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WolfPack Colombia Training/Workshop |
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Quesada-Ocampo, Lina Maria | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2013 - 03/01/2040 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
https://cals.ncsu.edu/international-programs/visitors/wolfpack-colombia/ |
Commercialization of NCSU blackberry cultivar 'Von' internationally Development project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/28/2017 - 12/30/2037 |
Country(s): | UK |
NCSU has licensed the blackberry cultivar 'Von' to Global Plant Genetics for production outside of the US. #180048MA Von blackberry has been trialed extensively in a long cane system in several EU countries and has done very well in full commercial production. You Tube link |
Development and assment of raspberry breeding populations for Chile Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 11/30/2020 - 12/31/2030 |
Country(s): | Chile |
A collaborative project was initiated with Viveros Frutura SpA (VFS) in 2019-2020. Viveros Frutura is a private Chilean company that produces raspberry, blackberry and blueberry fruit for export markets. The objective of this project was to supply VFS with breeding populations that had the potenail to produce superior genotype(s) that could be used for commerical production. One of the founders recieved her PhD in plant breeding and has the training to evaluate the seedlings for potential adapation. Nine raspberry crosses (hybridizations) were generated from the crosses of NC elite raspberry selections. We gnerated approxiamtely 1000 seeds from each cross. The seeds were sent to Chile in 2021 and were planted. Field evaluations will commence in 2022. Name of the company: Viveros Frutura SpA. Address for documentation and business: Aparición Sur PC 18 2A, Paine. Chile Address for delivering purposes: Avenida Kennedy 5770. Of. 518. Vitacura, Santiago. Chile. Phone: +56963093236. |
Germplasm Collection Research project |
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Weathington, Mark | |
Horticultural Science | |
J.C. Raulston Arboretum | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2007 - 12/30/2030 |
Collect germplasm for research from various countries including Mexico, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and others in coorperation with local hosts. |
International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare (IRCAEW) Board of Directors Member Research project |
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Wang-Li, Lingjuan | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 10/24/2017 - 10/25/2028 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
I was selected to be a Board of Directors Member of International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare (IRCAEW) in October 2017. More information about this center may be found at http://www.ircaew.org/ |
3. Undergraduate Training where Science Intersects Practice and Policy to address grand challenges in agricultural water pollution Study Abroad |
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Guertault, Lucie | |
Biological And Agricultural En | |
Project Dates: | 05/20/2024 - 08/20/2028 |
Country(s): | France |
This Research and Extension Experience for undergraduate funded by USDA NIFA focuses on agricultural water pollution and how the science intersects with the policy and practice. It inlcudes an international component with a 1 week long trip to France where students and mentors will interact with researchers, policy markers, water managers and farmers to learn more about the French and European challenges, solutions and opportunities in agricultural water pollution. |
Biocatalyst Interactions with Gases (BIG) Collaboration Research project |
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Sagues, William (Joe) Joseph | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2022 - 12/31/2027 |
Funding Agency: | Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark |
Country(s): | Denmark |
Reducing carbon emissions and developing alternative routes for fertilizer production are increasingly urgent challenges facing our world. The ability to discover and quickly scale solutions requires innovative partnerships across public and private sectors. This interdisciplinary research collaboration between North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Technical University of Denmark (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU) aims to uncover new biology-based methods for CO2 management and sustainable fertilizer production. The project, called the Biocatalyst Interactions with Gases (BIG) Collaboration, is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). Led by NC State, the collaboration team will receive 50 million Danish Kroner (DKK), or approximately $6.5 million in funding over five years. |
Developing effective peanut production programs in Ghana Research project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2027 |
Country(s): | Ghana |
Collaborating with national research centers and universities to build research capacity and improve peanut production in northern Ghana Savannah Agricultural Research Institute is primary partner |
Developing cost effective programs for peanut production in Malawi Research project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2027 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi |
This project supports the increased production of peanuts as Malawi transitions away from a tobacco-based agricultural economy. There are collaborative research and extension projects with the Ministry of Ag and acadedmia and the support and training of both MSc and PhD students |
Production Packages for Ghana Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2023 - 09/30/2027 |
Country(s): | Ghana |
Production Packages for Malawi Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2023 - 09/20/2027 |
Country(s): | Malawi |
Biocatalyst Interactions with Gases (BIG) Collaboration Research project |
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Meilleur, Flora | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2027 |
Funding Agency: | Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark |
Country(s): | Denmark |
Reducing carbon emissions and developing alternative routes for fertilizer production are increasingly urgent challenges facing our world. The ability to discover and quickly scale solutions requires innovative partnerships across public and private sectors. This interdisciplinary research collaboration between North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Technical University of Denmark (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, DTU) aims to uncover new biology-based methods for CO2 management and sustainable fertilizer production. The project, called the Biocatalyst Interactions with Gases (BIG) Collaboration, is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). Led by NC State, the collaboration team will receive 50 million Danish Kroner (DKK), or approximately $6.5 million in funding over five years. |
US-UK Collab: Resurrecting a role for roguing: Presymptomatic detection with multispectral imaging to quantify and control the transmission of cassava brown streak disease Research project |
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Ascencio-Ibanez, Jose (Trino) Trinidad | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2027 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Tanzania | UK |
Our interdisciplinary team blends engineers, biologists and mathematicians to quantify and model the small scale spread of cassava’s most damaging pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa. We will refine our multispectral scanning device (MSI) and model to accommodate field conditions, where other plant stresses may affect the underlying signals detected by the MSI. We will experimentally monitor the spread of CBSD in experimental fields with both susceptible and tolerant cultivars of cassava. We will develop models of how different detection methods affect the amount of CBSD in a cassava clean seed system that will be applicable to any vegetatively propagated crop, including the US potato clean seed system. Finally we will model how an improved clean seed system and judicious use of an MSI or molecular testing could improve the security of small stakeholder farmers over multiple harvest seasons. We are confident that our MSI tool and our models will be of wide use for other agricultural pathosystems. In the process of obtaining the parameters needed for accurate models, we will uncover key data about the biology and evolvability of CBSIs. The proposed research would be a significant advance in agricultural technology (Grieve et al 2019), provide useful and adaptable models for agricultural problems in both developing and developed nations and be a large step towards assuring food security of this critical crop in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Bridging genomics with breeding using Nested Association Mapping in cotton Research project |
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Kuraparthy, Vasu | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2026 |
Country(s): | India |
Understanding the genetic basis of complex traits is vital for meeting the challenge of increased fiber quality and yield in this period of global climate change. Minor genes or QTLs control most of the agronomic traits in cotton with small contributions to the overall phenotypic effect. Identifying marker-trait associations for the QTLs would enable genomics based cotton improvement. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) provide a promising tool for detection and fine mapping of QTLs underlying such complex traits. Our research will support the construction of the largest immortal mapping population in cotton, which will ultimately help to bridge genomics and plant breeding through the dissection of complex traits and laying the foundation for genome-wide selection in breeding programs. |
NCSU-University of Costa Rica Academic and Scientific Collaboration Study Abroad |
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Leon, Ramon Gonzalo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2021 - 12/31/2026 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Student exchanges, study abroad, and faculty visits. NCSU will learn about agriculture and natural resource conservation in the tropics and University of Costa Rica students will learn about agriculture and new technologies for biological research in the USA. |
CREdO Tilapia and indigenous vegetable-value chains Development project |
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Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/03/2021 - 12/31/2026 |
Country(s): | Kenya |
This is a comprehensive research, teaching, and outreach project to develop Tilapia and indigenous vegetable production and value chain in Kenya. This project is in collaboration with faculty at the University of Nairobi, Maseno University, Egerton University, and NC State University. |
A public private partnership to uncover genetic treasures in Rubus Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2026 |
Country(s): | |
North Carolina State University, Cornell University, University of Arkansas, University of British Columbia/BC Berry Cultivar Development Inc., and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Corvallis OR, have joined in a collaborative effort with Pairwise, and Plant Sciences Inc to uncover the genetic potential in the genus Rubus. The collaborators include public berry breeders, geneticists, molecular biologists, germplasm curators, bioinformaticists and data scientists. The research at NCSU will have two main components. The first experiment is an environmental effect study. This is a “traditional” breeding study that will encompass the phenotyping of a set of traits on the same 5 cultivars in 6 geographically distinct locations over two years. The range of locations include the primary public Rubus breeding programs in North America. The cultivars being evaluated include raspberries, blackberries, and a black raspberry. The aim of this study is to provide information on the heredity of economically significant traits and the effects of genotype, environment and their interactions. A second study will be a SNP validation study of the 5 genotypes in the above experiment as well as 25 other Rubus species. |
A study on molecular mechanisms of zinc in alleviating heat stress-caused mucosal injury of the small intestine in broilers Research project |
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Xi, Lin | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2022 - 12/01/2026 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
This project is to investigate the effect of supplemental inorganic or organic Zn on the integrity and barrier function, epithelial cell proliferation, mRNA and protein expression levels of major tight junction proteins and the above key signaling pathway genes via in vivo and in vitro studies. |
Collaborative Crop Resilience Program Research project |
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Grunden, Amy Michele | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2019 - 09/30/2026 |
Country(s): | Denmark |
Enhancing productivity, post-harvest management and market access of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya Research project |
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Ojiambo, Peter | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 03/15/2023 - 08/01/2026 |
Country(s): | Kenya |
Our team based in Kenya and the US will: 1) Identify and quantify critical points for pre- and postharvest losses and opportunities along the value chain; 2. Enhance postharvest management, value addition and safety; 3. Strengthen market linkages by linking smallholder farmers, including women and youths, to local and regional markets and 4. Improve nutrition and dietary diversification by promoting consumption of AIVs in rural and urban households. The study will be conducted in Kisii and Kakamega counties in Kenya. We will building capacity of local personnel by training key stakeholders in Kenya. The project will help improve food and nutrition security and improve incomes among smallholders AIVs farmers in Kenya. |
Divesificated agricultural systems and alternative nutrient sources for sustainable production in Brazilian sandy soils Research project |
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Gatiboni, Luciano Colpo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026 |
Funding Agency: | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
The project " Divesificated agricultural systems and alternative nutrient sources for sustainable production in Brazilian sandy soils" is sponsored by CNPq - Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development), Brazil. There are about 10 Brazilian universities participating in this multi-state project in brazil |
Integrated technologies for alternative nutrient sources with microorganims in integrated crop systems. Research project |
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Gatiboni, Luciano Colpo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2026 |
Funding Agency: | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
The project " Integrated technologies for alternative nutrient sources with microorganisms in integrated crop systems" is sponsored by CNPq - Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development), Brazil, with many Brazilian universities as part of the project. |
Enhancing Productivity, Post-harvest Management, and Market Access of AIVs in Kenya Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2023 - 02/28/2026 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | |
Work on genetic and nutritional diversity of African Indigenous Vegetables by advising Kenyan researchers in the field, and training a Kenyan graduate student in plant breeding. |
Berry phytoactives and human health NZ Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025 |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
Collaboration on studying bioactive priciples in berry crops The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited |
Anthocyanins and human health AUS Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Collaborations on anthocyanins and their effects on human health University of Wollongong |
Plant bioactives from ethnic sources SA Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
Collaboration on ploant bioactives from traditional knowledge University of Pretoria |
Medicinl plants of Carpathian Mountains PL Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025 |
Country(s): | Poland |
Collaboration of medicinal plants Wroclaw Medical University Poland |
Crops and medicinal uses of plants ET Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2025 |
Country(s): | Ethiopia |
Collaboration of plant phytochemistry and alternative proteins Department of Plant Science College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Ethiopia |
Maize submitted to early defoliation: morphophysiological, biochemical and molecular characterization of plants under different levels of water deficit, nitrogen and biostimulants for improving the “ANTECIPE” practice Research project |
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Avila Cardoso, Amanda | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2022 - 10/31/2025 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Molecular Mechanisms and Dynamics of Plant-Microbe Interactions at the Root-Soil Interface: InRoot Research project |
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Sederoff, Heike | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2019 - 08/31/2025 |
Country(s): | Denmark |
One of the grand challenges facing humanity is to secure sufficient and healthy food for the increasing world population. This requires maintaining sustainable cultivation of crop plants under changing climate conditions. Plant roots and soil microbes have been associated since the emergence of plants on land. Nevertheless, the mechanisms that coevolved to control and regulate microbiota associations with healthy plants are largely unexplored. The photosynthetically active green leaf tissues supply assimilated carbon to roots for development and also to feed its associated microbes. To maintain balanced growth, plants have to integrate this underground demand and regulate the rate of photosynthetic CO2 fixation, and sugar allocation needs to be coordinated between root and shoot. Research on plants and their naturally associated microorganisms is therefore in a prime position to provide new perspectives and concepts for understanding plant function, plant performance and plant growth under limited input conditions with a reduced environmental footprint and could also define breeding targets and develop microbial interventions. InRoot aims to: 1. Disentangle the effects of climate and soil type from the impact of root-microbe interactions through transplantation experiments and exploit natural variation to identify the plant genetic components responsible for adaptation to the local microbiota. 2. Identify key bacterial taxa governing the establishment of host-driven microbial networks in the rhizosphere by analysing the microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions established in tailored synthetic communities (SynComs) with direct consequences on host performance. 3. Define the plant genetic components that control infection of plant roots by ubiquitous and host-specific endophytes using advanced genetic screens and new methods for quantifying root cellular responses to microbes 4. Understand molecular mechanisms integrating root-microbe interactions into whole-plant physiology by investigating systemic physiological responses induced by SynComs using whole plant phenotyping. 5. Predict plant performance as a function of plant and microbiota genotypes by building multiscale models based on genotype, phenotype, and mechanistic data thereby providing knowledge for application. InRoot perspective: Provide knowledge and tools for science-based development of new crop varieties and associated microbial interventions that will improve productivity, reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and alleviate negative environmental impact. |
Cassava Mosaic Disease susceptibility and resistance: Translation from Arabidopsis to cassava Research project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 08/23/2016 - 07/31/2025 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Tanzania | United States |
The goal of this project is to characterize novel DNA sequences that enhance or confer resistance to Cassava mosaic disease, identify new sources of resistance, and provide training for Tanzanian predoctoral and postdoctoral scientists. |
International Coffee Research Writing Group Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/15/2020 - 03/15/2025 |
Country(s): | Mexico | Colombia |
Leading a group of academic authors from NC State, from Cali, Colombia, Manizales, Colombia, and Puebla, Mexico since 2020 to write industry-relevant coffee-related publications. |
UNC Superfunc Research Program Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/31/2020 - 02/01/2025 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): |
Tolyporphin tetrapyrroles from cyanobacteria Research project |
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Miller, Eric (Eric) S. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2016 - 01/01/2025 |
Country(s): | Mexico | United States |
Studie of tolyporphin biosynthesis from cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial-microbial consortia |
Decoding the Rhizobiota Interactome for Improved Crop Resilience (INTERACT) Research project |
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Baars, Oliver | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Chemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 01/01/2025 |
Country(s): | Denmark | United Kingdom |
INTERACT will focus on the essential and mutually beneficial interactions between plants and microbes below ground. This project will go beyond a mere inventory of wheat plant microbiome community members, and will provide much needed insight into rhizosphere ecology and microbial communication, with a goal of establishing diagnostic chemical/biological signatures for agro-system stability. With this knowledge, we can rationally and strategically manipulate plant-associated microbial communities to support high plant productivity across challenging climatic and stress scenarios. These critical advances in our understanding of rhizosphere community structure and the chemical landscape that influences its formation and function will be achieved by using genomics, transcriptomics, metaproteomics, metabolomics, in-field and greenhouse plant phenotyping, and network analysis/model construction for evaluating rhizosphere interactions for wheat. |
Identifying geminivirus resistant sequences in Manihot species of Mexican origin Research project |
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Ascencio-Ibanez, Jose (Trino) Trinidad | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2017 - 12/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Research teams traveled to Mexico to identify and collect samples of Manihot species with geminivirus resistance. Twenty seven unique species were identified and samples collected from the field and from herbariums throughout Mexico. Working with multiple institutions and research herbariums the samples were collected and the DNA was isolated. The project hopes to use the DNA samples to sequence and work with Cassava free of the geminivirus. |
Colombian research and development corporation Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Colaborate with the leadership at the Univesidad Nacional in Colombia for the development of an associated organization which can attract external funding, coordinate multi-institutional projects, and lead international proposals. The focus of the initial interaction has been the use of biodiversity for rural development. The target location is the Pacific region of Colombia. |
Addressing ginger production issues in Kaduna State (Nigeria) Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/05/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
Country(s): | Nigeria |
Ginger production in Kaduna State was descimated by an unidentified disease during the 2023 season. I have helped put together an international team with experience in ginger production to help Nigerian Root Crop Research Institute deal with the problem and prepare for the 2024 season. |
Safe Cassava Group Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/31/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
Country(s): | Australia |
This is a discussion group coordinated by the University of Queensland (Australia) that convenes every month to discuss issues with the production and consumption of high cyanide varieties in Africa. A F2F meeting is expected at the end of 2024 |
Root, Tuber and Banana Breeding: A Consolidated Investment Research project |
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Yencho, George (Craig) Craig | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 04/05/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | |
The NCSU RTB Breeding project will combine the prior investments of the SASHA, GT4SP and SweetGAINS conventional and genomic-assisted breeding (GAB) projects into a single breeding component focused on utilizing GAB to improve genetic gains in sweetpotato across SSA. The NC State Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics Program has agreed to lead the genomic-assisted and genomic prediction associated components of the RTB sweetpotato and potato breeding project, in collaboration with the International Potato Center, Lima, Peru and the NCSU sub-contracted partners listed above. Dr. Quesada’s pathology team will be conducting a survey and assisting with the evaluation of post-harvest losses in sweetpotato and possibly other RTB crops as needed and time permits in SSA. NCSU research project will largely be aligned with the following RTB Breeding Themes (Figure 1): Theme 2: Mainstreaming modern breeding in banana, cassava, potato, sweetpotato and yam; and RTB Breeding Theme 3: Towards One CGIAR-NARS breeding networks; RTB Theme 4: Enabling breeding technologies; and RTB Breeding Theme 5: Project management, outreach, and guidance. |
Relationships between chemical compositions and sensory attributes of diverse sweetpotato genotypes Research project |
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Johanningsmeier, Suzanne D | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2022 - 12/21/2024 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Uganda | Mozambique |
Effects of climate change factors on plant-microbial intereactions in Tibetan and Yellow Loess Plateau grasslands Research project |
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Hu, Shuijin | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2015 - 10/31/2024 |
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During my sabbatical leave at Nanjing Agricultural University in 2014-2015, I helped design two long-term (planned for 10 years if funding is available) global change factor manipulation experiments, one each on the Tibetan Plateau Alpine (Maqu, Gansu Province) (33°59’N, 102°00’E, c. 3538 m a.s.l.) ) and Yellow Loess Plateau (Guyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region) (106°21′–106°27′E, 36°10′ – 36°17′N, altitude 1800–2000 m), northwest China. The two experiments have an identical design and treatments in field but they are under very different environmental conditions (alpine meadow vs. semi-arid grassland). Each field manipulation experiment involves three levels of precipitation (precipitation reduction by 30% (PR), ambient, precipitation increase by 30% (PI)), two levels of warming (ambient, warming) and two levels of N (ambient, 12 g m -2 yr -1 added N). Randomized block design was used with 4 replicates. In total, we had 48 (3 precipitation levels × 2 warming levels × 2 N addition levels × 4 blocks) plots at each site. The plots were 4 m × 4 m in size and 1.5 m away from each other in each block. The distance between each block was 5 m. We used open top chamber (OTCs) with a maximum basal diameter of 150 cm, following the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) protocol (Papanikolaou et al. 2010; Waldrop & Firestone 2006), to increase air temperatures of the plots of the warming treatment. Nitrogen (206.9 g urea in total) was added as urea solution twice each year (half each in May and June). In each PR plot, we installed a rain shelter which was designed to prevent approximately 30% of precipitation in the plot. The rain shelter consisted of seven v-shaped transparent plexiglass and an iron hanger, which was 1 meter above the soil surface in the south side and 1.5 m on the north side. Intercepted rainfall in each PR plot was collected and then added into the nearest PI plot. Each year, students, postdocs and young teachers from Nanjing Agric University stay on each site starting on early May to early October to maintain the field plots. It is really tough for them because of high elevation and poor field facilities (for example, no warm water on site but it is quite cold there). Plant and soil samples have been collected or will be collected once or twice a year, pending on the manpower and funding availability. I will mainly provide advice on sampling scheme, data analyses, and manuscript writing. I strongly believe that it will be a significant contribution to the scientific community if we can maintain this long-term experiment. Because these sites locate in the region that is very sensitive to the ongoing climate change, we may obtain some unique results for the climate change community across the world. Some ecologists from US have visited these sites, including Dr. Scott Collins (Professor, U. of New Mexico, former president of Ecological Society of America), Dr. Valerie Eviner (Professor, UC Davis, former vice president of Ecological Society of America), Dr. Steven J. Hall at Iowa State and several professors from other universities in US.
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U.S. East Africa Research and Education Partnership: Cassava Mosaic Disease - A Paradigm for the Evolution of Insect-transmitted Plant Virus Pathosystems Research project |
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Kennedy, George G | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2015 - 09/30/2024 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
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This project establishes a research and training partnership between scientists in the U.S. and East Africa to study the evolution of plant DNA viruses, which have emerged as leading pathogens and now threaten crops worldwide. Africa?s future depends on increasing food production to feed its growing population. There has been dramatic growth in the investments by governments, nongovernmental organizations, international donors and the private sector to develop the scientific expertise and infrastructure necessary to find solutions to the problems that limit African agriculture. The Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub in Kenya and the Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) in Tanzania were created to solve problems facing African farmers and limiting food security. A U.S.-East Africa partnership represents an excellent international opportunity for research synergy and training of U.S. students and early career scientists. Postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates will be mentored by a strong international research team, which includes experts on viral population genetics, insect vector transmission and population dynamics, virus/vector/plant interactions, and STEM education. The multidisciplinary nature of the research will provide trainees experience in laboratory and field-based research as well as bioinformatics. This will prepare them to become globally engaged, independent scientists with a solid foundation in a range of research methodologies and environments and first-hand experience in international and multidisciplinary collaborations. Intellectual Merit : Molecular evolution of plant viruses occurs through mutation, recombination and reassortment of viral genome components, resulting in a high degree of variation. In complex pathosystems, the evolutionary outcomes are influenced by many ecological factors including agricultural practices, insect vector populations, interactions between crops and reservoir plants, and climate. Most of our knowledge of viral evolution is based on field-collected samples, which only provide snapshots of viral diversity at specific times and locations. To examine the full evolutionary potential of plant DNA viruses and the bottlenecks that constrain their evolution, we propose a comprehensive analysis of the drivers of viral genetic diversity, emergence, persistence and spread under tightly controlled experimental conditions. These studies will focus on Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which is endemic to Africa, and as such rely on the combined expertise and resources of the U.S. and African participants. Our study is transformative in that it will provide a comprehensive framework for examining viral evolution in relationship to the host, the insect vector and the environment using a crop and inoculation methods that accurately reflect real world conditions. Our integrated approach will also serve as a model for examining viral evolution and will inform the development of control strategies for other insect-transmitted viruses that negatively impact plant, animal and human health. Broader Impacts :Agriculture is increasingly a global enterprise, and it is essential that U.S. scientists work with their counterparts in other countries to better understand plant pathogens as well as their hosts and insect vectors. The proposed experiments will increase our understanding of how plant DNA viruses evolve and the functional constraints on their evolution. They represent an important step in the development of rational, durable control strategies for these important plant pathogens. Cassava is a major food crop in Africa, but its production is severely limitedby CMD. A better understanding of the factors that drive the evolution of the CMD viral complex can be used to prioritize the limited financial and human resources available to combat the disease and to improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa. All resulting sequence data and analyses will be available to the broader scientific community through our web-based sequence analysis environment (SNAP Workbench). A unique aspect will be opportunities to communicate with the general public via the NC Museum of Natural Science. Equally important, the proposal provides a framework for recruiting and training a group of diverse, globally-engaged plant scientists to work with researchers around the world to help secure the food and biomass needs of the future.
