Plant and Soil Sciences

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  Kentucky Beef Network Master Cattleman

  Bullock, K., Amaral-Phillips, D., Anderson, L., Burris, W., Lehmkuhler, J., Smith, S. & Teutsch, C.

  Kentucky Beef Network

  3/21/17 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Program 100%
  • Fields 69%
  • Grazing 46%
  • Demonstration 38%
  • Producer 30%

• SO 2017-01-B3-02

  Lee, C.

  Monsanto Co

  3/15/17 → 3/14/18

  Project: Research project

• Monsanto SO 28

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Monsanto Co

  3/15/17 → 3/14/18

  Project: Research project

• Optimizing Cropping Systems for Resilience to Stress: Role of Maturity Group Selection and Cover Crops on Yield, Weeds, Insects, and Microbes

  Haramoto, E. & Salmeron Cortasa, M.

  University of Nebraska

  3/15/17 → 2/28/20

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Cover Crop 100%
  • Grain Crops 66%
  • Cropping System 50%
  • Maturity Groups 41%

• Syngenta Soybean Appendix A-2

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Syngenta Crop Protection

  3/13/17 → 3/13/18

  Project: Research project

• Optimizing Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Soybean Production in Kentucky - Experimental and Modeling Approach: 104B State Water Resources Research Institute Program 2017

  Salmeron Cortasa, M.

  US Geological Survey

  3/1/17 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Program 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Students 75%
  • Student 75%
  • Project 50%

• Application of Pedotransfer Function for Estimating Soil Water Permeability at Field Scale, Western Kentucky: Calibration and Validation: 104B State Water Resources Research Institute Program 2017

  Wendroth, O.

  US Geological Survey

  3/1/17 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Research 100%
  • Student 75%
  • Students 75%
  • Soil Water 50%
  • Utilization 50%

• Soil Moisture Conditions and Yield Across Slope Positions Under Western Kentucky Irrigated Management: 104B State Water Resources Research Institute Program 2017

  Lee, B.

  US Geological Survey

  3/1/17 → 2/28/18

  Project: Research project

  • Program 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Students 75%
  • Student 75%
  • Project 50%

• RNAi Methods for Zika Virus Vector Control

  Palli, S. & Unrine, J.

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  2/14/17 → 1/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • RNA Interference 100%
  • Double-Stranded RNA 71%
  • Development 42%
  • Insect 28%
  • Biological Sciences 28%

• BAT JKTobacco1

  Kurepa, J., Fisher, C., Fisher, A., Ji, H. & Smalle, J.

  British American Tobacco

  2/13/17 → 12/31/21

  Project: Research project

• Fate and Effects of Nanoparticles in Soil

  Unrine, J.

  US Israel Binational Agriculture and Research Fund

  2/1/17 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Water 19%
  • Behavior 19%
  • Bioavailability 19%
  • Chemist 19%

• EAGER: Environmental Fate of Double Stranded RNA-Based Bionanocomposites.

  Unrine, J. & Tsyusko-Unrine, O.

  National Science Foundation

  2/1/17 → 1/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • RNA 100%
  • Double-Stranded RNA 94%
  • Double Stranded RNA 94%
  • Soil 52%
  • Nanocomposite 41%

• Genetic Selection of Hemp with Higher CBD Levels

  Hildebrand, D. & Phillips, T.

  Zifora SRL

  12/14/16 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

• Optimization of cyclopropanation of renewable oils with novel functionality

  Hildebrand, D.

  Valvoline LLC

  10/1/16 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

• USB Herbicide Resistant Crops and Weeds-Year 2

  Green, J. & Legleiter, T.

  Purdue University

  10/1/16 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Herbicide 100%
  • Herbicide-Resistant Weeds 100%
  • Soybean 66%
  • Students 66%
  • Amaranth 66%

• Optimizing Winter Cover Crops for Weed Management in Soybeans

  Haramoto, E.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  10/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Cover Crop 100%
  • Winter 100%
  • Weeds 75%
  • Rye 75%
  • Growers 50%

• Intensive Management: An option to increase Double-Crop Soybean Yields?

