacy of Israeli and U.S. Sheep Breeds through Inclusion of the F Gene of the Booroola Merino-Stage II
E. Gootwine ARO, Min. Ag.; D. Thomas U Wisconsin; R. Braw-Tal ARO, Min. Ag.; A. Bor ARO, Min. Ag.; . Dziuk U Illinois;
1709 – 1990 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
A Physiol. and Genetic Evaluation of Kernel Characteristic Assoc. with Germination and Seedling Emergence in Maize with the Shrunken-2 and Sugary Enhancer Endosperm Mutations
J. Juvik U Illinois; A. Bar Zur ARO, Min. Ag.; W. Tracy U Wisconsin; T. Rocheford U Illinois;
1649 – 1990 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $250,000
Effector Cell Recognition of Recombinant BHV-1 Proteins
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; Z. Trainin Isr. Vet. Inst.; R. Meirom Isr. Vet. Inst.;
1637 – 1990 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 2 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Induction of Increased Conception Rate and Litter Size by Hormonal Treatment of the Ewe
N. Dekel Weizmann Inst.; D. Dierschke U Wisconsin; Y. Koch Weizmann Inst.; U. Hanoch Hachaklait;
1434 – 1989 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $200,000
Immunodominant Proteins of Brucella Abortus and Melitensis
M. Banai Isr. Vet. Inst.; G. Splitter U Wisconsin;
1293 – 1988 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Recognition and Production of Specific Antigens of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
H. Bercovier U Hebrew ; M. Collins U Wisconsin; A. Cohen Isr. Vet. Inst.; L. Levy U Hebrew ;
1215 – 1987 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $220,000
Immunochemical Assays for Studying the Mycotoxin Problem of Groundnuts in Israel
. Chu U Wisconsin; N. Lisker ARO, Min. Ag.; Z. Frank ARO, Min. Ag.;
1009 – 1986 Panel: Animal Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Bovine Effector Cell Recognition of IBR Virus: Evaluation by Monoclonal Antibodies, Cellular Cloning and Viral Mutants
G. Splitter U Wisconsin; Z. Trainin Isr. Vet. Inst.;
962 – 1986 Panel: Animal Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $140,000
Effect of Bovine Placental Lactogen and other Placental Proteins on Growth and Differentiation of Cultured Bovine Mammary Cells
R. Bremel U Wisconsin; A. Gertler U Hebrew ;
581 – 1983 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $190,000
Epidemiology and Control of Bacterial Soft Rot Diseases in Potatoes: Erwinia carotovora pv. Carotovora ecc, Erwinia carotovora
G. Kritzman ARO, Min. Ag.; . Kelman U Wisconsin; D. Zutra ARO, Min. Ag.;
273 – 1982 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $180,000
Testing the Efficiency of Different Lamps and Illumination Regeimes for Photoperiodic Irradiation of Agricultural Crops
. Kadman-Zahavi ARO, Min. Ag.; T. Tibbitts U Wisconsin; B. Steinitz ARO, Min. Ag.;
282 – 1981 Panel: Crop Health  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Effect of Agrochemicals and Agricultural Practices on the Performance and Fate of Selected Systemic and Non Systemic Soil Pesticides
N. Aharonson ARO, Min. Ag.; . Lichtenstein U Wisconsin; J. Katan U Hebrew ;
254 – 1981 Panel: Crop Production  |  Duration: 3 yrs  |  Budget: $150,000
Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Grass-Azospirillom Association
Y. Okon U Hebrew ; R. Burris U Wisconsin; Y. Henis U Hebrew ;