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NSF-PIRE: U.S. – East Africa Research and Education Partnership: Cassava mosaic disease – A paradigm for the evolution of insect-transmitted plant virus pathosystems Research project |
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Ascencio-Ibanez, Jose (Trino) Trinidad | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2016 - 09/30/2024 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya |
This project establishes a research and training partnership between scientists in the U.S. and East Africa to study the evolution of plant DNA viruses, which have emerged as leading pathogens and now threaten food and fiber crops worldwide. Africa’s future depends on increasing food production to meet the needs of its growing population. Over the last decade, there has been dramatic growth in the investments by governments, nongovernmental organizations, international donors and the private sector to develop the scientific expertise and infrastructure necessary to find solutions to the problems that limit African agriculture. The Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub in Kenya and the Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) in Tanzania were created to solve problems facing African farmers and limiting food security. Hence, a U.S.-East Africa partnership represents an excellent international opportunity for research synergy and training of U.S. students and early career scientists. Key features of the proposal include the establishment of a research exchange program between laboratories in the U.S. and East Africa. Postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates will be mentored by a strong international research team, which includes experts on viral population genetics, insect vector transmission and population dynamics, virus/vector/plant interactions, and STEM education. The multidisciplinary nature of the proposed research will provide trainees experience in laboratory and field-based research as well as bioinformatics. This will prepare them to become globally engaged, independent scientists with a solid foundation in a range of research methodologies and environments and first-hand experience in productive international and multidisciplinary collaborations. |
Cassava mosaic disease - A paradigm for the evolution of insect-transmitted plant virus pathosystems Development project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2015 - 09/30/2024 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Tanzania |
PIRE: U.S.-East Africa Research and Education Partnership. "In this project we are asking for the bottlenecks of viral evolution during infection in cassava and during transmission through the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). We will train our personnel in a tomato model (with a bipartite begomovirus) in the U.S. before going to Africa (particularly in Kenya and Tanzania) to perform our experiments with the native geminiviruses infecting cassava. We anticipate to understand the drivers of selection within the plant host and the vector in order to expand our understanding of the pathosystem. |
Launch Root and Tuber Crops and Banana breeding initiative Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Nigeria | Uganda |
Advice and mentor breeders within the CGIAR working on Root and Tuber Crops and Banana. Help them streamline breeding process, and launching new products. |
Conditional male-only strains for biotechnology-enhanced genetic control of New World screwworm Development project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2024 |
Country(s): | Panama |
The primary screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax is a devastating obligate parasite of livestock in South America. The joint US-Panamanian facility in Pacora, Panama produces millions of sterile flies weekly that are released along the Colombian border to prevent screwworm from re-establishing in Panama. To improve the efficiency of genetic suppression we are developing novel methods for producing only sterile male flies including conditional female lethal and female transformation strains. The genetic systems are first developed in Raleigh and evaluated in close relatives of the screwworm such as the secondary screwworm, which is native to North Carolina. Promising genetic systems are shipped to Panama for evaluation in primary screwworm. |
Scientific Exchange Program - Peru Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2021 - 08/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Peru |
This Scientific Exchange Program is hosting one Fellow from Peru to conduct research on climate-smart agriculture and applying new molecular tools for bean and maize breeding with mentor Ruben Rellan-Alvarez. The Fellow will spend 12 weeks at NC State conducting research and the mentor will conduct a reciprocal visit to the Fellow's home research institution. |
Scientific Exchange Program - West Africa Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2021 - 08/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Ghana | Nigeria | Senegal |
in collaboration with the University of Missouri and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NC State will be hosting five of the 16 research fellows from Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal who will be conducting research focusing international agricultural trade, including sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBT). Interwoven into this program will be the means and methods to use Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) to improve food safety. |
Scientific Exchange Program - Latin America Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador | Mexico | Peru | Colombia |
This Scientific Exchange Program is hosting eight Fellows from Central/Latin America, specifically from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru to conduct research on climate-smart agriculture and agri-food systems. The Fellows will spend 12 weeks at NC State conducting research with faculty mentors and engaging in leadership and science communication training. The mentors will conduct reciprocal visit to the Fellows' home research institutions. |
Enhancing the Sustainability of US Cropping Systems through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network Research project |
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Reberg-Horton, Chris | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2019 - 08/31/2024 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
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Transformative changes are needed to address agriculture’s grand challenge of increasing food |
Kenya Solar Powered Cold Storage Deployment Development project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 08/19/2022 - 08/18/2024 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya |
NC State will work to identify a sustainable, economically advantageous, solar powered, cold storage system to handle two commodities that can be used for orange flesh sweetpotato roots (for processing into puree and fresh root use), and onions. The cold storage will be flexible to handle both local and imported agricultural products. The intention is to determine and establish the economic viability of small solar-powered containers to facilitate a year-round supply of root crops. NC State will work in collaboration with the USDA/FAS, the International Potato Center and other Kenyan partners, such as the Kenyan government and other stakeholders in the Kenya Home Grown School Meals Program (HGSMP). NC State will obtain, install, and instruct Kenyan partners (i.e. the Ministry of Agriculture and a farmers organization) in their operation, analysis of pertinent value chains, and interpretation of findings. The solar cold storage containers are expected to help strengthen local market systems (including producers, processors and traders) for root crops by reducing losses from decay, reducing energy costs, and improving nutrition by increasing access to and the use of various high quality, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods in school meals. |
Scientific Exchanges Program (SEP) - Climate Smart Agriculture and GHG mitigation in Coffee Development project |
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Woodley, Alex | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 08/01/2024 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Research focused on greenhouse gas reduction from nitrogen fertilization in coffee plantations. Including the use of inhibitors, managment, source and rate of fertilizer choices. The goal is to mitigate GHG emissions to lower carbon footprint of coffee production in colombia. |
Howler Monkey Nutrition Research Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 07/30/2024 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Via a research grant awarded by Mazuri, we are studying nutrition parameters in sanctuary housed Howler monkeys near Nosara, Costa Rica. |
Thailand: Global Animal Management Issues, Concerns and Solutions Study Abroad |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 07/09/2022 - 07/26/2024 |
Country(s): | Thailand |
This is a study abroad course. It is planned to occur every summer. Two weeks in Chiang Mai and one week in Koh Tao. |
distribution and food varieties as determinants of the components of the ecological footprint and food security Research project |
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Kick, Edward (Edward) L | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2017 - 07/01/2024 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep | Vietnam |
The fields of Economics and Agricultural and Resource Economics are dominated by financial models that focus on relationships among a broad range of financials such a inflation, economic growth, debt, stock market, portfolios, and so on. This can be dated to Alfred Hayek and with even greater vigor to Milton Friedman. These emphases replace political economy which has dominated Economics sinnce the studies of the ancients through Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and even von Mises. The field is dominated by increasingly esoteric modeling of the relationships without any ties to dynamics outside of financials. Thus, any effort to make the discipline multidisciplinary as it was for centuries is ignored or quashed. The financials of economics matter to only one class of people other than economists--the extremely wealthy.What matters to the world is the DISTRIBUTION of finances to the not-wealthy. The wealthyy are a fraction of the US and world population. Yet Econoics serves at their behest, Indeed the Paucity of Ecoomics is the Paucity of the world. My work examines the sources of inequality, non-wealth, for ruraal and urban populations. For a dcade I examined how "gentrification" in its modern form channels land and wealthy to urban elites. Recently i have treating it through Industrial agriculture and land grabbing of US farms as well as the land of the third world. My theoretical approach is socio-economics, with a global lens.Global environment and the distribution of control of resources fashion national economic well-being as well as dometic polity (democracy, or autocracy). Economics and political control determine the advance of the military and the military complex declared by "Ike"around 6 decades ago. Together national strenghts in economics, politics, military and culture form webs of power between every nation in the world and further fashion their fate. Particularly they impact all of society's most important instututions (family, church, governance systems, money and banking, These in turn affect the form of urban and rural governance,as well as the structure of agriculture. Industrial Agriculture is very productive, yielding over 130% of global food needs. The needs are inequitably met.The 2,200 billionaires of the world, alongside what is argued to be 20,000 millionnaires of the world,essentially determine the lifechances of the 8 billion+ population of the world. They determine on the national level where food surplus will travel within nations, whther it is channelled into state silos, to areas with traversible roads, to populations who support the state as opposed to those who are attemptiong to overthrow it, and so on. When I first proposed this logic i knew only of the related work of economist Stiglitz. After the original publication of my work (but doubless NOT due to it) the world Bank adopted a logic that was nearly identical to the arguments above. it has become part of the core work of the French economist Piketty. i have collected a dataset on 172 countries and I am examining the impacts of theorized variable on food security and on the environment, which i have not touched on here. However, I will next year. |
Costa Rica Study Abroad Developement (and 1st semester offering) Study Abroad |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2023 - 07/01/2024 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Along with Loop Abroad and Dr. Shweta Trivedi, we are developing an animal science study abroad opportunity in Costa Rica. |
Hosting/Mentoring International Post-Doctoral Fellow from Colombia Research project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/15/2022 - 06/15/2024 |
Country(s): | |
Hosting and mentoring an international post-doctoral fellow from Colombia for a multi-year food product development centered experience. |
Updating the fertilizer recommendations for Southern Brazil Development project |
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Gatiboni, Luciano Colpo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2022 - 06/01/2024 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
While working in Brazil, from 2014 to 2016 I was coordinating the experts grop to update the fertilizer recommendations for two states of southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul State and Santa Catarina State). The manual of recommendatios were published in 2016. In 2022 the committee started to work again to update the recommendations. I am part of the committee and we have been meeting by zoom montly. The new version of the recommendations is expected to be published in 2024. |
Understanding Critical Soil-Siderophore Antagonistic Interactions. Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2020 - 06/01/2024 |
Country(s): |
Extension Training in Uzbekistan Development project |
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Gatiboni, Luciano Colpo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/29/2023 - 04/20/2024 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
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Traning in soil fertility for farmers and training in soil analysis to a soil testing lab in Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan. Also included lectures in three Universities in Uzbekistan |
PHENEC: A French national project on the role of phenology in species distribution and in their management in a changing climate. Research project |
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Frank, Steven D | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 04/01/2024 |
Funding Agency: | French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France |
Country(s): | France |
I am an advisory member of this project funded by the French government. The goal is to understand how urban warming and climate change affect pine processionary moth phenology. |
Global Research and Capacity Building Initiative Development project |
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Carley, Danesha Seth | |
Integrated Pest Mgmt-Research | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 01/01/2024 |
Country(s): | |
We work internationally to build regulatory capacity through research, engagement, and communication. We accomplish this through trainings, workshops, and capacity building in the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America), Southeast Asia, and Africa. |
Bourlog Fellowship Proposal - Mexico Initiative: Abiotic Stress in Tomatoe Research project |
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Baars, Oliver | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Chemistry | |
Project Dates: | 03/15/2021 - 12/31/2023 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
The goal of the fellow’s research is to developed methodology applying UV and/or visible lights as |
Developing Global Fluency in Extension Education: A Virtual Study Abroad Linking NC State University and Bangladesh Agricultural University Development project |
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Donaldson, Joseph L. | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2022 - 12/31/2023 |
Country(s): | Bangladesh |
I intend to provide a virtual study abroad opportunity during the spring 2023 semester. NC State students will gain understanding of Bangladesh people – their lives and culture; food and agricultural systems; and higher education and Extension systems. I anticipate a similar experience for BAU students in learning about North Carolina. The COIL resources and expertise will be an abundant resource for me to expand my skills and develop this exciting academic program. The action plan uses the 5D format (discover, define, design, develop, and deliver), as follows: Discover – spring 2022
Define – spring 2022
Design – summer/fall 2022
Develop – fall 2022
Deliver – spring 2023
At each phase (discover, define, design, develop, and deliver), I will consult with NC State experts as needed. Dr. David L. Jordan, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is serving as expert consultant for this project. In support of this project, Mr. David Dixon and Dr. Heidi Hobbs are serving as experts, coordinators, and navigators in the Office of Global Engagement. Additionally, I will make ample use of SUNY-COIL resources, including the monthly meetings. The GEI aligns with my research, academic programs, and Extension programs in a number of important ways. As I coordinate the Extension Education undergraduate minor, this work will enable me to enrich students with greater global fluency skills. This work will help me to infuse greater diversity and cultural competencies in all of my interactions with Extension professionals. This work will enlarge my research of career pathways in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. Furthermore, I anticipate that this work will produce considerable scholarship and will catalyze funding proposals for an expanded Extension education portfolio with my BAU colleagues. |
PHENEC: Role of phenology in species distribution and in their management in a changing climate Research project |
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Frank, Steven D | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2023 |
Country(s): | France |
The objective of PHENEC is to determine how phenology shapes the spatial distribution of species in a changing climate, by considering the increase in both, mean temperature and temperature variability. Our research hypothesis is that variability in phenology drives species distribution and notably their spread rates.By changing the time window of some biological stages, the population could either survive better and accelerate the range expansion to favorable nearby areas, or instead, individuals could be exposed to more stressful conditions leading to the decrease of population abundance, and thus range pinning or even contraction. In PHENEC, we will consider the pine processionary moth (PPM), Thaumetopea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) as our biological model (see section 1c.). Mmodel simulations, based on observations and experimentations, will be conducted to reveal these underlying mechanisms. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Kazakhstan, Grain Quality Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 12/31/2020 - 12/30/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Kazakhstan |
Hosting Borlaug Fellow, Assel Yessimseitova, Research Scientist with the National Center for Biotechnology of Kazakhstan for a 12-week training at North Carolina State University. The fellowship was designed to train on identifying new genes associated with grain quality, productivity, and disease resistance. Following Assel's 12 weeks in North Carolina at the Mountain Horticulture Research Extension Center working with Dr. Dilip Panthee, Dr. Panthee will conduct a reciprocal visit to Kazakhstan to continue the research collaboration. |
External University Thesis Reviewer Development project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2023 - 12/01/2023 |
Country(s): | |
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Presentation at Food Chemistry and Technology Conference in Paris, France Research project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 11/25/2023 - 12/01/2023 |
Country(s): | France |
Attended and presented research findings at the Food Chemistry and Technology Conference in Paris, France. Was able to make new connections with food scientists from France, Spain, Chile, Perú, and Thailand. |
Invited Lecturer Training/Workshop |
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Walgenbach, James F | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 11/10/2023 - 11/18/2023 |
Funding Agency: | European commission, Belgium |
Country(s): | Italy |
Invited Lecturer in the master program 'Sustainable Agriculture' at the University of Padua in Italy (Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resoucres Animals and Environment). This is an internation project. This is an international program funded by the European Union. Three 2-hour lectures were given on sustainable pest management of apples and peaches, and impact of pesticide residues on food safety and pest management programs. |
External Program Management Review for the World Vegetable Center Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/01/2023 - 11/15/2023 |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Thorough evaluation of the research and development activities conducted by the World Vegetable Center in the past 8 years. The review was conducted both remotely (review of publications, reports, project proposals, etc.) and in person (visits to HQ in Taiwan, and research programs in Thailand, Tanzania and Benin) |
Visited Manizales Colombia to Strengthen Research and Open Study Abroad Collaborations Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/29/2023 - 11/05/2023 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
The first purpose of this trip was to strengthen existing research collaborations with a faculty member from the University of Manizales and with a coffee researcher from Cenicafé who had previously spent two months working in my lab in Fall 2022. Interactions with these researchers have resulted in manuscript drafts we are in the process of publishing. The second purpose was to explore the opportunity for two-month study abroad experiences for NC State undergraduates. Planning for this experience is ongoing. |
Lead Professional Tour to Spain for Roman Engineering Sites Training/Workshop |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 10/14/2023 - 10/21/2023 |
Country(s): | Spain |
I will lead a group of professional engineers (& perhaps landscape architects) to Spain in October to visit multiple Roman engineering works from antiquity. I expect 12 to 18 people to register & attend the study tour. |
How Historical Constraints, Local Adaptation, and Species Interactions Shape Biodiversity Across an Ancient Floristic Disjunction Research project |
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Xiang, Qiuyun(Jenny) | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 09/30/2023 |
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NSF of USA and NSF of China supported "Dimensions of Biodiversity -US-China" for collaborative study of biogeography and evolution of woody genera in eastern Asia and eastern North America. |
AccelNET: Accelerate Integration of Engineering and Agricultural Research using Artificial Intelligence Research project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/15/2020 - 09/15/2023 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
I am the PFR Principal Investigator/Network Liaison for AI2EAR - the liaison between genomics/metabolomics/human health research scientists at Plant & Food Research Ltd (a Crown Research Institute) in New Zealand and the NCSU contingent in this NSF sponsored inititiative. AI2EAR establishes networks and shared missions/goals around research training and education in global food production enterprises. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Turkey Wheat PAL Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2020 - 08/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Turkey |
USDA-FAS Borlaug Felloship Program researching “ Weaken wheat phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) gene promotor by Homology Directed Repair (HDR) CRISPR-Cas9 technology to obtain more economical and effective biofuiel production”. The training activitives include literature studies to learning plant phenylpropaoid pathway, CRISPR/Cas9, and CRISPR/Cpf1, training in molecular biology and bioinformatics, promoter sequence analysis, identification of protospacer adjacent motif (PAM), and development callus culture of bread wheat, expression profiling of 37 PAL genes in bread wheat tissues, CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 construct developments, genetic transformation of wheat callus and validation of gene editing. By the end of this program, the fellow, Ekin Demiray, who will be working with Dr. Deyu Xie, will gain sufficient training to learn how to develop genome editing research back to their own campus. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Mexico Pesticides Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 03/15/2021 - 08/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellship Program with a Fellow from Mexico, Dr. Adriana Sanchez Espindola who participated in a 12-week training at North Carolina State University with Dr. Katie Jennings. The fellowship program was designed to develop a procedure for extrapolating internationally adopted MRLs for crops that are related to crops of economic importance for export to Mexico, and for which there are no authorized MRLs. This program will follow the fellow’s research objective to help guide the technical staff involved in the field of agriculture, to the generation of robust and specific information and procedures for Mexico on the subject of MRLs. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Mexico Abiotic Stress in Tomatoes Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 03/15/2021 - 08/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellowship Program will work with Dr. Pablo Delgado Sanchez of Mexico and Dr. Oliver Baars to investigate heavy metal accumulation and toxicity in tomato through stimulating the production of phenolic and antioxidant metabolites via controlled light-irradiation in the greenhouse. Through the fellowship, Dr. Delgado will spend 12 weeks at NC State to quantify and characterize light-induced phenolics and antioxidants in tomato tissue and in tomato root exudates with the aim to reduce toxic metal accumulation in the fruit. After the fellowship, Dr. Baars will conduct a reciprocal visit to Mexico to continue the research collaboration.