  Knott, C. & Bradley, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  10/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Crops 75%
  • Wheat 25%
  • Winter 25%
  • Harvest Date 16%

• Metals Exposure Assessment in Nicaraguan Agricultural Workers

  Unrine, J. & Sanderson, W.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

  9/30/16 → 9/29/20

  Project: Research project

  • Sample 100%
  • Analysis 83%
  • Metal 50%
  • Metals 50%
  • Kidney Disease 33%

• Irrigating the Soil to Maximize the Crop - An Approach for Corn to Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Irrigation Water Management in Kentucky - Year 3 of 3

  Wendroth, O. & Lee, C.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  9/30/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Irrigation 100%
  • Soil 71%
  • Corn 42%
  • Information 42%
  • Land Surface 28%

• RCPP 1277- Overgrazing and Soil Degradation on Horse Farms

  Smith, S.

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

  9/27/16 → 9/30/21

  Project: Research project

  • Farm 100%
  • Management 50%
  • Project 50%
  • Horses 50%
  • Pasture 33%

• Providing a better understanding of cover crop-soil interactions

  Ritchey, E., Coyne, M., Haramoto, E., Lee, B., McGrath, J. & Shockley, J.

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

  9/13/16 → 9/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Cover Crop 100%
  • Soybean 50%
  • Soil Health 33%
  • Crops 16%
  • Publications 16%

• Optimizing Soil Moisture Sensor Placement under Western Kentucky Irrigated Systems for Soil and Water Conservation

  Lee, B., Knott, C. & Ritchey, E.

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

  9/8/16 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Event 100%
  • Soil Moisture 100%
  • Irrigation 100%
  • Condition 66%
  • Kentucky 33%

• Corn Fragipan Remediation

  Grove, J.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 75%
  • Crops 37%
  • Water 37%
  • Winter 37%

• Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Kentucky

  Bruening, W.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Varieties 100%
  • Grains 100%
  • Crops 14%
  • Product Quality 14%
  • Weight 14%

• Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding and Variety Development for Kentucky

  Van Sanford, D.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Varieties 100%
  • Seeds 60%
  • Fields 60%
  • Doubled Haploids 60%
  • Screening 40%

• Updating Rye and Barley Management Guidelines for Kentucky

  Lee, C. & Knott, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Malting 100%
  • Hybrid 100%
  • Crop 100%
  • Weight 100%

• Enhanced Chia Production & Product Usage

  Hildebrand, D.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Oils 100%
  • Seeds 43%
  • Cytochromes 31%
  • Lodging 18%
  • Mutagenesis 12%

• Program Income: The Creation of a Wheat Field School at University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) in Princeton Kentucky

  Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Wheat 100%
  • Research 75%
  • Fields 75%
  • Weeds 50%
  • Education 50%

• Corn Fragipan Remediation

  Murdock, L. & Grove, J.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 75%
  • Crops 37%
  • Water 37%
  • Winter 37%

• Year3: Irrigating the Soil to Maximize the Crop # An Approach for Wheat to Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Irrigation Water Management in Kentucky

  Wendroth, O. & Lee, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Irrigation 100%
  • Soil 85%
  • Water 42%
  • Observation 42%
  • Information 42%

• Can Fusarium Head Blight Vomitoxin Levels Be Reduced with Agronomic Practices?

  Knott, C. & Bradley, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Vomitoxin 100%
  • Grains 90%
  • Wheat 63%
  • Moisture 45%
  • Soil 36%

• The Creation of a Wheat Field School at University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) in Princeton Kentucky

  Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Wheat 100%
  • Research 75%
  • Fields 75%
  • Weeds 50%
  • Education 50%

• Understanding the Genetic Basis of Wheat Development

  Van Sanford, D. & Knott, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Weight 100%
  • Spring 100%
  • Genes 100%
  • Dormancy Breaking 50%
  • Growers 50%

• Determining the Economic Value of Poultry Litter for Kentucky Corn Producers

  Shockley, J., McGrath, J. & Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  9/1/16 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Poultry Litter 100%
  • Management 45%
  • Maize 27%
  • User 27%
  • Meta-Analysis 18%

• Fragipan Remedation

  Murdock, L.

