Plant and Soil Sciences

Grants and Contracts

Grants and Contracts per year 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2027

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• 1115 Finished

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  Develop Science-based Recommendations to Efficiently Manage Forages, Herd Health and Productivity on Organic Dairies in the Southeastern US

  Smith, S., Burdine, K. & Bewley, J.

  University of Tennessee

  9/1/15 → 2/28/21

  Project: Research project

  • Mixtures 100%
  • Forage Quality 60%
  • Objectives 60%
  • Animals 40%
  • Dairies 40%

• Rye and Barley Management Study

  Lee, C. & Knott, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Malting 100%
  • Weight 100%
  • Callosity 100%

• Fragipan Remediation small grains

  Murdock, L.

  9/1/15 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

• Phosphorus Runoff Potential and Nitrogen Flux Emissions From Compost Generated in Compost Bedded Dairy Pack Barns

  Taraba, J., Edwards, D., Lee, B. & Sama, M.

  Natural Resources Conservation Service

  9/1/15 → 8/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Dairies 100%
  • Compost 100%
  • Runoff 75%
  • Nutrients 50%
  • Soil 50%

• Management Tools to Improve Forage Quality and Persistence of Alfalfa

  Smith, S.

  Cornell University

  9/1/15 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Alfalfa 100%
  • Forage 44%
  • Grass 33%
  • Research 33%
  • Quality 33%

• Can wheat yield and grain fill duration be increased by decreasing wheat canopy temperature

  Knott, C.

  Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association

  9/1/15 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Grains 100%
  • Wheat 100%
  • Objectives 66%
  • Canopy 33%
  • Overhead Irrigation 33%

• Corn Fragipan

  Grove, J.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  8/1/15 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 62%
  • Crops 37%
  • Water 37%
  • Winter 37%

• 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

  8/1/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Hydraulic Properties 66%
  • Irrigation 50%
  • Crops 50%
  • Fields 50%

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

  Wendroth, O. & Lee, C.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  8/1/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Hydraulic Properties 66%
  • Irrigation 50%
  • Crops 50%
  • Fields 50%

• Irrigating the Soil to Maximize the Crop - An Approach for Soybean

  Wendroth, O. & Lee, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  8/1/15 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Hydraulic Properties 66%
  • Crops 50%
  • Fields 50%
  • Variability 33%

• Corn Fragipan

  Murdock, L., Grove, J. & Matocha, C.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  8/1/15 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 62%
  • Crops 37%
  • Water 37%
  • Winter 37%

• Corn Fragipan

  Matocha, C.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  8/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Fragipan 62%
  • Winter 37%
  • Crops 37%
  • Water 37%

• Soil Bank Project

  Coyne, M.

  7/24/15 → 9/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soil 100%
  • Soil Testing 66%
  • Kentucky 33%
  • Sample 33%
  • Soil Health 33%

• KSEF RDE: Increasing the Market Value of Industrial Hemp Seed

  Hildebrand, D. & Williams, D.

  KY Science and Technology Co Inc

  7/1/15 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Seeds 100%
  • Hemp 100%
  • Cannabis Sativa 100%
  • Seed Oils 50%
  • Fatty Acids 50%

• Improving Soybean Yields with Crop Rotation

  Knott, C. & Grove, J.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  7/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Crops 57%
  • Seedling Growth 42%
  • Germination 28%
  • Common Wheat 28%

• SBIR: Leaf-Specific Herbicide Application in the Presence of Crops

  Haramoto, E. & Martin, J.

  Concurrent Solutions LLC

  7/1/15 → 5/31/16

  Project: Research project

• Monsanto SO'20

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Monsanto Co

  7/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Effect of Chloride-containing potassium fertilizer application on dark air-cured tobacco

  Bailey, W.

  American Snuff Company

  6/22/15 → 4/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Effect of preharvest Debaryomyces hansenii application on nitrite and TSNA in dark tobacco

  Bailey, W.

  American Snuff Company

  6/22/15 → 4/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Reconciling Nanoceria's Jekyll and Hyde Reputation Toward Safer Nanotherapy

  Yokel, R., Butterfield, D. A., Stromberg, A., Unrine, J., Graham, U. & Grulke, E.