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Borlaug Fellowship Program - Turkey Apomixis Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Turkey |
USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellowship Program with Fellow, Dr. Kemal Melih Taskin, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics from Canakkale 18 Mart University in Canakkale, Turkiye and mentor Dr. Hamid Ashrafi. Through te 12 week fellowship goal was to determine the function of the genes involve in one of the components of apomixis through complementation analysis. After the fellowship at NC State, Dr. Ashrafi would then conduct a reciprocal visit to the research laboratories in Turkey to maintain research collaborations. |
Conditional male-only strains for biotechnology-enhanced genetic control of New World screwworm Research project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Panama |
Collaboration with COPEG (Panama), USDA-ARS and USDA-APHIS to develop improved male-only strains of the New World screwworm for the genetic biocontrol program that is based in Panama |
Borlaug Fellowship Proposal Turkey – Apomixis in Gene Level Development project |
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Ashrafi, Hudson | |
Horticultural Science | |
Bioinformatics Research Ctr | |
Project Dates: | 07/04/2022 - 08/30/2023 |
Country(s): | |
The goal of this project is to obtain extensive information about Apomixis (an asexual reproduction system through seed) at the gene level using a natural apomict Boechera and Vaccinium species and engineer apomixis in sexual crop plants using the model system Arabidopsis thaliana. The Fellow has indicated that he is interested in using rockcress (Boechera sp.), and the mentor has added Blueberry and Cranberry (Vaccinium sp.) apomictic seed production mechanism. One of the impediments of blueberry production in the U.S. is the use of multiple cultivars and producers' dependencies in pollinators. Understanding apomixes in model plants such as A. thaliana and Boechera sp. will help breed crop plants that do not require pollinators. Sexual reproduction advantage is being lost during apomictic fruit production; however, through Apomixis, the genes that have implications in evolutionary fitness can pass along. |
Egypt and Jordan Cochran: Dairy & Livestock Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 01/25/2021 - 06/30/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
USDA-FAS Cochran Training Program with Egypt and Jordan covering the U.S. management practices in dairy and livestock pperations.The objective of this program is to educate the Fellows on bovine and/or dairy genetics, livestock management practices, and livestock nutritional inputs in the Egyptian and Jordanian markets. The goal of this program is to increase sales of dairy cow and livestock genetics, yellow corn, distillers dried grains, corn gluten and soybean, and increasing the Fellows’ capacity for agricultural research, extension, and improve the knowledge of U.S. livestock genetics in Egypt and Jordan. |
The role of metagenomic diversity on PPN and potential biocontrol agents Research project |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 06/30/2023 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | Israel |
I have estabished a collaborative project with Dr. Amir Sitzenberg, Israel. We have published a paper on our preliminary data, and applied for funding. The use of biocontrol agents to manage the many plant pathogens found in agricultural settings is very appealing to growers and consumers alike. Regrettably, the efficacy of promising candidates emerging from lab experiments is often several orders of magnitude lower in field conditions. Plants and soils harbor rich and very well adapted microbial communities. We propose that a main challenge to developing biological control is the protection of biocontrol microbes from the resident microbial community. This includes accounting for interactions between the biocontrol agent and members of the resident microbiota. To test this, we will build whole metagenome metabolic models to comprehensively describe the biochemical interactions within a microbial community. We will quantify the flux of metabolites as well as the growth and survival of microbes. Comprehensive microbial metabolic models of diseased plants and the soil they inhabit can promote the accurate identification of promising biocontrol-agent candidates, before they undergo costly and time consuming field trials. Microbial metabolic models can further pinpoint additives, in the form of biochemicals or co-cultures, that will support the novel biocontrol agent in field conditions. We have collected longitudinal DNA samples from the soil and root in two crops and sites, to characterise the microbial diversity of our study system (root-knot nematode infected plants). We will developing whole, metagenome metabolic models from the data, as a tool with which to assess biocontrol agents against root-knot nematodes, and improve their efficacy: model building is at the heart of this application. Whole genome metabolic models will be reconstructed by the Israeli partner and will be fine tuned by the American partner using their gene-expression and network expertise. Several nematicidal microbial isolates, both commercial and novel, will be scored by the models. The predictive power of the models will be established by comparing the performance of high scoring and low scoring isolates in a pot experiment based on root-knot nematode infested agricultural soil. The models will be made available online, in a graphic-user interface public system. |
Screwworm control and eradication in Uruguay Development project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 |
Country(s): | Uruguay |
Development of novel CRISPR/Cas9-based genetic systems for control of screwworm fly. |
Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program: Identifying salt resilient rice varieties Research project |
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Doherty, Colleen Jennifer | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Bioinformatics | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 |
Country(s): |
Development of Efficient Agronomic Peanut Production Packages in Malawi Development project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2019 - 06/30/2023 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi | Mozambique |
Development of cost effective and profitable groundnut production systems in Malawi funded by USAID. Collaborating with the Lilongwe University for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Horizon Farms Ltd, Limbe Leaf, and Alliance One International. This reserch project conducts research on various inputs into peanut systems at both commercials scales and small-holder farmer production in villages. |
Teach Roman Engineering Study Abroad Course in Spain Study Abroad |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 05/13/2023 - 06/02/2023 |
Country(s): | Spain |
Teach Study Abroad class in Spain (BAE 495) from May 13 through June 2. Class is based in Mieres, Spain, with a week-long study tour that reaches Merida, Spain. I expect 8 to 15 students to join me. The course is hosted by the University of Oviedo. |
Study Abroad Class (BAE 495) in Spain Study Abroad |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 05/13/2023 - 06/02/2023 |
Country(s): | Spain |
I led a group of 10 undergrad students and 1 TA to Spain for a 3-week study abroad class on Roman Engineering & Infrastructure. The course was mostly conducted at the University of Oviedo, Mieres campus, with a 4.5-day study tour of Central/ Western Spain where we visited Roman sites in Las Medulas, Salamanca, Caceres, and Merida. |
Effects of climate and urbanization on pine processionary moth range expansion Research project |
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Frank, Steven D | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2017 - 05/31/2023 |
Country(s): | France |
The PPM is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and as winters have become warmer over the last several decades, it’s been expanding its range farther north due to climate change. We partnered with Alain Roques in the Forest Zoology lab at the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA) in Orléans, France, to try to figure out whether the warmer temperatures in cities are giving urban-dwelling PPM caterpillars an advantage and promoting range expansion. |
Study Abroad ini reland Study Abroad |
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Pratt Phillips, Shannon | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/07/2023 - 05/21/2023 |
Country(s): | Ireland | UK |
I organize and run a study abroad program to Ireland. Unlike many of those who organize study abroad trips, I do all of the legwork. I create the schedule, book hotels, organize lectures, tours and sightseeing, and organize the bus and transportation. I do have a Teaching Assistant who helps - but I probably put close to 100 hours of work organizing, marketing, making reservations, etc, every time I run a study abroad. I do this to keep it personal with places that I think are good for the students, and in effort to keep costs down for the students. |
Visit to Buenos Aires and Cordoba to Set Up Study Abroad Program Study Abroad |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 05/07/2023 - 05/15/2023 |
Country(s): | Argentina |
Visited Buenos Aires and Cordoba in order to set up a Study Abroad Program between the University of San Andrés and NC State University. |
Guatemala Zoo Nutrition Guest Lecturer Development project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 12/01/2022 - 04/01/2023 |
Country(s): | Guatemala |
Asked to plan and present three lectures for the staff at the Guatemala Zoo to help advance their nutrition program (and work with their chimpanzees). |
Create a new career in Agronomy at the Tecnologico de Antioquia University, Colombia Development project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2022 - 03/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Advisor to the Tecnologico de Antioquia in support of their new career in Agronomy. Supported by Fullbright |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Tunisia Olive Conservation Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 03/31/2021 - 03/30/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Tunisia |
USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellowship Program working with Fellow, Sofiane Abdelhamid, Researcher from the Olive Institute in Tunisia and Dr. Hamid Ashrafi as the mentor. Through this 12 week fellowship at NC State, the fellow is trained on latest genotyping technologies, bioinformatics analysis, and Tunisian olive germplasms. Following the fellowship, Dr. Ashrafi conducts a reciprocal visit to Tunisia to maintin research collaboration. |
NextGen Cassava Research project |
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Iglesias, Carlos (Carlos) | |
Horticultural Science | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2017 - 02/28/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Nigeria |
https://www.nextgencassava.org/who-we-are/ |
To study the conservation of Tunisian olives genetic resources and enhance the quality of olive oil by the use of molecular markers Research project |
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Ashrafi, Hudson | |
Horticultural Science | |
Bioinformatics Research Ctr | |
Project Dates: | 03/31/2021 - 02/28/2023 |
Country(s): | |
Olives (Olea europaea) are native to Mediterranean Europe, Asia, and Africa. The history of olive production in Tunisia dates back to the 8th century BC. In recent years, Tunisia has become an emerging country in producing high-quality olive oil due to a couple of reasons. The first reason is the diminishing of olive production in Italy due to Xylella fastidiosa, a devastating bacterial disease that has wiped out a large acreage of Italian olive orchards. The second reason is that Tunisia is located near Malta and Sicily in North Africa, where the climatic and soil conditions are favorable for its production. Olive orchards cover about one-third of Tunisia, which plays a significant role in the country’s agricultural economy. The production of olive oil has been doubled since 2019 to ~350,000 metric tons, placing the country second in production after Spain. There are two main olive cultivars in Tunisia, cv. ‘Chetoui’ is planted more in the north. It is very green, with high-quality oil and a grassy taste with a hint of artichoke flavor. The second cultivar, ‘Chemlali’ is more fruity and has hints of green almonds. It goes with everything and is not too dominating in dishes. Chemlali-type olive oil by Tunisia’s Olivko brand was named the best extra-virgin in the world in an award in the United States. There are approximately 2,600 different olive cultivars in the world germplasm collection, but olive genetic resources are poorly exploited and studied. Increasing our knowledge of olive tree genetics is a crucial step for breeding purposes and represents the future of olive growing. Our goal is to train the visiting scholar in the latest genotyping technologies, bioinformatics analysis, and Tunisian olive germplasms in this project. |
Extension Gardener International Travel Study Adventure to Costa Rica Study Abroad |
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Bradley, Lucy (Lucy) Kennedy | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/16/2023 - 02/23/2023 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
NC Extension Master Gardener and other Gardeners to study horticulture in Costa Rica |
SweetGAINS: Sweetpotato Genetic Advances and Innovative Seed Systems Development project |
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Yencho, George (Craig) Craig | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2019 - 01/31/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Uganda | Mozambique |
SweetGAINS is an ambitious three-year project designed to modernize sweetpotato breeding in Africa. SweetGAINS will improve breeding operations and methodologies, ensure integration between breeding outputs and early generation seed availability, and strengthen a joint SpeedBreeders and Seed Community of Practice (CoP) by 2023. |
Research project |
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Hernandez, Ricardo | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 01/01/2023 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | Israel |
Open Field Agrivoltaics with an Innovative Spectral Beam Splitting Solar Collector, bi national collaboration with Israel |
Development of an International Sensory Lexicon for Sweetpotato Development project |
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Johanningsmeier, Suzanne D | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 01/01/2023 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Uganda | Mozambique |
Turkey Cochran Training: Enzyme Regulation Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2020 - 12/31/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
USDA-FAS Cochran training of Turkish officials, academia, and industry representatives involved in the legislative policy-making processes on best practices on the regulation of food and feed ingredients, with a focus on enzymes. The goal of this training was to increase the Fellows’ capacity for food and agricultural research, extension, and teaching; assist Turkey in implementing transparent, predictable, and science-based regulations for enzymes used as food and feed ingredients; and discuss potential for regulatory pathways for all food and feed ingredients derived from biotechnology. |
Algeria Cochran Training: Risk Management Livestock Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2020 - 12/31/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
USDA-FAS Cochran training with Alegerian veterarians to increase their knowledge of the U.S. livestock industry certifications, standards, and disease management system to support U.S. – Algeria negotiations on livestock. The goal of this program was to increase Algeria’s capacity for agricultural research, extension, participation in international trade, and to improve the U.S. Algeria bilateral relationship |
Uso de entornos urbanos para predecir los efectos del cambio climático en mutualismos en la Amazonía Peruana (Using urban environments to predict effects of climate change on mutualisms in the Peruvian Amazon) Research project |
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Youngsteadt, Elsa | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC), Peru |
Country(s): | Peru |
Every species on earth is directly or indirectly involved in a mutualism, that is, a mutually beneficial interaction between species. Understanding how climate change will affect mutualisms is necessary to conserve global biodiversity and the ecosystem services they provide. Mutualisms between insects and plants, which provide ecosystem services like pollination, seed dispersal and plant defense, may be particularly vulnerable to climate change in the tropics, due to environmental and climatic stresses. However, these effects are notoriously difficult to test or predict. The goal of this study is to improve scientific understanding of how climate change may affect these beneficial interactions using cities as a proxy for anthropogenic climate change. Working in Puerto Maldonado, Perú—a fast-growing city in a biodiversity hotspot—we will study a specialized ant-plant interaction in which ants defend plants from herbivores in exchange for food and secure nesting space. Our objectives are to determine how 1) climate warming shapes the distribution and physiology of these plants and their ants; 2) how higher temperatures will affect each species’ investments in this interaction and 3) each species’ fitness. Our results will provide the first assessment of community-level ecological effects of recent, landscape-scale warming on tropical mutualists. |
Neutron crystallographic studies of enzymes Research project |
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Meilleur, Flora | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 |
Country(s): | Denmark |
Collaboration to study the enzymatic mechanism of enzymes using neutron protein crystallography. |
PhD Thesis evaluator for University of Karachi, Pakistan Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2022 - 12/31/2022 |
Country(s): | |
External evaluator for marine mammal nutrition PhD thesis. |
Neutron crystallographic studies of Cholesterol Oxidase Research project |
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Meilleur, Flora | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2022 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Collaboration with Prof. Alice Vrielink to study the enzymatic mechanism of enzymes using neutorn protein crystallography. |
Health Assessments of Semi Free Ranging Chimpanzees in Republic of Congo Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2021 - 10/31/2022 |
Country(s): |
Hosted Visiting Coffee Scientist from Colombia Research project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/22/2022 - 10/28/2022 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Our lab hosted a visiting Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café - (Cenicafé) coffee scientist from Colombia whose work focused on understanding and minimizing mycotoxin contamination in green and roasted coffee beans. |
Lead Professionals Tour to Italy for Roman Engineering & Infrastructure of Antiquity Training/Workshop |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 10/02/2022 - 10/08/2022 |
Country(s): | Italy |
I lead a group of professional engineers to Italy for a 1-week tour of Roman engineering and infrastructure sites from antiquity. 19 full registrants and 6 partial registrants participated. |
TBRC Collaborative research grant: Fiber-associated microbial communities of wood-feeding cockroaches Research project |
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Mikaelyan, Aram Arshak | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/26/2022 - 10/01/2022 |
Country(s): | Japan |
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Development and Delivery of Improved Production and Pest Management Packages to Peanut Farmers in Ghana Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2017 - 09/30/2022 |
Country(s): | Ghana |
Malawi Development of Efficient Agronomic Peanut Production Practices Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2017 - 09/30/2022 |
Country(s): | Malawi |
SweetGAINS: Sweetpotato Genetic Advances and Innovative Seed Systems Research project |
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Yencho, George (Craig) Craig | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2019 - 09/30/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Peru | Uganda |
SweetGAINS is an ambitious three-year project designed to modernize sweetpotato breeding in Africa. SweetGAINS will improve breeding operations and methodologies, ensure integration between breeding outputs and early generation seed availability, and strengthen a joint SpeedBreeders and Seed Community of Practice (CoP) by 2022. |
Improving Groundnut Productivity and Profitability in Malawi Development project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 09/30/2022 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi |
Providing leadership on a new project funded by USAID through the Palldium Group in Washington D.C. to improve peanut seed production through research and training associated with the implementation of tech packages and drip irrigation. Collaborating with ExAgris Africa, Ltd. and Horizon Farms in Malawi and leaf growers Limbe Leaf and Alliance One International. |
Examining the Utility of Satellite-based Assessments in a Maize/Peanut Agroecosystem for Estimated Crop Response in Malawi. Development project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 09/30/2022 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi |
Collaborating with Stanford University on a project to assess private satellite images to determine plant health and yield potential for peanuts in Malawi. This project funded by the Peanut Innovation Lab collaborates with major leaf growers Limbe Leaf and Alliance One Intl to provide field GPS perimeter data and yield data to scientists at Stanford to conduct image analysis and develop forecast models. |
Speaker at SiCTIA Conference Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2022 - 09/01/2022 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Delivered the opening talk (in Spanish, via Zoom) at the 2022 SiCTIA (Science, Technnology, and Engineering of Food) conference, entitled, "El Café: Procesos y Posibilidades" or Coffee Proceses and Possibilities. |
Conditional female transformation and female embryo lethal systems for enhanced genetic control of New World screwworm Development project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2021 - 08/31/2022 |
Country(s): | Panama |
Development and evaluation of male-only screwworm strains for the screwworm eradication program that is run by COPEG in Panama. |
Deciphering Environmental Controls over the Hysteresis of Biome Switches at Savanna-Forest Boundaries Research project |
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Hoffmann, William A. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 09/11/2014 - 08/31/2022 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Overview: Understanding what determines the current distribution of biomes is fundamental for projecting how vegetation will respond to future climate and disturbance regimes. Tropical savanna-forest boundaries mark the transition between the two most extensive tropical biomes, yet the factors that determine the location, structure, and dynamics of these boundaries are poorly understood. Our understanding has been hindered by strong positive feedbacks and other non-linear processes that cause complex dynamics and hysteresis (i.e. the dependency of system not only on its current environment but also on its past environment). These legacy effects confound our ability to observe vegetation responses to environmental change. The proposed research will combine field data and modeling to test for and quantify sources of hysteresis in savanna-forest dynamics. The aims of the research are (1) quantify key processes that underlie switches between savanna and forest states, (2) use this information to refine and parameterize the CLM(ED-SPITFIRE) model for simulating savanna-forest dynamics, and (3) perform simulations to understand environmental controls on the distribution of tropical savanna and forest, with emphasis on causes of hysteresis. This model represents the coupling of a demography-based ecosystem model (ED), a mechanistic model of fire occurrence (SPITFIRE), and a model of land surface processes (CLM) that can optionally be coupled to a general circulation model (CESM). Much of the data needed to refine, parameterize, and validate the model are available from previous NSF-funded research. Gaps in this information will be resolved with a fire experiment at a natural savanna-forest boundary in Brazil. In the experiment, flammability trials will be used to understand thresholds that mediate vegetation-fire feedbacks. Measurements of biomass production and turnover will quantify the relative roles of primary productivity and mean residence time in governing biome shifts. Monitoring of tree dynamics will provide a more complete understanding of the distinct roles of savanna and forest tree species in these shifts.
Intellectual merit: The proposed research aims to understand the sources of hysteresis that confound projections of future vegetation dynamics in the seasonal tropics. This work will make it possible to systematically address uncertainties in modeling savanna-forest dynamics that result from climate feedbacks, fire feedbacks, plant demographic thresholds, and shifts in tree functional types. Furthermore, the field experiment will refine our understanding of ecological and biophysical thresholds that mark the transition between savanna and forest. The research team is uniquely qualified for this work because of the resources brought to the problem, including a state-of-the-art fire-vegetation model that can be coupled to a general circulation model, a growing database of comparative trait data of savanna and forest tree species, and a rare opportunity to establish a fire experiment at a savanna-forest boundary in Brazil.