  9/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 55%
  • Crops 33%
  • Water 33%
  • Winter 33%

• Year 3 of Irrigating the Soil to Maximize the Crop # An Approach for Soybean to Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Irrigation Water Management in Kentucky

  Wendroth, O. & Lee, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  8/1/16 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Hydraulic Properties 75%
  • Irrigation 62%
  • Information 62%
  • Fields 62%

• KY EPSCoR: Integrating Collegiate Ecological and Molecular Research into the K-12 STEM Curriculum

  Hirsch, R., Andrews, R., McCulley, R., Schardl, C. & White, J.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  8/1/16 → 7/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Science 100%
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 62%
  • Research 50%
  • Standards 37%
  • Students 37%

• Soil Morphology Course 2016-2018

  Pfeiffer, T. & Karathanasis, A.

  7/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • University 100%
  • Soil Morphology 100%
  • Kentucky 50%
  • Health 50%
  • State 50%

• KSEF RDE: Investigation of Regulatory Networks to Enhance Plant Regeneration by Somatic Embryogenesis

  Perry, S.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/16 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • Somatic Embryogenesis 100%
  • Soybean 33%
  • Seeds 25%
  • Transcription Factors 25%
  • Genes 25%

• KSEF RDE: Genetic Regulation of Nodulation Specificity in Medicago Truncatula

  Zhu, H.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Root Nodule 100%
  • Nodulation 83%
  • Legume 33%
  • Medicago truncatula 33%
  • Nitrogen Fixation 33%

• KSEF RDE: Next Generation Protein Expression Vectors Derived From Coffee Ringspot Virus

  Goodin, M., Hunt, A. & Zaitlin, D.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/16 → 6/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Gene Expression System 100%
  • Protein Expression 83%
  • Protein 66%
  • Cell Type 66%
  • Virus 66%

• Double Crop Project (Joint with USB)

  Knott, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Region 100%
  • Management 60%
  • Research 50%
  • Crops 50%
  • Practice 50%

• Soil Morphology Course 2016-2018

  Pfeiffer, T. & Karathanasis, A.

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • University 100%
  • Soil Morphology 100%
  • Kentucky 50%
  • Health 50%
  • State 50%

• Determining the Economic Value of Poultry Litter for Kentucky Soybean Producers

  Shockley, J., McGrath, J. & Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  7/1/16 → 6/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Poultry Litter 100%
  • Simulation Mode 54%
  • Management 45%
  • Soybean 27%
  • User 27%

• Support for Technician Position with the Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Program

  Venard, C.

  7/1/16 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Varieties 100%
  • Soybean 80%
  • Fields 60%
  • Technicians 60%
  • Seeds 40%

• Rhizosphere Priming Effects on Legacy Organic Phosphorus (Po) in a Winter Wheat/corn Rotation

  McNear, D., Grove, J. & McGrath, J.

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  5/15/16 → 8/14/21

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Bioavailability 33%
  • Economic Sustainability 33%
  • Fertilizer 33%
  • Crop Production 33%

• Kentucky SO24 Lee 2016-01-B3-03

  Lee, C.

  Monsanto Co

  5/1/16 → 4/30/17

  Project: Research project

• Development of High #3 Soybeans

  Hildebrand, D.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  5/1/16 → 4/30/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Oil 25%
  • Foods 12%
  • Precision 12%
  • Oilseeds 12%

• Mon Corn

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Monsanto Co

  5/1/16 → 8/1/17

  Project: Research project

• Field Trial Evaluation of Foliar Applied Microbial Exudate in Grass Grown for Hay Production or Grazing

  Goff, B.

  5/1/16 → 12/1/16

  Project: Research project