  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  6/1/15 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Cerium Oxide 100%
  • Nitrogen Mustard 40%
  • Oxidative Stress 40%
  • Inflammation 33%
  • Antioxidant 26%

• SCOPE: JUnrine--Reconciling Nanoceria's Jekyll and Hyde Reputation Toward Safer Nanotherapy

  Unrine, J.

  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  6/1/15 → 5/31/20

  Project: Research project

  • Cerium Oxide 100%
  • Cerium 60%
  • Nitrogen Mustard 40%
  • Oxidative Stress 40%
  • Inflammation 33%

• Monsanto 24-04 Service Order 13

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Monsanto Co

  5/1/15 → 5/31/16

  Project: Research project

• PEP-NBT: Product Evaluation Protocol and the Next Big Thing in Corn Production

  Grove, J.

  Kentucky Corn Growers Association

  5/1/15 → 6/1/17

  Project: Research project

  • Maize 100%
  • Students 50%
  • Agronomy 50%
  • Information 50%
  • Nutrition 25%

• Applied and Basic Irrigation Research Projects Proposed for UKREC, Princeton

  Knott, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  5/1/15 → 10/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Irrigation 100%
  • Management 50%
  • Soils 50%
  • Metabolism 50%
  • Practice 50%

• Evaluation of MON 63479 Preemergence and Postemergence in Soybeans (SO18)

  Martin, J.

  5/1/15 → 4/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Mon 24-01-SO'19

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Monsanto Co

  5/1/15 → 4/30/16

  Project: Research project

• Bayer Soybean

  Slack, C. & Carter, S.

  Bayer CropScience GmbH

  4/28/15 → 12/31/15

  Project: Research project

• 2015 Soybean Foliar (SO14)

  Lee, C.

  Monsanto Co

  4/15/15 → 4/14/16

  Project: Research project

• 2015-SOYB_OPS LCM USA SO16

  Lee, C.

  Monsanto Co

  4/15/15 → 4/14/16

  Project: Research project

• 2015-SOYB-370 (SO15)

  Lee, C.

  Monsanto Co

  4/15/15 → 4/14/16

  Project: Research project

• SO17: Marestail Control in RR2 Xtend System-Midwest

  Martin, J.

  4/15/15 → 4/14/16

  Project: Research project

• An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of Poultry Litter Use in Corn-soybean Production Systems

  Ritchey, E., Haramoto, E. & Hershman, D.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Maize 100%
  • Poultry Litter 75%
  • Soil 75%
  • Research 50%

• Raising Soybean Yield Potential in Dry Seasons: Increased Rooting Depth and Greater Soil Water Extraction with Deeper Depth to the Fragipan

  Grove, J. & Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Fragipan 100%
  • Soybean 78%
  • Soil 42%
  • Depth 42%
  • Poultry Litter 28%

• Introducing New Technologies for Managing Herbicide Resistant Weeds

  Green, J. & Martin, J.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Technology 100%
  • Herbicide 75%
  • Herbicide-Resistant Weeds 75%
  • Research Programs 25%
  • Amaranthus palmeri 25%

• Development of Molecular Markers for Selection Against a Soybean Gene that Restricts Nodulation by the Highly Efficient Nitrogen-fixing Strain USDA 110

  Zhu, H.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Root Nodule 100%
  • Legume 60%
  • Nitrogen 60%
  • Soybean 40%
  • Nodulation 40%

• Determining the Effect of Additional Fertilizer Nitrogen on Irrigated Soybean Yield

  Lee, C., Knott, C., McGrath, J. & Ritchey, E.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Soybean 100%
  • Seeds 25%
  • Cytochromes 25%
  • Seasons 25%
  • Nitrogen Fertilizer 25%

• PEP-NBT: Product Evaluation Protocol and the Next Big Thing in Soybean Production

  Grove, J. & Venard, C.

  Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board

  4/1/15 → 3/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Production 100%
  • Soybean 100%
  • Legal Procedure 75%
  • Undergraduates 50%
  • Training 50%

• Topping Height of High Leaf Potential Varieties

  Fisher, C. & Pearce, R.