Broader impacts: Savannas and evergreen forests are the most important tropical vegetation types in terms of area, biodiversity, total carbon stocks, and use by humans. These biomes once covered 82% of the tropical land area and are home to approximately 40% of the global human population and perhaps 50% of all terrestrial species. Despite an undeniable natural role of fire in tropical savannas, fire suppression is a standard policy in protected areas of savanna in Brazil. Many reserves, particularly those that are small and isolated, are undergoing succession to forest, and causing decline of species adapted to open environments. To promote the acceptance of the natural role of fire, we will prepare an article for the Brazilian popular science magazine Ciencia Hoje and a white paper to be distributed to managers of Brazilian savanna reserves and state ministers of environment. These documents will review the evidence for the natural role of fire and the consequences of fire suppression. As the project generates results, we will invite journalists to visit our study sites to inform the public of the natural role of fire in Brazilian savannas. We will provide four US undergraduate students with international research experiences that will contribute directly to the research objectives of this proposal. In doing so, we will stimulate interest and expertise in tropical ecology among US students while fostering interactions that we hope will grow into long-term collaborations. |
2022 Summer GEARS Online Program NCSU Training/Workshop |
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Zheng, Haotian | |
Food,Bioprocess and Nutrition Sc | |
Project Dates: | 07/11/2022 - 08/19/2022 |
Country(s): |
Chimpanzee blood iSTAT values from Australian Zoo (Taronga) Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2022 - 08/01/2022 |
Country(s): |
Collaboration to collect iSTAT values from chimpanzees in Australian Zoo (Taronga Zoo) Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2022 - 08/01/2022 |
Country(s): | |
Collaborated to collect chimpanzee data from as many animals as possible worldwide. |
UGPN: Acquired thermotolerance and heat stress memory in plants Research project |
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Doherty, Colleen Jennifer | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Bioinformatics | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2021 - 07/31/2022 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Heat stress is a major source of crop loss, especially in climate change and extreme weather scenarios. Plants can acquire tolerance to severe heat stress if previously exposed to moderate stress. A spatial assessment of heat stress risk has detected that crops in many regions, including Central North America and Brazil, would suffer increased heat stress due to climate changes (Teixeira et al., 2013, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology). Strategies to mitigate food loss due to heat stress connect directly to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 2 - Zero Hunger and Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts), that has “Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture” and “climate change” as topics of interest. Thus, knowledge about acquired thermotolerance in plants can improve food security, especially in climate change and extreme weather scenarios. |
Developing Effective Lures for Early Detection of the Chinese Fruit Fly Bactrocera minax Research project |
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Xia, Yulu | |
Center for Integrated Pest Management | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2022 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
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Development of soil phosphorus thresholds to avoid environmental pollution of soils fertilized with animal wastes Research project |
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Gatiboni, Luciano Colpo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2022 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
This project has three M.S. students and four Ph.D. students from Santa Catarina State University working in different subprojects to create a friendly system for classification the risk of a given soil to become a source of environmental pollution. Many agricultural soils from Santa Catarina State, Brazil, receive animal wastes as fertilizers. Some of them accumulated over the years very high quantities of phosphorus. The objective of this project is to find a critical value of phosphorus in the soil when the fertilization should be stoped. |
BAE 495 - Roman Engineering Study Abroad Class: Italy Study Abroad |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 05/10/2022 - 06/09/2022 |
Country(s): | Italy |
I taught BAE 495 (Roman Engineering & Infrastructure), a study abroad class in Italy and NC in May & June 2022. We had 8 students enroll & participate in the class. Most in-class sessions were held in Raleigh, with a 1-week long study tour to Rome, Pompeii, and Naples, Italy. |
Optimization and Deployment: Nutrient-Rich Biodegradable Matrix for Crop Protection Research project |
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Opperman, Charles H. | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 11/29/2018 - 05/31/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Ghana | Kenya | Benin |
Smallholder farming practices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) include land-raised seed (piece) use, continuous cultivation (often monoculture) with limited inputs, and virtually non-existent seed (piece) treatment techniques. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is the primary example of this cropping system and is an extremely important and valuable crop for smallholder farmers in SSA. These practices result in nutrient-depleted soils, nematode infestation, and ultimately low crop yields. Reducing the nematode population in crop soil will dramatically increase crop yield and quality. In many cases, smallholder farmers in SSA lose greater than 50% of their crop to plant-parasitic nematodes, primarily due to lack of available and affordable control options. For this BMG GCE Phase III proposal, we will build upon our promising results from Phase II trials, including increased yields and higher tuber quality and storability for both yam and potato, and use our expertise and connections for pulping banana fiber to validate and prepare for commercialization a developing-world transferable product platform enabling a field deployable paper-like seed (piece) treatment to combat plant pathogenic nematodes. In addition, this platform will be amenable to delivering other crop production moieties, including natural products and oils, necessary minerals and nutrients, or insecticides and fungicides, with its application. Our laboratories’ expertise in nematology and lignocellulosic fibrous materials enables us to target the delivery of beneficial small molecules during seed (piece) germination and plant establishment. Importantly the incorporation of active ingredients into a lignocellulose matrix, such as banana tissue paper, allows for widespread distribution of crop protection agents without interfering in smallholder farming practices. The shelf-stable light-weight banana tissue paper can be applied at the point of seed (piece) planting where farmers can use the concept of “wrap and plant” with their own seeds/pieces. Our candidate ‘wrap and plant’ product will be an “active” paper sheet pretreated with ultralow concentrations of active nematicidal ingredient to simply wrap and protect the seed (piece) at planting. The localization of active ingredients carried directly within the paper targets specific plant pathogenic nematodes versus beneficial organisms. Nematodes are primarily a seedling disease, so protection early is critical to the success of the crop, although post harvest losses do occur in yam due to the yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys). Reduction in nematode populations by deploying ‘wrap and plant’ will protect yam from significant infections that may lead to these post-harvest losses. Our ultimate goal is to validate the ‘wrap and plant’ candidate in Phase III and prepare to translate manufacture to a regional African company for commercialization and distribution. |
CRISPR-Engineered phage for enhanced control of Listeria in food processing environments Development project |
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Kathariou, Sophia | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 05/31/2019 - 04/30/2022 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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Development and validation of CRISPR-harbpring bacteriphage for enhanced biocontrol of Listeria in food-processing facilties. |
The Similarities Between Coffee Extraction and Chromatography Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 04/25/2022 - 04/25/2022 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
I gave a talk in Spanish, via Zoom, to biotechnology students at Tec de Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico entitled, "Platica sobre las similitudes entre la extracción de café y los procesos de cromatografía", or "The Similarities Between Coffee Extraction and Chromatography". |
Transcriptional and metabolic Alterations in Circadian Rhythm Networks with Increasing Nighttime Temperatures in Rice Research project |
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Doherty, Colleen Jennifer | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Bioinformatics | |
Project Dates: | 02/08/2015 - 04/01/2022 |
Country(s): | Philippines | United States |
Analysing the molecular responses of rice plants to increased nighttime temperatures |
Borlaug Research Fellowship - Mexico, Maximum Residue Limits Development project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/21/2020 - 03/15/2022 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): |
Management of Colorado potato beetle insecticide resistance in Croatia Research project |
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Huseth, Anders Schmidt | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2019 - 03/01/2022 |
Country(s): | Croatia |
Insecticides are the most common management tool for Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infestations in Croatian potato. After decades of insecticide reliance, Colorado potato beetles throughout the country have developed varying levels of resistance to multiple insecticide modes of action. As a result, growers are dependent on broad spectrum insecticides that have significant negative impacts for human health and the environment. This project is a new collaboration between the University of Zagreb and my program to better understand the spatiotemporal patterns of insecticide resistance throughout the major vegetable producing areas of Croatia. We have leveraged existing bioassay data generated by colleagues in Croatia to identify where problematic Colorado potato beetle populations occur. Deliverable outcomes of this project will facilitate targeted extension messaging about Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) and alternative Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activities to stem the negative consequences additional pesticide use. |
Farmer to Farmer - Ethiopia Development project |
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Cohen, Marissa Herchler | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 12/09/2021 - 02/09/2022 |
Country(s): | Ethiopia |
I worked with a Farmer to Farmer team to develop training materials on feed formulation and layer nutrition. I provided general feed manufacturing presentations and a video on feed formulation, as well as technical advice for layer nutrition and formulation software to the liaison hosting the training. This project was conducted remotely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
Improving the Curriculum of Agricultural Extension Education Program and Modernizing Extension Systems in Bangladesh, 2019-Present Development project |
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Donaldson, Joseph L. | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2021 - 11/30/2021 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | Bangladesh |
Issue: The Extension System in Bangladesh is composed of the publicly-funded Department of Extension, non-governmental organizations, and a private provider (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services). Bangladesh depends on a strong agricultural sector for prosperity, human health, and to raise the overall quality of life. The system has 14,000 local extension agents (Miah, 2015). The United States Agency for International Development has made strategic investments to enhance local capacity for effective Extension work (Huber, 2017). Great needs exist for improving the agricultural and Extension Education curriculum, and enhancing the entire Bangladesh Extension System. Methods and Actions: Dr. Joseph Donaldson collaborated with Dr. Mohammad Golam Farouque, Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Director, Bangladesh Agricultural University Extension Centre of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on a proposal to improve the University curriculum for Extension education and professional development for the country’s Extension agents. The proposal has been funded by the Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program, and this will allow Drs. Farouque and Donaldson to pursue collaborative Extension, research, and academic work at NC State, March to November, 2021. Results: Improving the Curriculum of Agricultural Extension Education Program and Modernizing Extension Systems in Bangladesh has been funded. Our next steps are to collaborate virtually to prepare for Dr. Farouque's March 2021 arrical. The major outcome of this work will be to improve Extension education, modernize extension systems, and enhance community engagement, to the benefit of all Bangladeshi citizens. Funding: Fulbright Scholar Program of the United States Department of State Contacts: Joseph L. Donaldson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist |
Borlaug Mentor Focus Group Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 06/15/2022 - 10/31/2021 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
Focus group event to capture the experiences of past Borlaug mentors, understand the lessons learned and the factors contributing to further improve the Borlaug Fellowship Program. |
Development and Delivery of Improved Production and Pest Management Packages to Peanut Farmers in Ghana Research project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2017 - 09/30/2021 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Ghana |
Project focused on developing value chain projects for goundnut production, harvesting, storage and shelling programs in Ghana. This efforts i based on more than 20 years of intergrated research programming to bring these activities into comprehensive, sustainable production programs. Link with several universities and research institutions in Ghana. |
USDA-FAS Borlaug – Scientific Research Exchange Program Turkey – Wheat Genetics Research project |
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Ashrafi, Hudson | |
Horticultural Science | |
Bioinformatics Research Ctr | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2020 - 08/31/2021 |
Country(s): | Turkey |
Fatma Gül earned her bachelor’s degree in Genetic and Bioengineering from Faith University, moving on to achieve her master’s degree in Plant Sciences from the University of Manchester. She is employed by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, specifically in the Biotechnology Research Institute, where her work is focused on the collection of data for plant genome study. Fatma Gül applied for a Borlaug Fellowship that would allow her to visit the US and study bioinformatics at NC State using data Fatma Gül gathered from wheat in Turkey. Fatma Gül used that data in two labs during her visit, working with Hamid Ashrafi and Gina Brown-Guedira to explore bioinformatic wheat genome sequencing. To put simply, Fatma Gül says: |
Borlaug Research Fellowship - Turkey, SNP Markers Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Turkey |
Borlaug Research Fellowship - Ecuador, cacao metabolites Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/09/2019 - 08/31/2021 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador |
Borlaug Fellow, Dr. María-Elena Cazar works with Dr. De-Yu Xie, professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, in a project focused in the characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Ecuadorian cacao. The aim of this project is to increase the value of Ecuadorian cacao accessions by the characterization of polyphenols, and monitor polyphenols changes during artisanal cacao processing. María-Elena Cazar values this magnificent opportunity to work with Dr. De-Yu Xie, a renowned scientist in the field of natural products. This experience will be the first step in a fruitful scientific collaboration. |
2021 Summer GEARS Online Program Training/Workshop |
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Zheng, Haotian | |
Food,Bioprocess and Nutrition Sc | |
Project Dates: | 07/12/2021 - 08/09/2021 |
Country(s): | |
GEARS in North Carolina Global Education, Academics, and Research Skills Administered by the NC State University Global Training Initiative (GTI), the GEARS Program is a unique academic, research and cultural exchange program that enables academically gifted domestic and international students to experience campus life and academic research at universities across North Carolina. Participants in this non-degree and non-credit program have a rich on-campus experience, participate in a variety of cultural and social programs, explore research relevant to programs at their home institution and present their work via a judged poster presentation exhibit. There are several sessions to choose from in Winter (January or February), Summer (May to August), and Fall (August to December). |
Developing a Systems Approach for Pest Risk Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies Associated with the Importation of Fresh Citrus from China Research project |
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Xia, Yulu | |
Center for Integrated Pest Management | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2021 |
Country(s): | |
China becomes a major source of agricultural pest and disease invasions to U.S. (and vice versa)
A total 14 of grants (2010 – present) by USDA-APHIS with a total of funding $3.01 million, another $1.8 match fund and in-kind of support from China.
The primary rationale for this research project is to answer following scientific questions such as:
The primary rationale for this research project is to answer following scientific questions such as:
This 4-year projects established a broad collaboration team, with participation of all Chinese universities and research institutes (a total of 12) which were involved in HLB research, such as South China Agri. University, Guangdong Entomological Institute, Fujian Academy of Agri. Sciences, Guangxi Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agri. Sciences…. About $1.4 mil funded by USDA APHIS, and another $1.2 mil match fund and in kind of contribution from local Chinese universities and the provincial Field and lab studies were conducted across entire HLB occurrence region in Southern China. |
Where is the Poultry Industry in the United States heading on its path to sustainability? Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 06/23/2021 - 06/25/2021 |
Country(s): | Cyprus |
In this transitional stage in the egg industry, producers are scrambling to address public concerns of the day. How does sustainability relate to cage, cage-free or free-range production? These changes impose recognition of bias, risks on business, economics, and affects their sustainability decisions. Sustainability definitions have changed significantly over the last 45 years. The first definition was “to keep up or keep going, as an action or process; or to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life”. Three recent publications have supported this original definition. The laying hens today are smaller, better livability, higher and persistent levels of production, produce larger eggs with better shell quality, and with better feed efficiency resulting in less waste production. These documented changes have taken place over time, as breeding companies applied quantitative genetic selection to improve performance of their hens. These sustainability changes were due to genetic selection, understanding of nutrition, and improved vaccinations for diseases that have taken place over the years. However, today’s definition of sustainability as “the ability to maintain at a certain rate or level and the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance” is changing the US egg industry’s systematic assessment of production system sustainability. The public focus, driven by the 25 to 35 year age group is having a dramatic effect on the egg industry in the US. Sustainability for them means being responsible stewards of land, water and feed management, and maintaining and advocating for the humane treatment of our most important asset: our chickens. The goals of the egg industry is to meet the needs and expectations of the future generation and to feed the earths growing population with less land and reduced use of resources. How to balance hen well-being with increasing food demands, decreasing environmental impacts, improving the social and economic well-being of agricultural communities are imperative while helping improve human health as components of sustainability. Key Words: Egg Industry, Egg Production, Sustainability, Societal Influence |
Unraveling community patterns in the hyperdiverse ants of Madagascar Research project |
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Blaimer, Bonnie B | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 12/15/2017 - 04/30/2021 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): |
Digital Farming Technologies for Disease Surveillance, Pathogen Detection and Forecasting Research project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 02/21/2020 - 03/15/2021 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Grand trip to Australia.. Emerging plant diseases threaten many foods crops including those we eat for breakfast such as coffee, oranges, banana and potatoes. Plant pathogens cause global losses estimated to be as high as $33 billion per year. The risk of introduction of pathogens into the US with trade requires continued monitoring and improved diagnostic capabilities at our borders. Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato late blight was responsible for the Irish potato famine and is still a threat to food security globally. We have developed a disease surveillance and mapping system called USAblight.org to report disease outbreaks in the USA and alert stakeholders. The US populations are dominated by the largely mefenoxan sensitive US-23 clonal lineage. We identified and tracked the spread of the historic FAM-1 lineage of P. infestans using multilocus genotyping, next generation sequencing, geospatial analytics and data mining methods. The FAM-1 lineage caused both US and European historic outbreaks, shared allelic diversity and grouped with the oldest samples collected in Colombia, and formed a genetic group that was distinct from more recent aggressive lineages. Novel detection technologies combined with digital agriculture and bioinformatics tools will help mitigate outbreaks, improve deployment of host resistance and inform policy. Travel was funded by Grain Research Developemnt Corpration (GRDC) and following Universities visited: Department of Plant Industries Research and Development, South Perth; Murdoch Unitversity; University of Adelaide and Waite Institute; AgrBio, LaTribe University; Ecosciences Precinct, Queensland University; and The University of Sydney Emerging plant diseases threaten many foods crops including those we eat for breakfast such as coffee, oranges, banana and potatoes. Plant pathogens cause global losses estimated to be as high as $33 billion per year. Jean Ristaino discussed the latest research on P. infestans, the pathogen that caused the Irish famine and other plant diseases and their impact on global food security at 7 universities. |
Layer Nutrition Associated with Different Production Systems Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/08/2021 - 02/10/2021 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Invited speaker 32nd Australian Poultry Science Symposium |
Proyectos de Investigación en Recursos Genéticos de plantas nativas y Banco de Germoplasma, Research project |
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Sederoff, Heike | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2019 - 01/31/2021 |
Country(s): | Peru |
En Arequipa se encuentran dos especies de vegetales nativas de gran valor económico, que en nuestra localidad poca importancia se le da, sin embargo, a nivel internacional lupinos presenta alto impacto por su elevado contenido de proteínas y Chenopodium por su riqueza en el contenido de aminoácidos rico en azufre, estos dos productos presentan grandes propiedades nutricionales. Estas plantas presentan la capacidad de crecer en lugares con poco abono, tal es así que Lupinus es un género que desarrolla simbiosis con bacterias fijadoras de nitrógeno y dentro de un plan de rotación de cultivos se puede cultivar especies del género Chenopodium para el aprovechamiento de los nutrientes. Sin embargo, plantas del género Lupinus y Chenopodium presentan sustancias antinutricionales como los alcaloides y saponinas respectivamente, considerados como elementos antinutricionales, así mismo aún existe poca información sobre las ruta de acumulación de estos productos en las semillas. En la actualidad existen técnicas que permiten apagar genes de forma directa y específica, las repeticiones palindrómicas cortas agrupadas espaciadas regularmente o por sus siglas en inglés CRISPR/CAS (Clustered regulary Interspaced short palindromic repeats), es una técnica moderna de edición de genes con alta especificidad, esta técnica nos permitirá identificar los genes implicados en la biosíntesis y transporte de alcaloides y saponinas, la edición de estos genes permitirá disminuir la concentración de estas sustancias antinutricionales. El producto final de la investigación será obtener dos nuevas variedades nativas de Lupinus y Chenopodium con semillas de alta concentración de proteínas y baja concentración de alcaloides y saponinas. Par conseguir este objetivo, tomaremos muestras de semilla de Lupinus y Chenopodium de la región de Arequipa, y cuantificamos la concentración de proteínas totales alcaloides y saponinas de Lupinus y Chenopodium respectivamente. Ell análisis bioinformático de los mapas genómicos de Lupinus Angustifolium y Chenopodium quinoa nos permitirá identificar las secuencias de los genes implicados en la síntesis temprana de los alcaloides y saponinas, así como sus transportadores asociados para poder sintetizar primer´s conservados y estos serán utilizados en nuestras variedades nativas, para amplificar dichos genes, los productos genéticos obtenidos serán secuenciados y a partir de ellos sintetizan los RNA guías para realizar el constructo con el sistema CRISPR, con estos constructos se realizará las ediciones de Lupinus y Chenopodium, y se seleccionarán aquellas líneas segregantes con baja cantidad de alcaloides y saponinas y con elevadas concentraciones de proteínas, libres del transgen. |
Neutron crystallogaphic structure of Rubisco Research project |
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Meilleur, Flora | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2016 - 01/01/2021 |
Country(s): | United States |
Related releases of this project: -Oak Ridge National Laboratory: https://neutrons.ornl.gov/content/spinach-used-neutron-studies-could-unearth-secret-stronger-plant-growth -Sweden: https://www.uu.se/en/news-media/news/article/?id=12174&area=5,10,16,17,34&typ=artikel&lang=en |
Connecting Research, Education, and Outreach (CREdO) - Peru Development project |
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Milla-Lewis, Susana Rita | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2017 - 12/31/2020 |
Country(s): | United States |
Country Leader, Connecting Research, Education, and Outreach (CREdO) - Peru CALS International Programs is pursuing an innovative model for global engagement. The approach leverages the momentum and positioning of upper-middle-income countries that have fast-growing economies, but have struggled to grow their agricultural research, education, and outreach systems. Project Peru specifically is a CALS initiative in partnership with Concytec (National Council for Science and Technology, Lima, Peru), the Foreign Agricultural Service (US Embassy, Lima, Peru), INIA (National Institute for Agricultural Research, Lima, Peru), and the International Potato Center (Lima, Peru) to develop collaborations between NCSU researchers and extension specialists with their counterparts in Peru in order to strengthen research and extension capacities in Peruvian universities and research centers countrywide. |
Evolution of the pheromone signaling system of moths Research project |
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Schal, Coby J | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2020 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Overview. Researchers have largely ignored close-range courtship behavior by male moths, including the release of close-range sex pheromones, female assessment of the male pheromone, preference, and ultimately acceptance or rejection of the male. This renewal is based on our discovery of novel ‘minor’ compounds in the male pheromone gland with major behavioral effects. While some of these compounds share biosynthetic origins with female-produced pheromones, others are chemically unrelated and appear to be sequestered from larval and adult food. Males appear to use complex close-range signaling that provides females with a dual assessment of the male’s ability (a) of de novo biosynthesis of pheromone compounds similar to hers, and (b) to acquire essential amino acids, and grow on a well-defended plant. We propose to investigate the new male compounds as a novel class of sexual signaling molecules in insects, and to determine how they affect male reproductive success and female choice. Intellectual Merit. Three major questions in animal sexual communication are: What features of close-range male sexual signals affect female choice? What information do components of the male’s complex signal convey to the female? Is the production of male sexual signals biochemically and genetically linked to production of female signals? Answers to these questions are critical not only for understanding the roles of reciprocal signaling and mate choice in the evolution of sexual communication systems in animals, but will also lead to a better understanding of how the evolution of mating preferences can lead to premating isolation among populations, and ultimately to the origin of new species. Our overall goal is to understand sex pheromone communication by integrating research at the proximate/reductionist level with experimental and observational research in the field, and with research that addresses ultimate/evolutionary questions. That is, we are interested in elucidating the chemical structures of signal molecules and blends, quantifying behavioral acts and their integration into attractant and courtship displays, understanding mechanisms of pheromone production and reception, and identifying genes that underlie all these processes. At the ultimate level, we seek to understand the evolution of pheromone blends in females and response profiles in males across closely related species and among populations. Many moth species are important pests in agricultural crops; therefore this research has practical significance for society. This project integrates insect mate choice with insect-plant interaction strategies. By signaling to the female at close-range with plant-sequestered compounds, males advertise to females that they have fed on a well-defended plant and that they possess the ability to cope with plant defenses. Moreover, by transferring these plant compounds to his mate, she in turn may provision them to her eggs, inhibit local microbial growth at the oviposition site, and downregulate local plant defenses. The integration of research on female choice with de novo biosynthesized male pheromonal signals and plant-sequestered compounds is innovative and transformative in the chemical ecology/ethology community. Broader Impacts. This project will train a postdoctoral researcher and a graduate student in a multidisciplinary environment that includes electrophysiology, quantitative analysis of behavior, chemical ecology, and genetics. A unique feature of this project is the collaboration with the University of Amsterdam and the Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, which will offer the postdoctoral researcher and graduate student unique opportunities in evolutionary, chemical, and molecular biology, insect physiology, behavior, neurobiology, and plant and analytical chemistry. The project will recruit undergraduates from underrepresented minorities from NCSU and nearby HBUs. We will conduct outreach programs, including hands-on interactive exercises and discussions in biology, live insects and microscopes, and work with the students on biodiversity, insect behavior, and evolutionary biology. Finally, this project will be highlighted in many public education and engagement events in which trainees in this project will participate; these include BugFest, the largest STEM education program in the US (~35,000 participants annually), Science Cafés, the Science of Attraction (300 participants in 2014), and other public education programs. |
Development of an oviposition attractive blend for the sand fly Phelebotomus papatasi, the vector of cutaneous Leishmaniasis Research project |
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Schal, Coby J | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2020 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): | Peru |
Phlebotomine sand flies transmit protozoan parasites (Leishmania spp.), bacterial (Bartonella bacilliformis), and viral pathogens. An alternative approach to the traditional delivery of an insecticide to the vector is to bring the vector to the insecticide using an attractant. In the context of controlling vector-borne disease, oviposition-site attractants are expected to be highly effective because they target gravid females that are responsible for transmission of the pathogen and amplifying vector populations. Decomposing organic matter is the main food source for sand fly larvae. Central to our ongoing and proposed research is the proposition that natural selection has tuned the olfactory system of gravid females to odorants emanating from optimal oviposition substrates that indicate suitable conditions and nutrients for larval development. We therefore hypothesize that gravid sand flies are differentially attracted in a dose-dependent manner to a blend of fecal- and microbially-derived chemical cues associated with the decomposition of fecal material, as well as to signals from eggs and larvae which indicate suitable oviposition sites. Our overall goal is to develop and optimize an attractive blend of semiochemicals that would function as a lure for oviposition-site seeking sand fly females using Ph. papatasi (vector of old-world cutaneous leishmaniasis) as a model system. We will apply an integrated interdisciplinary approach including behavioral, electrophysiological, and microbiological studies to systematically address the following specific aims: (1) Identify the most attractive and oviposition stimulating conspecific stages, rearing medium, and saprophytic microbes; (2) Isolate and identify oviposition attractants and stimulants from the most attractive conspecific stage, rearing medium, and microbial isolates; and (3) Develop an optimal blend of oviposition attractants and stimulants and evaluate it at the micro- and meso-scales. This proposed study introduces several novel and innovative approaches including: (1) Application of an integrated approach including behavioral, electrophysiological, analytical and microbiological investigations; (2) Study a neglected aspect of oviposition – the role of saprophytic fungi as indicators of suitable oviposition sites; (3) Evaluate the effectiveness of the optimized blends at the scale of meters using a wind-tunnel. Success of this study will set the stage for the next project – a field test of these blends – and would eventually contribute to relieving morbidity and mortality due to sand fly transmitted pathogens. |
3-Month Program Evaluation of UNSA Nutrition and Food Industries Programs Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/12/2020 - 12/08/2020 |
Country(s): | Peru |
This 3-month program evaluation involved weekly meetings with the Nutrition and Food Industries faculty and culminated in presentations that evaluated both programs and included potential opportunities for collaborative projects. |
PNIPA Project, Collaborative with Univ. La Molina, Peru: "Adaptation to Marine Floating Cages for "Chita" fish, Anisotremus scapularis: Formulation of feed and Analysis of Growth, for a Traceable Product (translation below) Development project |
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Hall, Steven | |
Biological And Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2018 - 11/01/2020 |
Country(s): | Peru |
Adaptación al cultivo marino en jaulas flotantes de Anisotremus scapularis “chita”: formulación de alimento y análisis de crecimiento – hacia un producto con trazabilidad This project, funded by PNIPA and private contributors; focuses on four objectives: Understanding and Optimizing Production of Chita in Floating Cages in the Marine Environment Forumlating a Diet for this Species Developing a System to Enhance Traceability of the Fish, Growers and Processing/Transport Enhancing Capabilities and HUman Capital of Local Fishermen in such Installations. The project includes NCSU CALS, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM); Organizacion en Pro del Desarrollo Sostainable de la Acuicultura in el Peru (PRO Acuicultura), and collaborators. Named participants include Anibal VErastegui, Steve Hall, Harry Daniels, Luis Icochea, Angel Rivera, Carlos Sotomayor, Matthew Campbell, Leonard Nelson, and Zacarias Alarcon. |
PNIPA Project on Capacity Building via enhanced publications Development project |
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Hall, Steven | |
Biological And Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2019 - 09/01/2020 |
Country(s): | Peru |
CURSO DE REDACCIÓN DE ARTÍCULOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN SEGÚN ESTÁNDARES INTERNACIONALES PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN EN REVISTAS INDIZADAS DE ALTO IMPACTO EN ACUICULTURA: This course focuses on capacity building for faculty in Peru (multiple universities), and includes pre-course meetings; an in person course (given Feb 2020 by S. Hall and H. Burrack) to improve publishing in international journals. Followup through summer 2020 will ensure maximum impact. Lead Peruvian PI is Dr. Patricia Gil Kodaka, contract 320-2019 PNIPA This course was an intense 4 day short course with 31 students and two instructors, resulting in publications ready or near ready for submission to peer reviewed journals. Since that time, during 2020 and early 2021, Hall has been guest editor of a special issue of the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society on Peruvian Aquaculture, expected 2021. Virtual work before and after the February 2020 in person course rounded out the work. Dr. Gil Kodaka from La Molina University Peru and collaborators provided excellent support for this unique and valuable project. |
Emissions, characterization, and source apportionment of particulate matter from swine production facilities Research project |
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Wang-Li, Lingjuan | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2017 - 09/01/2020 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Monitor and analyze particular matter emissions from swine production houses to quantify emission rate, chemical composition and potential sources of the emission of PM. |
Neuronal reorganization underlies evolution of novel adaptive behavior Research project |
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Schal, Coby J | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/15/2016 - 08/31/2020 |
Country(s): | Japan |
Overview. The sensory systems of animals guide adaptive decisions about choice of food, habitat and potential mates. The gustatory system detects and discriminates among tastants that convey information about the quality and nutritional value of food. Gustatory receptor neurons (GRNs) are housed within hair-like sensilla in insects that are broadly distributed on chemosensory organs. GRNs can be defined by their modal taste specificity (e.g., sugar- or bitter-GRN) based on the gustatory receptors (GRs) they express. Each specific taste cell projects an axon directly to the central nervous system and guides acceptance and rejection of tastants. Taste polymorphisms are often described as changes in sensitivity of GRNs within a taste modality, with phenotypes ranging from highly sensitive to completely insensitive to a particular compound. The proposed project addresses a unique gain-of-function natural polymorphism that results in a highly adaptive behavior. In response to selection with baits, populations of the obligatorily commensal German cockroach Blattella germanica have developed behavioral deterrence to glucose and fructose, two universal phagostimulants. This trait is heritable, the rejection behavior is elicited by glucose or fructose alone, and the trait confers significant fitness advantage under selection pressure of glucose- or fructose-containing baits. This project will delineate mechanisms in the peripheral gustatory system responsible for this unusual phenotype with systematic electrophysiological, behavioral, morphological, genetic and molecular analyses. The project will test the hypotheses that (a) glucose and fructose are processed as deterrents by GRNs, (b) different taste organs differ in their GRN organization, contributing to effective processing of tastants as appetitive and aversive stimuli, and (c) that the molecular mechanism(s) that underlie this neuronal change involves either mis-expression of sugar-GRs on bitter GRNs or modifications of bitter-GRs on bitter-GRNs for affinity for glucose or fructose. Intellectual Merit. This research is significant to neuroethology and evolutionary biology because it will describe how persistent anthropogenic selection in an urban setting can result in rapid neuronal changes in gustatory function that support new behaviors and new food choices. The proposed research is the first in any animal to (i) characterize rapid changes in the gustatory system that have resulted in the emergence of a new adaptive behavior; (ii) describe in detail a novel system where a single stimulus at the same intensity mediates opposite appetitive and aversive responses by activating different neurons of the same sensory modality; and (iii) characterize the best understood case of behavioral resistance in animals. Finally, studies of the gustatory system in cockroaches, a primitive hemimetabolous lineage, will contribute to a broader understanding of insect gustation that so far has centered mainly on holometabolous and more highly advanced Diptera and Hymenoptera. Broader Impacts. Although behavioral resistance is often cited as a major impediment to efficacious pest control, especially of disease vectors, the mechanisms that underlie behavioral resistance are not known. Our recent Science paper and the proposed research represent the clearest delineation of sensory mechanisms that underlie the rapid emergence of a behavioral resistance trait in animal populations. We will recruit and train undergraduates through NCSU’s Honors, HHMI, Caldwell Scholars and Park Scholars programs. Graduate students will be recruited through listserves and local Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Cockroaches are excellent ‘charismatic’ subjects for outreach and STEM activities. STEM outreach activities will include BugFest (35,000 participants annually in one day), Science Cafés, press releases, and the popular media. We have developed several modules on olfactory and gustatory responses of insects to sex pheromones and foods, and the interaction between human-imposed selection and rapid evolutionary adaptations, and we have presented outreach activities at local K-12 schools in disadvantaged communities. In collaboration with faculty at the NC School of Science and Math, we are developing hands-on integrated neurophysiology-behavior modules for NC high schools, and behavioral and electrophysiological assays of glucose-aversion have been incorporated into Insect Physiology and Insect Behavior courses. Our findings are being incorporated into several textbooks and apps on Neurobiology, Behavior and Evolution. |
Conducting Clinical Trial with Post-Doc from Colombia Research project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 05/15/2018 - 08/31/2020 |
Country(s): | |
Co-wrote a grant proposal to the Brazilian government in 2018 with a (then) PhD student for the purpose of conducting a clinical trial on coffee's health effects. After the student graduated with her PhD we were able to find an alternate funding source. She came to the US to begin her post-doctoral experience in my lab in 2019. Together, we re-wrote the original proposal and secured IRB approval for the trial. The clinical trial project is scheduled to begin in March of 2020 and to be completed by the end of August of 2020. |
An investigation into the potential risks of release of transgenic New World screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax Development project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 08/31/2020 |
Country(s): | Panama |
The Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of screwworm (COPEG), was created by a Cooperative Agreement signed on February 11, 1994, between Panama and the United States, which became Republic Act (No. 13, May 6, 1999) and subsequently recognized as International Mission. COPEG objectives are defined in two stages: Elimination and Prevention of screwworm (NWS) in the Republic of Panama, without harming the environment. On July 12, 2006, the country was declared free of the plague and it was the opening of Sterile Fly Production Plant in Pacora. The Panama plant is the cornerstone of prevention and ensure the maintenance of the biological barrier of sterile flies, which remains from the Province of Darien to 20 nautical miles inside Colombian territory, which is supported by a ground surveillance system. Both activities, in order to safeguard Panama and the rest of the countries of Central and North America of the pest reinfestation. In addition to these objectives, the organization takes the Epidemiological Monitoring of Vesicular Disease and Prevention of FMD and other emerging diseases of interest to both countries.
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Carotenoid bioaccessibility in sweet potato products Research project |
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Allen., Jonathan C | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2017 - 07/31/2020 |
Country(s): | Kenya |
Remotely advising student (Sarah Chilungo) conducting research at International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya, and collaborating with staff schientists at that facility. |
Pioneering high-frequency in-situ water quality sensors to improve the understanding and management of non-linear dynamics of pollutant fate and transport in complex flowing systems Research project |
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Birgand, Francois | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/22/2018 - 06/30/2020 |
Country(s): | |
Significance/Relevance Birgand’s program has developed world-leading high-frequency field sampling technologies to capture the temporal variability of flow and concentrations combining newly commercially available in-situ high frequency (e.g., 15 min) spectrophotometers with smart statistical techniques. This has lowered uncertainty on the bulk trend at an unprecedented and remarkable level, but would tremendously benefit from complementary approaches.
While on sabbatical leave in the fall of 2017 at the University of Bristol, UK, Dr. Birgand had a chance to connect several times with Dr. Krause and his team at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Krause’s lab pioneers the development of fluorescence based smart tracer systems that are used to analyze the microbial and metabolic processes occurring in streams and at the sediment-water interface that control nutrient spiraling and pollutant turnover. The application of Dr. Krause’s smart tracer technologies therefore provide a unique opportunity to be combined with Dr. Birgand’s sampling technologies and high-frequency detection of solute concentrations in order to for the first time ever combine the detection of high-frequency dynamics of variability of flow and nutrient concentrations through time (Birgand) with a functional analysis of the drivers and controls of nutrient spiraling as well as metabolically active transient storage (Krause). Being able to do both leverages the information generated by each technique, and is the natural reason for which Birgand and Krause have decided to work together. Krause is particularly interested in a micro-volume in situ analyzer that Birgand’s team has developed, which gives access to both spatial and temporal resolution water quality data. This gives Krause and his team access to crucial information on the fate of nutrients and pollutants in the very reactive near stream area. Following meetings in Birmingham, Birgand and Krause have decided that the best way to start a collaboration is to bring respective expertise to each other’s’ field sites, where they will, with their respective students, teach and learn respective instruments/techniques. Feasibility Birgand’s team has monitored over the last four years a stream restoration, before, during, and currently after restoration, using in situ instruments to obtain ‘continuous’ (i.e., every 15 min) flow and concentrations, a feat that no one in the world has done or at least reported before. The restored stream is thus a new aquatic entity where nutrient turnover and dissipation processes rely on substrate which origin is controlled and generally known. This leverages the potential for stream metabolism experiments to generate more easily interpretable data that will nicely complement the bulk observations derived from continuous monitoring. This will be done using Krause’s techniques and expertise.Birgand and Krause have already agreed that Brekenfeld would also come in Raleigh in 2018 to build under Birgand’s team guidance, a micro-multiplexed sampler for in situ water quality monitoring of porous media, particularly those around streams, which will leverage Krause’s approach to better trace in time and in space the transport and fate of nutrients and carbon in his study streams in the UK. Brekenfeld did come to Raleigh to build the instrument and Birgand joined Krause’s team to their field sites in the UK in June 2019 to help implement the in situ micro volume sensors and learn on additional tracer techniques, which Krause’s team has applied on their study sites.
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Pioneering high-frequency in-situ water quality sensors to improve the understanding and management of non-linear dynamics of pollutant fate and transport in complex flowing systems Research project |
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Birgand, Francois | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/22/2018 - 06/30/2020 |
Country(s): | UK |
Significance/Relevance Birgand’s program has developed world-leading high-frequency field sampling technologies to capture the temporal variability of flow and concentrations combining newly commercially available in-situ high frequency (e.g., 15 min) spectrophotometers with smart statistical techniques. This has lowered uncertainty on the bulk trend at an unprecedented and remarkable level, but would tremendously benefit from complementary approaches.
While on sabbatical leave in the fall of 2017 at the University of Bristol, UK, Dr. Birgand had a chance to connect several times with Dr. Krause and his team at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Krause’s lab pioneers the development of fluorescence based smart tracer systems that are used to analyze the microbial and metabolic processes occurring in streams and at the sediment-water interface that control nutrient spiraling and pollutant turnover. The application of Dr. Krause’s smart tracer technologies therefore provide a unique opportunity to be combined with Dr. Birgand’s sampling technologies and high-frequency detection of solute concentrations in order to for the first time ever combine the detection of high-frequency dynamics of variability of flow and nutrient concentrations through time (Birgand) with a functional analysis of the drivers and controls of nutrient spiraling as well as metabolically active transient storage (Krause). Being able to do both leverages the information generated by each technique, and is the natural reason for which Birgand and Krause have decided to work together. Krause is particularly interested in a micro-volume in situ analyzer that Birgand’s team has developed, which gives access to both spatial and temporal resolution water quality data. This gives Krause and his team access to crucial information on the fate of nutrients and pollutants in the very reactive near stream area. Following meetings in Birmingham, Birgand and Krause have decided that the best way to start a collaboration is to bring respective expertise to each other’s’ field sites, where they will, with their respective students, teach and learn respective instruments/techniques. Feasibility Birgand’s team has monitored over the last four years a stream restoration, before, during, and currently after restoration, using in situ instruments to obtain ‘continuous’ (i.e., every 15 min) flow and concentrations, a feat that no one in the world has done or at least reported before. The restored stream is thus a new aquatic entity where nutrient turnover and dissipation processes rely on substrate which origin is controlled and generally known. This leverages the potential for stream metabolism experiments to generate more easily interpretable data that will nicely complement the bulk observations derived from continuous monitoring. This will be done using Krause’s techniques and expertise.Birgand and Krause have already agreed that Brekenfeld would also come in Raleigh in 2018 to build under Birgand’s team guidance, a micro-multiplexed sampler for in situ water quality monitoring of porous media, particularly those around streams, which will leverage Krause’s approach to better trace in time and in space the transport and fate of nutrients and carbon in his study streams in the UK. Brekenfeld did come to Raleigh to build the instrument and Birgand joined Krause’s team to their field sites in the UK in June 2019 to help implement the in situ micro volume sensors and learn on additional tracer techniques, which Krause’s team has applied on their study sites.
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Pioneering high-frequency in-situ water quality sensors to improve the understanding and management of non-linear dynamics of pollutant fate and transport in complex flowing systems Research project |
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Birgand, Francois | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/22/2018 - 06/30/2020 |
Country(s): | UK |
Significance/Relevance Birgand’s program has developed world-leading high-frequency field sampling technologies to capture the temporal variability of flow and concentrations combining newly commercially available in-situ high frequency (e.g., 15 min) spectrophotometers with smart statistical techniques. This has lowered uncertainty on the bulk trend at an unprecedented and remarkable level, but would tremendously benefit from complementary approaches.
While on sabbatical leave in the fall of 2017 at the University of Bristol, UK, Dr. Birgand had a chance to connect several times with Dr. Krause and his team at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Krause’s lab pioneers the development of fluorescence based smart tracer systems that are used to analyze the microbial and metabolic processes occurring in streams and at the sediment-water interface that control nutrient spiraling and pollutant turnover. The application of Dr. Krause’s smart tracer technologies therefore provide a unique opportunity to be combined with Dr. Birgand’s sampling technologies and high-frequency detection of solute concentrations in order to for the first time ever combine the detection of high-frequency dynamics of variability of flow and nutrient concentrations through time (Birgand) with a functional analysis of the drivers and controls of nutrient spiraling as well as metabolically active transient storage (Krause). Being able to do both leverages the information generated by each technique, and is the natural reason for which Birgand and Krause have decided to work together. Krause is particularly interested in a micro-volume in situ analyzer that Birgand’s team has developed, which gives access to both spatial and temporal resolution water quality data. This gives Krause and his team access to crucial information on the fate of nutrients and pollutants in the very reactive near stream area. Following meetings in Birmingham, Birgand and Krause have decided that the best way to start a collaboration is to bring respective expertise to each other’s’ field sites, where they will, with their respective students, teach and learn respective instruments/techniques. Feasibility Birgand’s team has monitored over the last four years a stream restoration, before, during, and currently after restoration, using in situ instruments to obtain ‘continuous’ (i.e., every 15 min) flow and concentrations, a feat that no one in the world has done or at least reported before. The restored stream is thus a new aquatic entity where nutrient turnover and dissipation processes rely on substrate which origin is controlled and generally known. This leverages the potential for stream metabolism experiments to generate more easily interpretable data that will nicely complement the bulk observations derived from continuous monitoring. This will be done using Krause’s techniques and expertise.Birgand and Krause have already agreed that Brekenfeld would also come in Raleigh in 2018 to build under Birgand’s team guidance, a micro-multiplexed sampler for in situ water quality monitoring of porous media, particularly those around streams, which will leverage Krause’s approach to better trace in time and in space the transport and fate of nutrients and carbon in his study streams in the UK. Brekenfeld did come to Raleigh to build the instrument and Birgand joined Krause’s team to their field sites in the UK in June 2019 to help implement the in situ micro volume sensors and learn on additional tracer techniques, which Krause’s team has applied on their study sites.
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Sustainable Agricultural Drainage in the Nile Delta of Egypt Development project |
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Youssef, Mohamed A | |
Biological And Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2020 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Egypt |
Agricultural drainage is essential for crop production in Egypt. Over 78% of Egypt’s agricultural land is artificially drained. Drainage, however, has negative impacts on ground and surface water quality. Drainage mobilizes salts and agricultural chemicals, which may contaminate shallow groundwater aquifers and surface water bodies. Drainage systems must be carefully designed to increase yields, reduce production costs, and minimize nutrient losses from drained farmlands to ground and surface waters. Over-designed drainage systems not only increase installation costs, but more importantly waste the valuable water resource, may lead to yield losses because of the potential increase in dry stresses, and also increase the potential for leaching losses of applied agrochemicals, contaminating ground and surface waters. Despite the dramatic changes in farming practices and the availability of water resource, the design criteria for drainage systems in Egypt has not been updated during the last three decades. The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate new drainage design criteria that explicitly link the design of drainage systems to crop yields and profits, water quality, and water conservation. A regional study will be conducted to evaluate the performance of existing drainage systems. The new design criteria and framework will utilize the widely used DRAINMOD (drainage water management suite of models). The new design criteria will be evaluated using two field experiments. The results of this project could lead to significant improvement to the drainage design, reducing construction cost, improving yield, conserving water, and reducing pollution load. The excessive surface water pollution and the scarcity of the water resource, currently facing Egypt, make this research proposal timely and critically needed. |
Develop Roman Engineering Class to be Taught in Great Britain in 2020 Study Abroad |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2018 - 06/13/2020 |
Country(s): | |
Working with Coventry University Faculty, I am developing a Study Abroad Class on Roman Engineering in Britain. The class is slated to be instructed in 2020. |
Student Exchange with NTNU (Trondheim, Norway) Research project |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2018 - 05/31/2020 |
Country(s): | Norway |
Faculty liaison with Norway's technical university (NTNU) on graduate student exchange for research collaboration. |
Aquatic Weed Management Development project |
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Richardson, Rob | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 03/08/2020 - 03/14/2020 |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
Meeting and discussion with aquatic plant managers in New Zealand for optimization of aquatic plant management operational programs and potential future collaborations |
Writing a 100K Strong Grant to Facilitate Student Interchange Between the United States and Mexico for Agricultural Sustainability Projects Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 12/16/2019 - 03/02/2020 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Together with the Global Training Institute, I am writing a 100K Strong grant proposal to facilitate student interchange between the United States and Mexico for agricultural sustainability projects. Potential partners include La BUAP and La UDLAP in Puebla, México, as well as Tec de Monterrey in Querétaro, México. |
Primo-Fruit: Transforming New Zealand Orchards into Annual Cropping Systems Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/23/2017 - 01/31/2020 |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
Dr Fernandez (North Carolina State University, USA) has provided DNA from her primocane-fruiting raspberry mapping population and detailed phenotypic data. She will be a co-author on any manuscripts about the PF gene. The benefits to NZ are the development of new cultivars that will help to protect our fruit industries from the effects of climate An agreement already exists between PFR and North Carolina State University (NCSU) detailing an IP arrangement which will allow both parties to use the developed IP in non-commercial and commercial arrangements. Agreements detailing IP management with remaining parties will be put in place before the start of the research programme if they do not already exist. MTA 170536MA Resulting publication from this collaboration: Two Loci, RiAF3 and RiAF4, Contribute to the Annual-Fruiting Trait in Rubus. 2019. Published online 2019 Oct 25. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01341
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Solar Radiation as a Cue Used by Plants to Forecast Soil-Water Availability Research project |
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Hernandez, Ricardo | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2016 - 01/01/2020 |
Country(s): | Finland | United States |
Research collaboration with the University of Helsinki in Finland in the field of Photobiology. Our research program with host a post-doc to work on the use of UV light to prevent transplant shock from water stress. |
Development of a lethal ovitrap for dengue prevention Research project |
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Schal, Coby J | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2019 |
Country(s): | Peru |
Dengue virus infects 50-100 million people and causes ~200,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever annually. In tropical urban areas worldwide, dengue virus is transmitted exclusively by mosquito species utilizing artificial containers as oviposition habitats. Although the most important vector, Aedes aegypti, was almost eradicated from the Americas in the 1960s, the species has become widely disseminated and increasingly associated with intense dengue transmission. We have made significant progress towards developing a novel lethal trap targeting oviposition behavior in container-inhabiting mosquito species, with a focus on Ae. aegypti. The trap builds on the concept that oviposition is mediated by specific physical and chemical cues in the environment, and once the cues are identified, they can be used not only to improve population monitoring, but more importantly, to create a lure-and-kill control strategy for gravid mosquitoes. Every gravid female eliminated from a population is one less potential vector, and one or more human infections averted. Our work to date has focused on developing three major components needed for this lethal trap: a mosquito-attractive trap design, oviposition attractants and stimulants, and a non-repellent killing medium. We have shown proof of concept for a prototype attractant-baited lethal ovitrap (ALOT) first in large cage trials and then in a pilot-scale field trial conducted in 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, in large cage trials with alternative oviposition sites available, we achieved 97% mortality of gravid Ae. aegypti over 24 hours. We showed that fermentation-derived attractants enhanced the ALOT, as determined by an increase in female mortality and number of eggs retained by gravid females. We identified essential trap color and shape components, and determined the duration of efficacy of trap components in field conditions. We also identified and continue to refine oviposition attractants, stimulants, and their delivery systems. In the field trial, we deployed 800 ALOTs in a 16 block residential area of New Orleans and compared this to control areas over 14 weeks by monitoring with non-lethal ovitraps, diurnal CO2-baited traps and vacuum aspirators. We are confident that the outcome of this work will be an inexpensive, easy-to-use product which will substantially reduce mosquito populations when deployed alone, or in concert with other control methods targeting this species. It will be especially effective against the most dangerous population member, the previously bloodfed and potentially infective (older) female. Area-wide management of Ae. aegypti with the ALOT promises to be a sustainable strategy because it is based on mosquito biology and behavior. The ALOT will empower communities to make the living and working environments of their residents healthy and safe. The goal of the proposed project is to demonstrate a reduction in new human infections (from Aedes Stegomyia-borne dengue virus transmission) by area-wide deployment of the ALOT, as a component of community-based dengue management programs. There are 5 objectives to achieve this goal: 1) Finalize structural and toxicant components of the ALOT and validate under field conditions; 2) Complete characterization of oviposition attractants and stimulants, develop delivery systems, and validate under field conditions; 3) Optimize the ALOT containing oviposition attractants and stimulants and validate activity under field conditions; 4) Demonstrate the ALOT efficacy (reduction in mosquito density and dengue incidence) in an experimental field trial; 5) Work with public health officials and vector control experts to establish standards and benchmarks for use of lethal ovitraps. We propose a large scale evaluation of this device in dengue endemic areas in Iqyuitos, Peru, where we will measure changes in mosquito populations and trends in new human dengue infections. We expect that area-wide deployment of the ALOT will result in a measurable decrease in abundance of physiologically old mosquitoes and in new human infections. This is a collaborative project between Tulane University and North Carolina State University. |
Developing Alternative Water Supply for Northern Jordan Development project |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/15/2018 - 12/31/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Jordan |
Working with Royal Scientific Society (RSS) of Jordan to develop Water Supply systems based on filtered stormwater runoff. The project focuses on areas where Syrian refugees are housed with Jordanian families. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Mozambique Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2019 - 12/31/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): |
Nexo Global Colombia - Partner's of Americas University of Tolima - NCSU Study Abroad |
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Oviedo, Edgar O. | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/04/2018 - 12/20/2019 |
Funding Agency: | Partners of the Americas, United States |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Description: Student exchange program. 8 students from Colombia and one student from NCSU participated in this program in 2018. |
India Cochran: Biotechnology and Biosafety Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 12/01/2018 - 12/14/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
The Indian Fellows arrived in DC to kickoff their 2 week training. While in DC, the group met with USDA, CGIAR International Food Policy Research Institute, APHIS, EPA, and FDA to discuss biosafety. The Fellows then traveled to Raleigh for the remaining of their training. While in Raleigh they met with NC State Faculty who have a biotechnology and biosafety research focus. The second week was greeted by Snowstorm Diego, which left considerable snowfall. After digging out from the snow, the Fellows were able to complete their training by visiting the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, BASF, Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center and meet with North Carolina Growers Associations. The objective of the training was to expose the Fellows, who serve as regulators in India, to the U.S. approach of biotechnology regulation and biosafety and to help India develop its biotechnology regulatory framework to reduce barriers to trade in GE food and agricultural products. |
Colombia Cochran: Gene Editing Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 11/30/2019 - 12/13/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Fellows from Colombia traveled to North Carolina and Washington, DC to discuss agricultural gene editing advancements and policies in the U.S. to help further shape and understand Colombian policies. Through a variety of meetings with federal regulators, NC State University scientists and researchers, and private companies, the Fellows gained insight into the impact agricultural gene editing has on the agricultural industry as a whole. |
Algeria Cochran: U.S. Feed Formulation Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 11/09/2019 - 11/22/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Cochran Fellows from Algeria traveled to the US to explore animal feed formulation for the poultry industry. This training brought them to North Carolina and then Missouri to meet with NC State faculty and researchers, governmental entities, trade organizations, and public and private companies and farms. Through these meetings, the Fellows learned about formulation techniques, limitations and uses of common ingredients, new technological trends, quality control, and overall best practices so they can adapt their practices to meet poultry nutritional needs in Algeria. |
Safety of vegetable fermentations Research project |
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Breidt, Fred | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/29/2018 - 10/29/2019 |
Country(s): | Korea, South |
Invited to the 16th International Fermented Food Expo (IFFE)” in 2018, held from October 26th (Fri), 2018 at Jeonbuk institute for Food-Bioindustry in Jeonju, South Korea. Presented a special lecture for the area relevant to “the world of fermented foods.” The IFFE in conjunction with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in Korea (MFDS) covered expenses. Met with officials of the MFDS and establisted an internatinal reaserach project for the coming year to do basic research on the safety of Kimchi and related fermented vegetables. |
Agricultural and Gastronomic Tour of Italy 2019 Training/Workshop |
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Tiezzi, Francesco | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/28/2019 - 10/06/2019 |
Country(s): | Italy |
The tour focused on the region of Tuscany, which provides the opportunity to dive into different industries (crop, livestock, food and agri-tourism) blended with unique cultural and humanistic attractions. |
Thailand Cochran: Agricultural Policies and Regulations Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/21/2019 - 10/04/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Regulatory officials from Thailand visited Washington DC and North Carolina to learn about the U.S. regulatory system for agricultural products and commodities. The training provided the fellows with insight as to how the U.S. formulates its policies and regulations. The fellows met with federal and state governmental entities, non-profits, NC State faculty, and private corporations to discuss how to approach the formulation of new policies regulations in Thailand. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Morocco Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 09/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Borlaug Fellowship program to host international fellow from Morocco to work with Dr. Hamid Ashrafi in his blueberry genetics and genomics lab. The overall objectives of the fellowship work was to aid in the development small fruit berry crops in Loukkos, Morocco. While at NC State University, the fellow was able to investigate micropropagation techniques for blueberries and other small fruit berry crops, conduct field blueberry breeding research, assess small fruit berry varieties, and conduct quality tests. |
Borlaug Fellowship Program - Kenya Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2018 - 09/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
CGIAR Borlaug Fellow working with Dr. Jean Ristaino as the NC State faculty mentor. Fellow conducted research on Phytophera infestans population structure and pathogen evolution in eastern Africa. Fellow has has mapped the pathogen population in five eastern Africa countries as a basis for P. infestans surveillance in the region. Additionally, she has generated pathogen data for the potato national breeding programs interested in a particular European potato variety as well as CIP’s potato biotechnology breeding group, that can be used for future deployment of the 3R transgenic potato for Africa. |
BFP17 Morocco (Hamim) Biotech @NCSU Research project |
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Ashrafi, Hudson | |
Horticultural Science | |
Bioinformatics Research Ctr | |
Project Dates: | 08/15/2017 - 09/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
We developed a joint project between an American higher education institute and USDA-FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service) to enhance researcher capacities to develop, promote, and defend the safe use of biotechnology in the promotion of global food security. In collaboration with Jose Cisneros we submitted a proposal to Borlauge institute and through USDA-FAS we were awarded $39,500 to host in a visitor scientist from Moroco to work on blueberry genemoics. She was supposed to be in here in the U.S. in Oct 2017 but due to visa delay she is going to travel in the first quarter of 2018. |
Borlaug Higher Education for Agricultural Research and Development (BHEARD-USAID) Development project |
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Allen., Jonathan C | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2014 - 09/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi |
Doctoral student training in human nutrition with a focus on hypertension treatment centers in Malawi. |
Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding Training/Workshop |
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Tiezzi, Francesco | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/23/2019 - 09/27/2019 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding September 23-27, 2019, Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy Organized by: Organizing committee: Instructors: Registration:
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Guest thesis committee member Research project |
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Whitfield, Anna Elizabeth | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/27/2019 - 09/27/2019 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Served as guest thesis evaluator at Nanjing Agricultural University. Advised 6 students while visiting the university. |