  Council for Burley Tobacco

  2/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Leaves 100%
  • Varieties 42%
  • Hybrids 36%
  • Flowers 21%
  • Height 15%

• Development of User-friendly Markers for Disease Resistance to Potato Virus Y (PVY) and Black Root Rot (BRR) in Burley Tobacco

  Yang, S., Li, D. & Miller, R.

  2/1/15 → 1/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Tobacco 100%
  • Breeding 44%
  • Black Root Rot 33%
  • Potato Virus Y 33%
  • Disease Resistance 33%

• Evaluation and Control of Ground Sucker Formation in Burley Tobacco Varieties

  Miller, R.

  2/1/15 → 1/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Plant 100%
  • Transplantation 55%
  • Shoot 55%
  • Shoots 55%
  • Growth 44%

• Addition of Blue Mold Resistance to KTTII Burley Tobacco Varieties

  Miller, R.

  2/1/15 → 1/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Varieties 100%
  • Blue Mold 81%
  • Tobacco 45%
  • Blacks 36%
  • Growers 27%

• TSNA Accumulation in Controlled Curing Environment

  Fisher, C., Fisher, A. & Ji, H.

  Council for Burley Tobacco

  2/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Temperature 100%
  • Humidity 100%
  • Accumulation 80%
  • Environment 80%
  • Leaf 60%

• Enhancing Burley Tobacco Production Labor Efficiency

  Pearce, R., Snell, W. & Swetnam, L.

  Council for Burley Tobacco

  2/1/15 → 1/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Labour 100%
  • Efficiency 66%
  • Production 33%
  • Savings 33%
  • Procedures 33%

• Synchortron X-ray microprobe and microspectroscopy research in low temperture geochemistry

  Unrine, J.

  The University of Chicago

  1/15/15 → 1/14/17

  Project: Research project

  • Universities 100%
  • Beamline 75%
  • X Ray 50%
  • Maintenance 25%
  • Light Sources 25%

• Flavonoid Isolation From Intact Plants: A Nanoparticle-Based Approach

  Smalle, J.

  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  1/15/15 → 5/14/20

  Project: Research project

  • Flavonoid 100%
  • Plant 41%
  • Nanoconjugate 25%
  • Conjugate 8%
  • Species 8%

• KBN VIII - Master Grazer

  Amaral-Phillips, D., Burris, W., Lehmkuhler, J. & Smith, S.

  Kentucky Beef Network

  1/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Beef Cattle 100%
  • Knowledge 50%
  • Extension Agents 50%
  • Beef 50%
  • Outreach 50%

• Kentucky Beef Network VIII Master Education Series

  Lehmkuhler, J., Amaral-Phillips, D., Anderson, L., Bullock, K., Burdine, K., Burris, W., Halich, G. & Smith, S.

  Kentucky Beef Network

  1/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Beef Cattle 100%
  • Beef 100%
  • Knowledge 50%
  • Extension Agents 50%
  • Education 50%

• KBN VIII - Master Stocker

  Lehmkuhler, J., Burris, W., Halich, G. & Smith, S.

  Kentucky Beef Network

  1/1/15 → 12/31/16

  Project: Research project

  • Beef Cattle 100%
  • Knowledge 50%
  • Extension Agents 50%
  • Beef 50%
  • Outreach 50%

• SAM Initiative: Achieving Subsurface Application of Manures in the Chesapeake Bay Basin

  McGrath, J.

  1/1/15 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Design 100%
  • Technology 66%
  • Fertilizer 66%
  • Application 66%
  • Hybrids 33%

• STEM PRIDE: Partnering with Research & Industry to Develop STEM Educators for College and Career Readiness

  Hanley, C., Hanley, C., Cooper, R., Criswell, B., Garvy, B., Moe, L., Moecher, D., Proffitt, M., Schroeder, M., Testa, S., Walcott, B. & Webb, N.

  KY Council on Postsecondary Education

  1/1/15 → 6/30/16

  Project: Research project

  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 100%
  • Occupations 100%
  • Occupational Career 100%
  • Teachers 80%
  • Higher Education Institution 60%