HPLC and SOTL Training for Argentinian High School Teachers Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/12/2019 - 09/23/2019 |
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Partnered with the Global Training Initiative to teach visiting Argentinian scholars on three separate occasions about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and about HPLC. |
Changes in the chemical and structural composition of sugar cane bagasse caused by alkaline pretreatments (CaOH2 and NaOH) modify the cellulose profile produced by Aspergillus niger in solid-state fermentation Research project |
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Gardner, Terrence | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 09/11/2018 - 08/31/2019 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Forestry management systems affect soil properties, but few it is known about the response in bioindicators related to these changes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of bioindicators to sense the litter and soil (0-5 cm and 5-10 cm) state of two different Cedrela odorata forestry management systems; a monoculture (with no fertilization nor irrigation) and a coculture (with fertilization and irrigation) with Citrus latifolia. The soil bioindicators measured were those associated with total microbial activity: the enzyme activity of acetylesterase (FDA), acid phosphatase (AcPh), alkaline phosphatase (AlkPh), laccase, and the estimation of the potential net rate of carbon mineralization (PNRCM). Our results indicate that soil enzyme activities (FDA and phosphatases) were sensitive to different management systems in the litter; both activities increase with organic matter. Enzymatic activity was higher in litter of coculture (FDA = 0.063 ± 0.007 U.g-1DW; AcPh = 0.8 ± 0. 08 U.g-1DW; AlkPh = 0.18 ± 0. 003 U.g-1DW) than in litter of monoculture (FDA = 0.037 ± 0. 006 U.g-1DW; AcPh = 0.24 ± 0. 03 U.g-1DW; AlkPh = 0. 059 ± 0. 005 U.g-1DW). There were no significant differences in soil enzyme activity between forestry management, however, differences in total nitrogen amount, organic matter content, and micronutrients were found. This indicates that changes in microbial activity, due to the management system, are occurring mainly in the litter than in the soil. We conclude that the use of these bioindicators (with exception of laccase) is suitable for litter and soil diagnosis in forestall plantations in the tropic |
Turkey Cochran: Agricultural Innovation and Safety Development project |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 08/18/2019 - 08/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
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Turkish Fellows participated in the Cochran training program to investigate agricultural biotechnology and how it fits in to the bigger picture of innovation that enables farmers to meet 21st century challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, water shortages, and growing food demand. Through a variety of meetings with federal and state regulators, NC State University scientists and researchers, private companies and farmers, the Fellows were exposed to agricultural biotechnology policies and practices in the US. |
Elucidating the Effects of Structure on the Redox Reactivity of Mycogenic Mn Oxide Nanoparticles. Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2014 - 08/15/2019 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Switzerland |
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HPLC/UPLC Training Course in Arequipa, Perú Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/04/2019 - 08/10/2019 |
Country(s): | Peru |
In addition to HPLC training, the visit also involved:
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ANS 395 Animal Behavior and Vet Physiotherapy in UK Study Abroad |
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Trivedi, Shweta | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 07/19/2019 - 08/03/2019 |
Country(s): |
Myanmar Cochran: Animal Nutrition Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 07/21/2019 - 08/02/2019 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
Cochran Fellows from Myanmar traveled to the US to conduct their training on animal nutrition. This training brought them to North Carolina, Virginia and Missouri. Throughout the program, the Fellows learned about the raw ingredients that go into animal feed, procurement techniques, regulatory issues, animal feed processing, quality control, storing and handling, and meeting animal nutrition needs. Through a variety of visits with regulatory bodies, farmers, feed mills, and processing plants, the Fellows were able to develop new connections in the US. |
CAREER: Assessing the Reactivity and Diversity of Neutrophilic Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in Terrestrial Aquatic Environments Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 07/31/2019 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Switzerland |
Despite their ubiquity and high visibility, rust colored iron oxide deposits remain a poorly understood feature of rivers, lakes, and springs. Until recently, it was assumed that these deposits were formed by abiotic chemical processes; however, recent studies have shown that these deposits often result from the action of specific iron oxidizing bacteria. These bacterial iron oxides may have very different properties than those abiotic oxides that are traditionally used by geochemists in laboratory experiments designed to probe environmental and geochemical reactivity. The overall goal of the project is to characterize the structure, reactivity, and biological diversity of these iron oxide deposits to better understand the multifaceted roles they may play in the environment. To achieve these goals, we will conduct a suite of field, laboratory, microbiological, and spectroscopic analyses aimed at determining key properties of both the iron oxides and the bacteria associated with their formation. |
Senegal and Ivory Coast Cochran: U.S. School Meals Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 07/14/2019 - 07/26/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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While in the U.S. for two weeks, the Fellows first met in the Washington DC for meetings with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to learn about the U.S. school meals program before before departing to NC State, where meetings will continue with faculty members, NC governmental agencies, and local schools. |
Research Pack Abroad: International Research Experience Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 05/20/2019 - 07/19/2019 |
Country(s): | Spain |
Management of undergraduate research experience in Villaviciosa, Spain and Valencia, Spain where students were immersed in the local culture while working with international researchers at the Dairy Istitute of Asturias (Instituto de Productos Lacteos de Asturias) and Universitat Politècnica de València, respectively. |
Hosting a Peruvian Professor at NC State to Plan Research Collaborations Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 07/17/2019 - 07/18/2019 |
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Hosted a visiting Peruvian professor from la UNSA (University of Saint Augustin) in order to:
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Sustainable Ag Development, China Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2018 - 06/30/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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Bilateral Danish-USA networking to increase yields and resource efficiency in organic crop production Research project |
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Reberg-Horton, Chris | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 06/30/2019 |
Country(s): | Denmark | United States |
The demand for organic food products has increased dramatically over the past years. In both Denmark and USA the organic sector is growing, but production is lower than demand. In spite of more than twenty years of research on organic crop production, crop yields are in practice still way below potential. There are 4 significant reasons for this: 1) the availability of nutrients already present does not match plant needs due to lack of focus on importance of individual nutrients 2) the availability of nutrients already present does not match plant needs due to poor synchronization in time 3) lack of sufficient nutrien sources 4) existing knowledge is not sufficiently implemented in practice Nutrient balances and soil fertility issues both need more attention in organic systems. Balancing N and P inputs is challenging when manure inputs are a main source of P. Organic farmers are encouraged to augment their production of N via legumes in various portions of the crop rotation, thus allowing lower animal manure application rates to reduce chances of loading soils with too much P. A different approach, however, might be more appropriate where P is more limiting. There are also basic issues of whether the standard soil tests developed for fertilizer-based nutrient applications are adequate for evaluating soil nutrient availability in organic systems that have larger organic matter pools. Denmark and USA share the need to improve resource efficiency in organic crop production and will join forces to focus on optimizing nutrient supply and efficient implementation practices. |
Metabolic and cardiovascular effects of anthocyanins and other phenolics Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2019 |
Country(s): | Australia | New Zealand |
With time, inflammation can become a chronic condition that causes continuous damage to adipose, muscle, and connective tissues. During chronic inflammatory immune responses, tissue injury and healing proceed simultaneously and lead to severe tissue deterioration, thus underpinning the lifestyle and age-related diseases. We seek to discover novel molecular targets and develop effective nutritional strategies against inflammation and age-related diseases in preclinical models and clinical human studies targeting metabolic, cardiovascular, microbiome, and age-related outcomes. The gained knowledge will position us at the forefront of human health research, allow us to capitalize on synergistic interdisciplinary expertise, generate data to support joint proposals, allow for student and young faculty mobility, and ultimately lead to new treatments for patients with chronic lifestyle and age-related diseases. |
Evaluation of Silvopastoral Systems in Amazonas, Peru, as a Strategy for Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change Research project |
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Castillo, Miguel Sebastian | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2016 - 06/30/2019 |
Country(s): | Peru | United States |
This is a 3-yr project (April 2016 to Dec. 2018) in the Amazonas region of Peru, South America. The overall goals of the project are to: 1) describe the silvopastoral systems utilized by producers in terms of production and socio-economical characteristics, 2) develop a decision-tool for evaluation of activities in the silvopastoral systems, and 3) provide a system for evaluation and financial support. The three institutional partners from Peru are: Universidad Agraria La Molina, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza, and Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA).
Innovación en la Evaluación de Sistemas Silvopastoriles de Selva Alta Peruana como Estrategia de Adaptación y Mitigación al Cambio Climático Enfoque: Entendimiento y desarrollo de sistemas y modelos silvopastoriles de Selva Alta Peruana. Institucion que financia el proyecto: Programa Nacional de Innovación Agraria PNIA Nombre de instituciones involucradas: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, North Carolina State University, Insituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria. |
Integrated assessment of South African watershed bacterial communities critical to human health and welfare Development project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2019 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
The overall objective of the envisaged long term collaborative program between NCSU and UP will be to develop a better understanding of the overall bacterial diversity in watersheds and impoundments of South Africa, and to determine what impact it may have on the health of water users. As this is a broad research goal that will require the input of various research disciplines, it was decided that the initial proposal would focus on characterization of the bacterial diversity on aquatic plants, with special emphasis on E. coli, and determination of the impact they may have on human health. Specifically, we will isolate E. coli and other bacteria associated with aquatic plants in the watersheds of South Africa and identify these isolates based on partial rpoS and uidA sequencing (Aim 1, UP). These strains will be made available to the Plants for Human Health Institute, where we will further investigate these cultures for their growth kinetics, mobility, biofilm formation, and adhesion parameters critical to human health. The bioactive metabolites produced by the isolates will be further investigated in the pairwise phenotypical screening platform using mammalian cell culture to understand their pharmacological and/or pathological effects on human health in the area of metabolic disease and inflammation (Aim 2, NCSU). An interdisciplinary partnership “Center for Sustainable Health and Biodiversity (CSHB)” will be created to coordinate the future research efforts and funding applications (Aim 3, shared). |
International SEXSEED Consortium Research project |
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Franks, Robert G | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 06/15/2016 - 06/15/2019 |
Country(s): | Australia | Ireland | Italy | Portugal | United States |
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Perú and Ecuador Cochran: Resilient Agriculture Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 05/26/2019 - 06/08/2019 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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Fellows from Ecuador and Peru spent 2 weeks in North Carolina to learn about resilient agriculture and best practices to minimize risks of climate swings. The objective of this program was to increase knowledge of climate smart agriculture practices. During this program the Fellows will receive training on soil management, crop modeling and disseminating information. Effective extension practices will also be covered in this training program. Through a combination of lectures, workshops with professors and researchers from the NC State University and researchers from the USDA-ARS and the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH), the fellows increased their knowledge on climate smart agriculture practices. |
Collaborative Research of Decentralization, Electrification, Communications, and Economics Research project |
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Fell, Harrison George | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2016 - 06/01/2019 |
Country(s): | United States |
This is a project involving SFI MaREI (Cork Ireland), EPIC (Belfast, Ireland, and NSF FREEDM Systems Center (NCSU, Raleigh) exploring issues relating to the increased decentralization of the electricity sector and the increased electrification of the energy sector more broadly. The project explores engineering implications of these issues as well as socio-economic considerations. |
ANS 395 Wildlife Management & Conservation in South Africa Study Abroad |
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Trivedi, Shweta | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/13/2019 - 05/31/2019 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
COURSE INFORMATION Credits: 3 Pre-requisites: none
COURSE STRUCTURE & LOCATION The 2 week course begins with students meeting in Thankerton Game Reserve near Gravelotte, South Africa. Students will be expected to attend demonstrations and participate in field activities at the privately owned game reserves that Dr. Chris Boshoff (veterinarian) will be working at. The day to day location varies within the Limpopo Province of South Africa depending on clinical cases.
COURSE DESCRIPTION The course is an overview of the field strategies and veterinary techniques that wildlife veterinarians and biologists use in management and conservation of the wildlife. The course will give students a better understanding about how wildlife veterinarian assists game farmers in breeding and conservation of endangered wild animals. The course will be taught with the logistical support and assistance from SA World Vets (http://www.saworldvets.com/Conservation/SA_WorldVets_Wildlife_Vets_South_Africa.html) |
Workshop on Bioinformatics and Plant Molecular Biology, Arequipa Peru Training/Workshop |
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Rojas-Pierce, Marcela | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 05/22/2019 - 05/31/2019 |
Country(s): | Peru |
Drs. Heike Sederoff and Marcela Rojas-Pierce led a workshop on Bioinformatics and Plant Molecular Biology at the National University of San Agustin (UNSA), in Arequipa, Peru. The workshop was divided into seminars in the morning, with topics ranging from modern molecular plant biology, an introduction bioinformatic tools and research talks from all five group members. In the afternoon, students and faculty members of UNSA gained hands-on experience doing DNA and RNA extraction, amplification and PCR as well as microscopy in the lab sessions led by two graduate students, Nathan Wilson and Eli Hornstein, and a Research Assistant, Cristina Salinas, from the Sederoff lab. |
How to be a “Connector”: Linking Campus, International Opportunities, and Visiting Scholars Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2019 - 04/05/2019 |
Country(s): | Trinidad and Tobago |
Develop WaterSupply/ Rainwater Harvesting Recommendations for Cape Verde through Coventry University Development project |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 11/01/2018 - 02/28/2019 |
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As part of the Royal Academy of Engineers (UK) fellowship, I am obliged to help Coventry University develop rainwater harvesting guidance for the Cape Verde Islands. |
Collaborative relationship with the Japan Plant Factory Association Development project |
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Hernandez, Ricardo | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/20/2018 - 02/28/2019 |
Country(s): | Japan |
Collaborative relationship with the Japan Plant Factory Association. Co-organized and hosted a conference “Ag Tech Collides” (https://cals.ncsu.edu/event/ag-tech-worlds-collide/) February 2018, Raleigh, NC. In this conference four Japanese companies and three invited speakers presented innovations in plant factory to companies, government agencies and entrepreneurs in the USA. (total attendees: 70). After conference the Japan Plant Factory Association and my program continue to collaborate in research and academic programs |
INIA - Climate Change and Production Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 01/28/2019 - 02/08/2019 |
Funding Agency: | Instituto Nacional de Innovacion Agraria (INIA), Peru |
Country(s): |
Hops as a natural antimicrobial in pickled vegetable products Research project |
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Breidt, Fred | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/01/2017 - 02/01/2019 |
Material transfer research agreement Share hops materials and research resuts to develop methods for using hops in acidified vegetable products without significant flavor impact Dr. Changho Chung Dept. of Culinary Science and Food Service Management Sejong University, 98 Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu Seoul, 143-747, South Korea Tel: +822 3408-3222 Fax: +822-3408-4313 Email: cchung@senong.ac.kr
ISU: Dr. Byron Brehm-Stecher Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition 2312 Food Sciences Building Iowa State University Ames, IA50011-1061 Tel: 515-294-6469 Fax: 515-294-8181 Email: Byron@Iastate.edu
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Living with water: Classic Maya pond management at El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala Research project |
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Ricker, Matthew C. | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2018 |
Country(s): | Guatemala |
This research is part of an interdisciplinary regional archaeology project working to understand the techniques utilized by the ancient Maya to manage urban water systems at El Perú-Waka' in northern Guatemala. |
Molecular Plant-Nematode Interactions Development project |
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Davis, Eric L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 12/31/2018 |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
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Optimizing site-specific solar radiation modeling for its application in the horticultural, agricultural, and photonics industries- Research project |
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Hernandez, Ricardo | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/05/2017 - 12/28/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Academy of Finland, Finland |
Country(s): | Finland |
Hosting a Postdoctoral research Associate (2017-2018) Titta Kotilainen Ph.D. Project title and description: Optimizing site-specific solar radiation modeling for its application in the horticultural, agricultural, and photonics industries- This project, funded by Academy of Finland is a joint effort between University of Helsinki, Department of Bioscienes, Division of Plant Biology; NC State University, Department of Horticultural Science (R. Hernández); Stockbridge Technology Centre (UK); Kauppapuutarhaliitto (association for Finnish growers); and Photonics Finland. Partial funding provided by the Science Academy of Finland. |
Ecuador and Perú Cochran: Pasture Management Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 11/25/2018 - 12/08/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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The Eduador and Perú Fellows spent 2 weeks in and around Raleigh, North Carolina to receive training on pasture management in order to increase the health and production of the animals in their respective home countries. Through this Cochran Fellowship, the Fellows met with scientific experts within the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the USDA Farm Service Agency. Additionally, they met with NC State University faculty involved in pasture management, grass breeding, livestock nutrition, silvopastures, and forages and pastures research. To round out the training, the Fellows also visited local farms as well as NC State University experimental research facilities. The objective of the training was to expose the Fellows to best management practices to help maximize the health of their animals while conserving pastures for the future. |
Visit to Peru to Generate Research and Teaching Collaborations Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 11/27/2018 - 12/04/2018 |
Country(s): | Peru |
The Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, and the CALS Office of International Programs co-funded a trip to three universities in Peru in order to generate research and teaching collaborations. Dr. Jose Cisneros organized the trip and invited Dr. Harris, along with four other CALS faculty and administrators to participate. |
Mali and Burkina Faso – Improved Adaption to Drought and Dry Cereal - Cochran Program Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 11/04/2018 - 11/17/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Global Academy conducted a training program on Improved Adaption to Drought and Dry Cereal for four fellows from Mali and one fellow Burkina Faso spanning from November 4-17, 2017. While at NC State, the fellows attended lectures and roundtable sessions with faculty from Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Department of Applied Ecology, and Prestage Department of Poultry Science. They also visited a number of NC State research facilities such as National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management at NC State, North Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic at NC State, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, and Central Crops Research Station. To gain understanding of how the government is supporting environmentally friendly programs, the fellows also met with North Carolina officials from USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Rural Development Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, North Carolina Farm Bureau, USDA-ARS Climate Change/Air Quality Laboratory, and USDA-ARS Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit. As most of these fellows worked in the cotton industry in Mali and Burkina Faso, they were interested in visiting similar industry facilities in NC. With that aim, they toured private businesses such as Rock Ridge Farms, Silver Lake Cotton Grower’s Gin, Cotton, Inc, and Pace Family Farms. |
Pakistan Cochran: Soybeans and Dry Distiller Grains Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 11/03/2018 - 11/16/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
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The Pakistan Fellows spent 2 weeks on a USDA Cochran fellowship in the US traveling from North Carolina to Virginia, Missouri and Illinois. The goal of the training was to improve the awareness about the products available, processing and marketing infrastructure and capacity building of the solvent industry, feed mill managers and professionals. The Fellows toured Purdue Farms', Smithfield Grain's and Cargill's port terminals, and met with numerous trade organizations like the American Soybean Association and the U.S. Soybean Export Council as well as other governmental agencies as means to increase connectivity between the trade professionals of the U.S. and Pakistan. During this training, the Fellows also experienced snowfall in Missouri, which was an experience in itself! |
Turfgrass visit to China Training/Workshop |
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Qu, Rongda | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/03/2018 - 11/01/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China |
Country(s): | |
In a recent trip, I visited Nanjing and Beijing. In Nanjing, I met Dr. Jianxiu Liu and colleagues working on turfgrass breeding and genetic transformation in the Jiangsu Institute of Botany, CAS. I was also able to give a long-due seminar there. In Beijing, I met Dr. Wanjun Zhang, Associate Professor at CAU, working on turfgrass and switchgrass transformation. Dr. Zhang was a postdoc in my lab at NCSU before taking the position. We discussed the progress of his research projects. |
Understanding Regulation of Nicotine Biosynthesis Research project |
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Qu, Rongda | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/28/2017 - 11/01/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences (YATAS), China-Peoples Rep |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The project is in collaboration with Dr. Bingwu Wang of Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences (YATAS), China, in an attempt to understand various factors (transcription factors, pathway enzymes, agronomy measurements, photohormones...) that affect nicotine synthesis in tobacco plants. We received a patent for the work: US patent 9580722, and wrapped up the project in late 2018. |
Bosnia - Resilient Agriculture Cochran Program Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 10/14/2018 - 10/27/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
Global Academy conducted a two week training on resilient agriculture for a group of six fellows from Bosnia from October 14 – 27, 2017. Their backgrounds included public and private sectors as well as university, which resulted in interesting and lively dialogues during the training sessions. The training consisted of roundtable sessions, workshops, demonstration sessions and field visits covering wide variety of topics pertaining to resilient agriculture. |
Improved Adaption to Drought and Dry Cereal Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 10/24/2017 - 10/23/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Mali |
Four agricultural professionals from Mali and one from Burkina Faso came to the U.S. from November 4 – 17, 2017 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Improved Adaption to Drought and Dry Cereal at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. The Fellows were interested in the cotton industry and they were able to visit Cotton Inc., Silver Lake Cotton Grower’s Gin in Elm City, and Rock Ridge Farms in Wilson during harvest season. |
Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela – Sorghum Exposure and Utilization Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/30/2018 - 10/12/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador | Peru | Venezuela |
Twelve agricultural professionals from Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela came to the U.S. from September 30 – October 12, 2018 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Sorghum Exposure and Utilization at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. Throughout the 2-weeks, the Fellows from Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela were exposed to the sorghum industry and considerations when incorporating sorghum into animal feed. The goal of this training program was to increase connectivity between the industry and research professionals of the U.S. with the industry professionals from Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. |
Ghana Cochran: Agricultural Biotechnology Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/30/2018 - 10/12/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
The 2-week training program provided the Ghanian Fellows an opportunity to investigate what a country with GMO's would look like. Through this, the Fellows met with a wide-assortment of faculty and professionals including NC State's Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures, numerous research faculty, Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center, RTP biotech companies, and farmers. After this program, the Fellows will have the tools to have educated discussions about GMOs in Ghana. |
Developing Study Abroad Class on Roman Engineering Study Abroad |
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Hunt, William (Bill) F | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 09/16/2018 - 10/07/2018 |
Country(s): | Spain |
Dr. Hunt travelled to Spain to help develop a new study abroad class on Roman engineering.
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Met with Argentinian Faculty to Discuss Collaborations and to Tour Food Processing Facilities Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/03/2018 - 10/04/2018 |
Country(s): | |
Working in conjunction with the Global Training Initiative, met with Argentinian faculty to discuss collaborations and to give them a tour of the NC State food processing facilities. (Schaub Hall fruit and vegetable pilot plant and milk/ice cream production plant.) |
Klima 2050 Research project |
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Johnson, Jeffrey Patrick | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 09/17/2018 - 10/03/2018 |
Country(s): | Norway |
Klima 2050 - Risk reduction through climate adaptation of buildings and infrastructure - is a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI). The aim of Klima 2050 is to reduce the societal risks associated with climate changes and enhanced precipitation and flood water exposure within the built environment. During this research, I worked with Klima 2050 and Tone Muthanna, an associate professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), to analyze long-term hydrologic performance of stormwater control measures in Norway to assess climate adaptability and longevity. |
Statistical methods and computer programs for linkage and QTL analysis in polyploid populations Research project |
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Zeng, Zhao-Bang | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2015 - 09/30/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
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Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to develop genomic tools for sweet potato breeding, we formed a research partnership with Prof. A. Augusto F. Garcia's group at Department of Genetics, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Brazil to develop statistical methods and computer programs for linkage and QTL analysis in polyploid populations. |
China- Crop Germplasm Conservation Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/16/2018 - 09/27/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Six agricultural professionals from China came to the U.S. from September 16 – 27, 2018 and participated in a program on Crop Germplasm Conservation at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. This program provided the fellows exposure on how crop germplasm is identified, inspected, and conserved and how this information is shared throughout the country. The Fellows traveled throughout the country to talk with numerous professionals and scientists. In Washington, DC, the Fellows met with the National Plant Germplasm Laboratory, the American Seed Trade Association and toured the USDA National Arboretum. In Raleigh, NC, the Fellows met with NC State University Plant Breeding Consortium faculty , toured the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Seed Laboratory, NC State University Micropropagation and Repository Unit, and Syngenta Seeds. Then the Fellows traveled to Colorado where they met with the USDA-ARS Plant and Animal Genetic Resources Preservation, Seed Preservation Program. On the final leg of their trip, the Fellows toured the M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center and then the Tree Fruit, Nut, and Grapes National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Davis, California. This cross-country training introduced the Fellows to a wide array of US agriculture and the multiple approaches to germplasm conservation within the US. |
China- Crop Germplasm Conservation - Scientific Exchange Program Training/Workshop |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/16/2018 - 09/27/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | |
This program provided the fellows exposure on how crop germplasm is identified, inspected, and conserved and how this information is shared throughout the country. The Fellows traveled throughout the country to talk with numerous professionals and scientists. In Washington, DC, the Fellows met with the National Plant Germplasm Laboratory, the American Seed Trade Association and toured the USDA National Arboretum. In Raleigh, NC, the Fellows met with NC State University Plant Breeding Consortium faculty , toured the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Seed Laboratory, NC State University Micropropagation and Repository Unit, and Syngenta Seeds. Then the Fellows traveled to Colorado where they met with the USDA-ARS Plant and Animal Genetic Resources Preservation, Seed Preservation Program. On the final leg of their trip, the Fellows toured the M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center and then the Tree Fruit, Nut, and Grapes National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Davis, California. This cross-country training introduced the Fellows to a wide array of US agriculture and the multiple approaches to germplasm conservation within the US. |
Agricultural and Gastronomic Tour of Italy 2018 Training/Workshop |
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Tiezzi, Francesco | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/07/2018 - 09/17/2018 |
Country(s): | Italy |
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Turkey-Biotechnology Policy and Communication Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/03/2018 - 09/14/2018 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Turkey |
Six agricultural professionals from Turkey came to the U.S. from September 3 – 14, 2018 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Biotechnology Policy and Communication at NC State in Raleigh, NC. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with with professionals from the USDA, university, state, and the private sector. The goal of this program was to help Turkey develop a science-based and transparent approach to the genetically engineered products and improve the Turkey Biosafety Law. During this program, the Fellows learned about U.S. and global policies for biotech regulation; biotech production, supply, and demand; biotech research and development; risk communication in agricultural biotechnology; animal feeding and feed production. We did have to cut the 2-week session short due to Hurricane Florence, but we hope the experience was well-received and some long-lasted relationships were developed. |
Resilient Agriculture Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 09/25/2017 - 09/13/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | |
Seven agricultural professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina came to the U.S. from October 14 – 28, 2017 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Resilient Agriculture at NC State in Raleigh. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with the cooperation of many different partners at NC State and within the state. Some of the highlights of this training program were visits to: the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Flavor 1st Growers and Packing, Johnson’s Peaches, Lewis Creek Farms, USDA Rural Development Agency, CEFS, the Sandhills Research Station, and the USDA-ARS Climate Change/Air Quality Laboratory. |
Genomic tools for sweetpotato improvement Research project |
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Quesada-Ocampo, Lina Maria | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 08/29/2014 - 08/31/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Genomic Tools for Sweetpotato Improvement (GT4SP) Development project |
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Yencho, George (Craig) Craig | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2014 - 08/31/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Australia | Ghana | Kenya | Peru | Uganda |
This project will develop modern genomic, genetic, and bioinformatics tools to facilitate crop improvement and improve genetic gains in sweetpotato, an important food security and cash crop with highly recognized potential to alleviate hunger, vitamin A deficiency, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and predominantly grown in small plot holdings by poor women farmers. https://sweetpotatogenomics.cals.ncsu.edu/ |
Feed Formulation for Poultry Industry Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 08/28/2017 - 08/21/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Ghana |
Four agricultural professionals came to North Carolina from September 12 – 25, 2017 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Feed Formulation for Poultry Industry at NC State in Raleigh. This training program was planned by CALS Global Academy and was carried out with the cooperation of many different partners at NC State and within the state. Some of the highlights of this training program were visits to: Premex, Coker Feed Mill, Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill, and the NCSU Feed Mill. The Fellows learned about importing U.S. grains from the NCDA&CS International Trade Office and from the North Carolina Small Grain Growers Association. The Fellows spent many hours with Edgar Oviedo, Peter Ferket, and Adam Fahrenholz learning about best feed formulation practices. |
Food Supplement Programs Training/Workshop |
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Cisneros, Juan (Jose) Jose | |
Horticultural Science | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 08/28/2017 - 08/21/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Jordan |
Eight agricultural professionals came to the U.S. from September 30 – October 13, 2017 and participated in the USDA-FAS Cochran Fellowship Program on Food Supplement Programs at NC State. The Fellows started their Cochran Fellowship in Washington, D.C. and then flew to NC for the remainder of their program. Some of the highlights of this training program were visits to: the USDA, Aberdeen Elementary, and the NCDA&CS Food Distribution Division. The attended multiple workshops on SNAP and EBT programs. |
Course on Principles of Environmental Catalysis Training/Workshop |
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Kolar, Praveen | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 08/03/2018 - 08/20/2018 |
Funding Agency: | Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India |
Country(s): | India |
Dr. Kolar visited Central University of Haryana (CUH), Mahendergarh, India to deliver a 2-week course on Principles of Environmental Catalysis. He had a great time while there. The course was organized through the government of India's initiative called global initiative of academic network (GIAN). Dr. Kolar also initiated a couple of research projects (submitting a letter of intent and pending decision). |
International Research Experience - Peru Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 05/15/2018 - 07/31/2018 |
Country(s): | Peru |
Undergraduate research experience in Lima, Peru with the International Potato Center (CIP) where the student was immersed in the local culture and worked with international researchers throughout Peru. The student conducted field and laboratory research on potato nutrients. |
International Research Experience - Spain Research project |
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Tucker, Adrienne LaBranche | |
CALS International Programs | |
International Programs | |
Project Dates: | 05/15/2018 - 07/31/2018 |
Country(s): | Spain |
Management of undergraduate research experience in Villaviciosa, Spain where students were immersed in the local culture while working with international researchers at the Dairy Istitute of Asturias (Instituto de Productos Lacteos de Asturias). The students conducted laboratory research to isolate microbial DNA from whey samples and identify bacterial strains. |
Genetic Engineering and Society: The Case of Transgenic Pests NSF-IGERT Development project |
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Gould, Fred | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 07/31/2018 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico | Peru |
Description |
US Italian Fulbright Research project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/15/2018 - 07/15/2018 |
Country(s): | Italy |
I am very interested in improving food security issues globally, and this Fulbright Award provided an opportunity to work with colleagues in Italy who work on the same pathogen that I work on, Phytophthora infestans, which causes late blight. The disease was responsible for the Irish potato famine and continues to pose a threat to tomatoes and potatoes. Right now there is a disease and surveillance mapping system in the United States and most of Europe, but Southern Europe and the Mediterranean area, including North Africa and the Middle East, are not represented on that map. So I coordianted a network of scientists to collect the pathogen from the field. We genotypes samples and have written a joint publication. The idea is to expand rapid and accurate detection and diagnosis of late blight on tomato and potato in the region. That’s important, because there is a lot of trade into the island of Sicily, which is one way new and re-emerging diseases spread. |
Knowledge-breeding of raspberry and strawberry Training/Workshop |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 06/24/2018 - 07/02/2018 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Dr. Fernandez traveled to Liaoning Institute of Pomology (LIP), China Agriculture University (CAU) and Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences in late June 2018. At the LIP, she visited their raspberry breeding program lab, greenhouse and field locations. She also presented a talk on the NCSU raspberry breeding program with the focus on developing heat tolerance in raspberry. She also visited CAU and Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences where she presented talks on strawberry breeding for disease resistance. |
Association of total mineral content and elemental speciation with the healing properties of berries. Research project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 |
Country(s): | Brazil | United Kingdom | United States |
Co-investigators Felipe-Sotelo, Ward, Lila & Seimi Nomura |
Combating global health challenges: an international effort to mitigate food allergy through the development of hypoallergenic edible protein-polyphenol ingredients. Research project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 07/05/2017 - 06/30/2018 |
Country(s): | Australia | United States |
A collaborative project between the FOODplus Research Centre and North Carolina State University. Co-Investigators: Muhlhausler, Beverly, Nat Plundrich & Mary Ann Lila. |
Aquatic Weed Sensing and Management Research project |
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Richardson, Rob | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2018 - 06/30/2018 |
Country(s): | Australia | New Zealand |
Provide outreach related to aquatic weed management and conduct research to control aquatic invasive species. |
Sow Longevity Research project |
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Flowers, William L | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 05/31/2018 |
Country(s): | Canada |
Description |
Peruvian Fisheries Development Project Development project |
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Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 04/08/2018 - 04/15/2018 |
Country(s): | Peru |
Participated in an exploratory development project to initiate a joint NCSU-Peru Fisheries Project, coordinated by CALS International Programs. |
Development of captive breeding, larval rearing technologies and management practices for African Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) Research project |
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Reading, Benjamin J | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2017 - 04/01/2018 |
Country(s): | Uganda |
USAID, Aquafish Innovation Lab, 01/01/17-04/01/18, Development of captive breeding, larval rearing technologies and management practices for African Lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus). Co-Principal Investigators: B.J. Reading, R.J. Borski, J. Terhune, C. Boyd, and J.J. Molnar; Host Country Principal Investigator: J. Walakira (National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda). |
Fruitlook - PIRSES International Consortium on fruit development Development project |
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Franks, Robert G | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 03/15/2018 |
Country(s): | Italy | Spain | Sweden |
"FRUIT LOOK aims to address the following key questions: Which are the genetic and molecular networks regulating fruit formation and morphology? Do plant hormones act as morphogens during fruit development? Can we elaborate a model able to explain fruit forms? Fruit development is a genetically programmed process, unique to flowering plants, which provides a suitable environment for seed maturation and seed dispersal. Given the fundamental nature of both the dietary and biological significance of fruit, molecular dissection of fruit development has considerable interest" |
USAID Project, Masters and Doctoral Student Training: Dairy Interest. Research project |
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Fellner, Vivek | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2018 |
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Collaboration with Dr. Lihong Zhao Research project |
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Koci, Matthew D | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | |
From May 2016 to May 2017 we hosted Dr. Lihong Zhao from the China Agricultural University in Beijing China. During this time we developed a collaborative project blending our interests in avian immunology and her interest in poultry nutrition, specifically, her work to develop technologies that remediate the impact of mycotoxins in the feed. In August of 2017 I visited her laboratory for 2 weeks. We have one paper in preparation and are currently hosting a visiting graduate student from her research group. |
Ongoing Teaching Collaborations with TEC de Monterrey in Querétaro, Mexico Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/19/2014 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
This collaboration with Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (TEC de Monterrey) in Queretaro, Mexico, is the result of a sabbatical previously undertaken with the institution. The the goal of the sabbatical was to teach Food Science and Toxicology courses to undergraduates at TEC de Monterrey in a way that focused on technology and active learning. Courses were also taught in English as a way of developing students' foreign language skills around their knowledge of Food Science. The developing collaboration since then between TEC de Monterrey has resulted in ongoing visits as well as hosting a student in a lab here at NC State. |
A Road Map Towards Effective Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes by 2025 Training/Workshop |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 05/07/2016 - 12/31/2017 |
Funding Agency: | Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), India |
Country(s): | India |
Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPN) negatively impact all facets of global agriculture, and there is a compelling need to translate basic research on nematode biology to the deployment of strategies to achieve effective control. The Indo-US workshop titled A road map towards effective management of plant-parasitic nematodes by 2025 organized by Umarao (ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi) and David Bird (North Carolina State University, Raleigh) was convened with the ambitious target to develop tools to alleviate at least one half of the yield loss attributable to nematodes by 2025. The workshop brought together a panel of renowned PPN researchers from India and USA to define the challenges that must be overcome to meet this goal. The workshop aimed at evaluating the literature (current and old) to distinguish dogma from data; identifying the best PPN species to exploit, and how realistically one can extrapolate from one species to another; assessing the technologies in hand, and those that are needed; identifying gaps in our basic understanding of PPN biology, and suggesting how we plug those gaps; developing assays to get quickly to the field, ideally using farmer-acceptable crops and cultivars; and, identifying appropriate funding source(s). (Connect Newsletter May 2016 http://www.iusstf.org/cms/gall_content/2016/5/2016_5$PDF109_May_2016_132510500.pdf) Further research and collaboration is an outcome of this workshop with Dr. David Bird(NC State University) and Dr. Uma Rao (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) continue discussion on the goals and outcomes of the road map. |
Jamaican Turf grass Industry Development project |
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Yelverton, Fred H | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | Jamaica |
Cosultation to Jamaican turf grass industries in relation to organization, governement relationships and industry promotion. |
Elucidating the Roles of Manganese Oxides in Regulating Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Southern Asia. Development project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Cambodia |
Around the world, over 100 million people routinely consume well water with naturally occurring arsenic concentrations that exceed safe drinking-water guidelines. Although the global scale, health impacts, and extreme societal costs of arsenic contamination are apparent, it is less well understood to what extent arsenic may threaten groundwater that is currently arsenic-free. This issue is critical because arsenic contamination of previously uncontaminated aquifers has been observed to occur over timescales of decades. The overall goal of this research is to quantify the potential for future arsenic contamination of groundwater from sources that are both internal and external to aquifers. To achieve this goal, we will conduct a suite of field, laboratory and spectroscopic analyses on sediment samples from a well-characterized aquifer in Cambodia, where groundwater is potentially at risk for future arsenic contamination. In particular, this work will take advantage of natural sediment variability to investigate how the quantities and chemical reactivities of specific minerals govern arsenic concentrations in well water. |
Novel disease diagnostics and an early warning system for Phytopthora infestans for smallholder farmers in East Africa Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/01/2014 - 12/31/2017 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Uganda |
Developing novel disease diagnostics and an early warning system for Phytopthora infestans for smallholder farmers in East Africa. |
Survey of Economically Important Citrus Fruit Flies in China that Threat U.S. Agricultural Production Development project |
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Xia, Yulu | |
Center for Integrated Pest Management | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
This project is to survey citrus-damage fruit flies in China for preventing those economically significant pest from entering the U.S., through trade and human traffic. Field survey sides are being implemented across major China citrus production regions (see attached pictures). |
Global Geography and Power, National Capital Development, Food and Environmental Consequences Research project |
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Kick, Edward (Edward) L | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | |
With two bio-engineers and a private health expert I have collected data on fifty variables for 200 countries for which I am analyzing (using Structural Equation Modeling and Path Analysis) the relationships between: global geographical characteristics (climate. eco-systems,....), world power, national "capitals" (education, military, finances,....), infrastructure, crop and meat production, food security, and environmental degradation. This model will allow researchers to identify the causes among variales and the strength in which they affect on another and lead to other variables such as food insecurty. This allows researchers to caluculate the best strategies for addressing the unique needs of individual countries in reducing hunger across the globe. |
Validation of Biltong processing Research project |
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Hanson, Dana J | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
Determining the microbiological biome in various antelope species. |
Cultivation and biorefinery of high-lipid microalgae for biodiesel and DHA productions Research project |
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Cheng, Jay J. | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Description |
USAID Grain Legume Innovation Lab Development project |
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Kornegay, Julia L | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador | Guatemala | Honduras | Uganda |
Dr. Kornegay is currently the Chair of the Technical Management Advisory Committee (TMAC) of the USAID-funded Legume Innovation Lab which awards about $25 million in grants to collaborative research projects on food legumes for U.S. Universities and National Agricultural Research programs in Latin America and Africa. |
Turfgrass Management Training/Workshop |
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Yelverton, Fred H | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 |
Country(s): | France | Russia | Spain |
Description |
Aquatic Plant Management Development project |
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Richardson, Rob | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/30/2017 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Provide outreach for invasive aquatic plant management. |
Weed management in peanut-cropping systems in central Argentina Research project |
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Leon, Ramon Gonzalo | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 12/03/2017 - 12/09/2017 |
Country(s): | United States | Argentina |
Visit to Central Argentina to help peanut growers develop weed management strategies for herbicide resistant weeds based on integrated approaches. The area of influence of the visit included over 150,000 acres of peanut in more than 1.5 million acres of soybean and corn rotations. The project also generated information that will be included in a peanut production book of the American Peanut Research and Education Society. |
Field Deployable Nutrient-Rich Biodegradable Matrix for Crop Rotation Development project |
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Opperman, Charles H. | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 12/01/2014 - 12/01/2017 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Nigeria | Uganda | Benin |
Assisting Argentinian and Mexican Universities Obtain Higher Education Review Board Approval Development project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/15/2012 - 10/31/2017 |
Country(s): | |
During work with the Institute of Food Technology's Higher Education Review Board assisted universities in Spanish-speaking countries, including Argentina and Mexico to obtain approval of their undergraduate food science programs. |
Survey and comparative detection of the Rhizoctonia fungi associated with vascular streak dieback disease in cacao-growing areas of the Philippines Development project |
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Cubeta, Marc A | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/30/2015 - 09/29/2017 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
This project focuses on conducting a survey for the occurrence of vascular streak dieback (VSD), an emerging fungal disease that is threatening cacao production in the Philippines and southeast Asia. Additional experiments will be conducted to develop a robust diagnostic assay to detect the fungus from infected plant and methods to inoculate plants with the fungus to develop methods to screen cacao germplasm for resistance to VSD. |
Intensive Short Course in Food Science for Chinese Students from Four Universities (collaboration with GTI) Training/Workshop |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 07/06/2017 - 08/09/2017 |
Country(s): | United States |
In collaboration with Michael Bustle of GTI (Global Training Initiative) we prepared and conducted an intensive short course for 17 Chinese students from four universities. This course include lectures and labs, as well as tours (Howling Cow Dairy, Videri Chocolate, North Carolina Department of Agriculture Labs, Herbalife, Lonerider Brewery, S&D Coffee). Lecture themes included Food Science, Nutrition, and Toxicology. Lectures were followed by labs to reinforce lecture topics. The course culminated in with a tour of the North Carolina Research Center facilities in Kannapolis, NC.
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Production to Consumption - Technologies to Improve Peanut Production, Processing, and Utilization in Haiti Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 07/01/2017 |
Country(s): | Haiti |
The overall goal of this project is to address and mitigate key constraints to peanut production and utilization in Haiti. Peanuts have been and continue to be an important part of Haitian diet and culture. In addition, peanuts provide an important source of cash income. To combat malnutrition in the country, certain NGOs have developed facilities to produce peanut-based Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food or RUTF. To date, however, there has been limited utilization of locally grown peanut due to issues with productivity, quality and aflatoxin contamination. In this project, we are developing a comprehensive production, processing and utilization strategy for peanuts in Haiti. All phases of peanut production are being evaluated, including varieties specific to the region and market influences. We are instituting a seed-increase program and developing facilities to maintain genetic resources through curation of important peanut germplasm. Capacity building through the introduction of labor saving devices and harvesting equipment and procedures is underway, along with evaluating the infrastructure to improve peanut handling, drying and long-term storage. Once these improvements have been evaluated, we take the best management practices and strategies to the grower level at several villages and communities in the region, particularly through the depot network partnership with the Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corporation. We are providing training and infrastructure support to realize these improvements and ensure long-term capacity building. Aflatoxin and the role of women in the peanut value chain is being measured/surveyed throughout the duration and in all phases of the project. We are also establishing aflatoxin-testing facilities and re-training Haitians in how to measure and the importance of avoiding aflatoxin in their diet. Another important capacity-building measure is the creation of alternative products/markets for high aflatoxin contaminated peanuts. |
Using Applied Research and Technology Transfer to Minimize Aflatoxin Contamination and Increase Production, Quality and Marketing of Peanut in Ghana Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2013 - 07/01/2017 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Ghana |
A wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses negatively impact peanut production in the field and generally contributes to the reduced quality of marketed peanut in Ghana and West Africa. Aflatoxin contamination can occur and increase at all steps of the peanut supply chain including production in the field, storage in fields and villages, and in processed products. Interventions at each step of the supply chain can minimize aflatoxin contamination. Improved production in the field including pest resistant cultivars, adequate soil fertility and plant nutrition, and synchronization of peanut pod growth phase with adequate soil moisture can increase peanut yield and quality and minimize aflatoxin contamination. Adequate and timely drying of farmer stock peanut minimizes additional production of aflatoxin during storage in villages prior to marketing. Effective processing of farmer stock and shelled stock peanut can also reduce aflatoxin prior to purchase and consumption. Determining current practices by farmers, conducting research to mitigate aflatoxin and improve peanut quality, and transferring appropriate technology to farmers are needed to improve productivity, profits, and quality of peanut and to increase safety of peanut products consumed by humans and livestock. The primary platform being used to research aflatoxin contamination of peanut in the supply chain in Ghana is taking place in nine villages in northern and central Ghana. Interventions at each step of the supply chain are being implemented and aflatoxin contamination determined. Research is conducted at two institutions associated with the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and at the Crops Research Institute (CRI) to develop appropriate production and pest management strategies and to evaluate new germplasm suitable for the region. Results from efforts at villages and research stations are presented to farmers using the Farmer Field School approach and appropriate posters, bulletins and manuals. Graduate student training is closely linked to activities in villages and research stations. Results from the project are providing farmers in Ghana with information on documented interventions that reduce aflatoxin contamination of peanut throughout the supply chain. Improved productivity and quality of peanut coupled with acceptable levels of aflatoxin in peanut products improve access to local, regional, national and international markets leading to enhanced economic viability of farmers and their communities. |
Aflatoxin Management Interventions, EducAflatoxin management interventions, education, and Analysis at Various Steps within the Value Chain in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia Development project |
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Brandenburg, Rick L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2017 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi | Mozambique | Zambia |
This project focuses on a vlalue chain approach to improving peanut production and profitability along with interventions to reduce aflatoxin at various stages of the value chain. The project includes plant breeders, agronomists, pest management specilaist, food scientists, biological and agricultural engineers, and socio economists from NC State, the Univ of GA, Va Tech and UCONN. We are linked with the University of Zambia, Lilongwe University of Ag and Natural Resources, ICRISAT, and International Ag Institute of Mozambique. and the Univ of Eduardo Maldo Extensive field and laboratory trials are underway and the project is currently supporting more than a dozen students at the various host instititutions in Africa. |
Costa Rica Study Abroad Exploration for Youth, Family, and Community Sciences Study Abroad |
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Allen, Kimberly I. | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2017 - 06/01/2017 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
This project was developed in order to create a study abroad Maymester course for the Youth, Family, and Community Sciences graduate program. The course will provide YFCS students and others with an opportunity to gain an international experience observing and working with non-profit community based programs that address youth and family concerns. |
Murdoch University Marine Mammal research Research project |
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Pollock, Kenneth (Ken) H | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 05/31/2017 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
New Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods Research project |
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Pollock, Kenneth (Ken) H | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 05/31/2017 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science: University of Adelaide Student Exchange Development project |
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Koci, Matthew D | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/17/2017 - 05/27/2017 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Ten day trip to Adelaide South Australia to meet and work out specific course alignment between the Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the poultry group at the Roseworthy campus of the University of Adelaide. |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science Multicultural Scholars Program Special Experiential Learning Training/Workshop |
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Koci, Matthew D | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/06/2017 - 05/22/2017 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
The Multicultural Scholars in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science spent 2 weeks visiting the Agri-Food and Biotechnology Institute in Northern Ireland in the spring of 2017 where they learned about local food animal production systems, and the educational, research, and outreach programs designed to support the food animal industry of Northern Ireland. |
Identifying a key gene for resistance-breaking Satellites Development project |
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Ascencio-Ibanez, Jose (Trino) Trinidad | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 04/30/2017 |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Description |
Pakistan – U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Program Research project |
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Carver, Donna K | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/17/2017 - 03/05/2017 |
Funding Agency: | The National Academies, USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Description This program funds research projects planned and conducted jointly by researchers from Pakistan and the US. These funds are used to improve monitoring and detection of food animal diseases. Each reviewer reviews 10 proposals and the group discusses the feasibility of the projects. Very few are actually funded. |
Sin Suleo Sin Comeda: How can sustainable soil management improve food security for smallholder farmers in El Salvador Research project |
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Schroeder-Moreno, Michelle S | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2015 - 01/07/2017 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | El Salvador |
This was a 2 year research and community development project that was served as the primary masters reseach project for my graduate student, Angel Cruz. It was funded through the Fulbright student scholarship and the Borloug Global Food Security fellowship both awarded to Angel Cruz. In addition to sustianable agriculture production and soil management research, it had strong community participatory and on-farm components and we worked with a local NGO (FUNDAMER) focused on community development. |
Spacial and Temporal Variation of Soil Thermal and Hydraulic Properties in the Root Zone Research project |
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Heitman, Joshua Lee | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2017 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Development of sensors for measuring root zone characteristics. |
Cassava virus diversity Development project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 01/01/2017 |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Description |
Journal of Environmental and Resource Economists (Co-Editor-in-Chief) Research project |
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von Haefen, Roger H | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2017 |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Description |
Development of novel Salmonella control practices and integrated education program to reduce Salmonellosis Research project |
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Hassan, Hosni M | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2017 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
World Congress of Soil Science Development project |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1998 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Australia | France | Thailand |
International Soil Tillage Research Organization Development project |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1997 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Australia | Germany | Poland | Turkey |
Engineering Camelina sativa to increase yield for bioenergy production Research project |
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Sederoff, Heike | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 02/01/2016 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Energy, United States |
Country(s): | Canada |
Camelina sativa is an excellent oil crop for biofuel production because it grows with little water and fertilizer on marginal land. To improve camelina as a dedicated biofuel plant, we have increased its photosynthetic CO2-fixation rates by modifying CO2 transport, assimilation and allocation and reducing the cost of photorespiraton. To extend its agricultural range, we are improving its stress tolerance against heat and drought. Several of these transgenic lines showed successful yield increases of over 50% in greenhouse trials. The international collaboration with Metabolix Oilseeds in Saskatoon, Canada, enabled field trials to study the effect of these transgenes on yield in the usual agricultural and climate environment. |
International Symposium on Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems Training/Workshop |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Development of Resistance to Cercospora Diseases of Crops Development project |
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Daub, Margaret E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Egypt |
Studying the role of the photoactivated toxin cercosporin in diseases caused by Cercospora species. Engineering plants for resistance to cercosporin. |
Global Plant Health Study Abroad Program Study Abroad |
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Daub, Margaret E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Study abroad program on tropical agriculture in Costa Rica. |
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB, citrus greening) and Asian Citrus Psyllid Survey Development project |
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Xia, Yulu | |
Center for Integrated Pest Management | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2000 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Find a strategy to combat HLB agricultural bacterial disease that effects the US. It originally developed in China. |
Plant Breeding Academy - Asia Development project |
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Wehner, Todd C. | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2016 |
Country(s): | Thailand |
Chilling Tolerance in Watermelon Development project |
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Wehner, Todd C. | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Poland |
Cucumber Gene Mutants Development project |
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Wehner, Todd C. | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2016 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
African Plant Breeding Academy Training/Workshop |
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Wehner, Todd C. | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2016 |
Country(s): | Kenya | Tanzania |
Todd Wehner traveled to Tanzania in December to teach at the African Plant Breeding Academy for session 1 of class 2 (class 1 met 2013 to 2014). PBA is a 3-session program over an 18 month period that is supported by UC Davis, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, and the African Orphan Crops Consortium. The 29 students receive scholarships from Mars-M&M. Local administration is by the International Center for Research on Agro-Forestry (CGIAR). Students are working plant breeders with education at the MS or PhD, and come from 16 different countries in Africa. The lectures and laboratories were held in Dar Es Salaam, with a field trip to a spice research station in Zanzibar. Dr. Wehner worked with 3 other lecturers, 2 staff from ICRAF, and the UC Davis program coordinator (and 2 police escorts). |
Ecology of Amphidromous Fisheries Research project |
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Kwak, Thomas J. | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2016 |
Country(s): |
Development of High Yielding Multiple Resistant Sweetpotato Germplasm Development project |
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Yencho, George (Craig) Craig | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1997 - 12/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | The McKnight Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Uganda |
Description |
Unlocking the epigenome for crop improvement Development project |
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Hsieh, Tzung-Fu | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 04/29/2015 - 12/30/2016 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Phenotypic variation within organisms is driven primarily by genetic diversity. However, there is a growing appreciation that epigenetic variation, resulting from a multitude of diverse chemical modifications to the DNA and chromatin, can have profound effects on phenotype. Large-scale interrogation of epigenome inheritance in Arabidopsis has revealed that spontaneous variation in DNA methylation occurs at a rate that is orders of magnitude greater than genetic mutation, indicating the key importance of epigenetic variation during evolution. Thus, there is a potential for epigenetics to play a role in crop improvement, including regulation of transgene expression and creation of novel epialleles.
My lab has established a research collaboration with Dr. Xiangqing Zhang at the South China Agriculture University to study several epigenetic mutants in rice. Dr. Zhang is a rice breeder and his group has identified several rice mutant lines that were caused by epigenetic purtubrations. He is currently a visiting scholar in my lab (since April 2015). We have been collaborating on several projects to explore epigenetic mechanisms regulating important rice traits. To achieve that, we germinated rice seeds in the presence of DNA methylation inhibitor, 5-aza-cytidine (or 5-aza-C), for two days. The treated plants are currently growing in a test field in South China. We design strategy to assess DNA methylation levels in these treated rice plants, and will use them to perform reciprocal crosses with wt rice plants to investigate whether parent-specific genome hypomethylation can affect seed size in rice.
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Sustainable Livestock Production Practices through Stakeholder Partnerships Development project |
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Fellner, Vivek | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | India |
According to the UN, the world population, currently estimated at over 7.2 billion, is expected to rise by almost 1 billion by 2025. Of this growth, India is expected to grow faster than China and surpass their current 1.4 billion citizens to become the world's largest nation. As a rapidly developing and expanding country, it is apparent that India will require sensible investments in infrastructure, healthcare, industry and services to support its inhabitants sustainably; and in a global economy, changes in India will reverberate the world over. A partnership between North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR – one of the largest agricultural development and research systems in the world) was established to undertake a crucially important research project to address global grand challenges in food production, food insecurity, renewable energy production, declining natural resources and the prevalence of disease. The project partners focused on India’s highly diverse agricultural system, its most fundamental and most important industry, to learn how it can be improved to support sustainable development. |
The 2nd International Symposium on Perch and Bass (ISPB-II) Research project |
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Reading, Benjamin J | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 10/20/2016 - 11/02/2016 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Conference Committee Member, The 2nd International Symposium on Perch and Bass (ISPB-II). Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. |
Silk/Pollen Isolation (Gametophyte Factors) from Maize Development project |
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Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2016 - 08/31/2016 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Here we are looking at dominant pollen blockers of ga1 and Ga1-M for use in organic maize. |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science Multicultural Scholars Program Special Experiential Learning Training/Workshop |
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Koci, Matthew D | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 07/20/2016 - 08/12/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
Country(s): | Australia |
The Multicultural Scholars in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science spent 3 weeks visiting the University of Adelaide, in Adelaide South Australia in the summer of 2016 where they learned about local wildlife, Australia's food animal production systems, and the University programs (educational, research, and outreach) designed to support the food animal industry of Asutralia. |
Black Raspberry Genomic Infrastructure Research project |
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Perkins-Veazie, Penelope | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 07/31/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Fulbright Specialist Grant - Brazil Training/Workshop |
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Crozier, Carl R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/23/2016 - 07/12/2016 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | Brazil |
My duties involved consulting on animal waste management research, visiting with graduate students supervised by the host professor, Dr. Luciano Gatiboni, and presenting research seminars at a regional animal waste management conference held at UDESC (Santa Catarina State University), and at a forum held at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in the adjacent state. |
Novel Protein-Polyphenol to Mitigate Food Allergy Research project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2015 - 07/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Australia | United States |
Project uses a novel protein-polyphenol irreversible binding technology to mitigate food allergy by binding the allergenic epitopes on food proteins with natural, biologically active plant polyphenols, which greatly diminishes any allergic reaction to that food protein (peanut, milk, soy, egg). The project in Adelaide focuses on egg allergy specifically and uses an egg-allergic Norway rat pup model to test the mechanisms by which allergy symptoms are alleviated |
White-brown fat plasticity and metabolic inflammation in obesity and diabetes Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 |
Country(s): | Brazil | United States |
Obesity and associated health risks are the greatest public-health challenges of our time. Recent studies indicated that proper metabolic function requires a previously unsuspected level of cooperation between the fat cells and the resident immune cells. We have obtained strong experimental evidence that pharmacological supplementation of diet-induced obese mice with triptolide, a diterpene triepoxide with potent anti-inflammatory properties, decreases macrophage recruitment and cytokine signature in fat that correlates with ‘browning’ of white adipocytes, increased glucose utilization, and improved insulin sensitivity. By combining our unique animal models DIO-triptolide (NCSU) and FAT-1 (USP) with substantial expertise in mitochondrial bioenergetics (NCSU) and flow cytometry (USP), we will demonstrate novel molecular and cellular determinants of white-brown fat plasticity and metabolic inflammation. The gained knowledge will position NCSU and USP at the forefront of human health research; allow us to capitalize on synergistic interdisciplinary expertise; generate data to support joint proposals; and ultimately lead to new treatments for patients with obesity and diabetes. |
Lead Biotechnology Associated Study Abroad Program to Poland Study Abroad |
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Mozdziak, Paul E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2004 - 06/30/2016 |
Country(s): | Poland |
Design and synthesis of tetrahydrothiazolopyridine derivatives Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 05/31/2016 |
Country(s): |
ANS 495 Management and Conservation of Wild Animals in South Africa Development project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2016 - 05/21/2016 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
This 2 week course begins with students meeting in Thankerton Game Reserve near Gravelotte, South Africa. Students were expected to attend demonstrations and participate in field activities at the privately owned game reserves that Dr. Chris Boshoff (veterinarian) and Benjamin Osmers (Wildlife Biologist and Co-owner of SA WorldVets) will be working at. The day to day location varies within the Limpopo Province of South Africa depending on clinical cases. There are three-fold objectives of the course;
The course is an overview of the field strategies and veterinary techniques that wildlife veterinarians and biologists use in management and conservation of the wildlife. The course gives students a better understanding about how wildlife veterinarian assists game farmers in breeding and conservation of endangered wild animals. Dr. Ange-van Heughten accompanied a group of NCSU students during the summer of 2016 and is a collaborator of this study abroad program.
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International Course on Poultry Production Research project |
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Oviedo, Edgar O. | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/15/2016 - 05/21/2016 |
Description. This is an annual event directed to Commercial Poultry Production. The objective is to offer updated information on poultry production. |
ANS 495 Management and Conservation of Wild Animals in South Africa Study Abroad |
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Trivedi, Shweta | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 05/01/2015 - 05/01/2016 |
Country(s): | South Africa |
This 2 week course begins with students meeting in Thankerton Game Reserve near Gravelotte, South Africa. Students will be expected to attend demonstrations and participate in field activities at the privately owned game reserves that Dr. Chris Boshoff (veterinarian) and Benjamin Osmers (Wildlife Biologist and Co-owner of SA WorldVets) will be working at. The day to day location varies within the Limpopo Province of South Africa depending on clinical cases. There are three-fold objectives of the course;
The course is an overview of the field strategies and veterinary techniques that wildlife veterinarians and biologists use in management and conservation of the wildlife. The course will give students a better understanding about how wildlife veterinarian assists game farmers in breeding and conservation of endangered wild animals. The course will be taught with the logistical support and assistance from SA World Vets (http://www.saworldvets.com/Conservation/SA_WorldVets_Wildlife_Vets_South_Africa.html) |
Organizing a trip to Spain for U.S. meat producers Training/Workshop |
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Hanson, Dana J | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2016 - 04/30/2016 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Spain |
Collaboration with the NC State, National Country Ham Association & Association of National Industry of Carne in Espana (ANICE) |
Tobacco and Breeding Research project |
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Lewis, Ramsey S | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 04/08/2016 |
Country(s): | Brazil | Switzerland |
Our research program is engaged in a series of research activities with international collaborators from multiple countries related to tobacco genetics and breeding. |
Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development Development project |
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Jordan, David L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Liberia |
Centers for Excellence at two Liberian universities to produce skilled graduates in engineering and agriculture to meet current and future workforce demands. EHELD is equipping top-performing young Liberian women and men to contribute to the nation’s economic development in careers as engineers, extension agents, researchers, managers, leaders, and small business owners. EHELD is also building the capacity of university faculty through extensive degree training programs and mentoring.
NC State’s contributions to EHELD have included support of graduate programs for Liberians who will be teaching at Cuttington University upon completion of their degrees, revision and implementation of curricula in the newly created Animal Science and Health and Plant and Soil Science departments, and supporting training activities for faculty, staff and the agricultural sector in Liberia.
Other participants on the EHELD team at NC State include Charlotte Farin, Sung Woo Kim, Rick Brandenburg, Jay Jayaratne, Gary Bullen, Clyde Sorenson, Bir Thapa, and Bridget Lassiter. |
Efficacies of dietary trace elements and fat in alleviating heat stress of broilers and their action mechanisms at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels Research project |
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Xi, Lin | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The objectives of this project is to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of manganese and zinc as well as fat on productive performance of broiler breeders under heat stress and development of their offspring. In this project, theories and techniques of advanced physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology are applied, and series of trials in vivo with heat-stressed broilers and in vitro with heat stress-sensitive cells of broilers in primary culture will be conducted to study the effects of manganese, zinc and fat on performances and heat stress-sensitive physiological, biochemical and molecular markers of laying broiler breeders, egg embryo during hatching and offspring broilers after hatching under heat stress. The efficacies of manganese and zinc as well as fat in alleviating heat stress of broilers will be evaluated at different physiological stages, and the anti-heat stress capabilities of offspring broilers obtained and their action mechanisms will be elucidated at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels. |
Development of methods for knockout chickens Research project |
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Hassan, Hosni M | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
CRISPR-Cas genome editing to understand foodborne-pathogen interactions in poultry |
Application of Synchrotron Based X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques to the Geoscience Field Research project |
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Hesterberg, Dean L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
We develop techniques to apply advanced analytical techniques, specifically X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray imaging to determine chemical species of various elements in complex geochemical systems such as soils and waste materials. This project is a "Science without Borders" grant funded by the Brazilian government, and my role is to train students and faculty on the use of synchrotron techniques in soil science, agricultural sciences, and environmental sciences. |
Separating Components of Evapotranspiration for Improved Water Management in Vineyards Research project |
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Heitman, Joshua Lee | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | Israel | United States |
Evapotranspiration in wine-grape vineyards. |
Sindbis virus assembly mutants Training/Workshop |
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Hernandez, Raquel | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1997 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | Australia |
We have successfully produced host range mutations in all 4 serotypes of dengue virus which are the result of deletions in the membrane spanning domain of the virus envelope protein. We have shown that these viruses grow efficiently in insect cells but poorly in mammalian cells. In collaboration with the company "Arbovax" we have shown that these mutations elicit protective immunity in mice and in the case of serotype 2 dengue virus in monkeys. A tetravalent formulation designed to produce protective immunity against all 4 serotypes has just completed testing in monkeys. Significant effort will be dedicated to the analysis of the outcome of this trial. |
Arbovirus vaccines Training/Workshop |
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Hernandez, Raquel | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1997 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | Brazil | Germany |
We have developed a technique for the production of live virus vaccines for arthropod vectored viruses. This technology is based on the discovery that evolution has provided these viruses with genetic information essential for replication in one of the two hosts (mammals and insects) but not the other. We have identified genetic elements required for efficient replication in the mammalian host and removed them. These deletion mutations restrict the growth of the virus to the insect host resulting in a host range mutation that is a deletion with little prospect of reversion to wild type. Injection of the insect produced virus into mammals results in the production of high titers of neutralizing antibody and protection against challenge with wild type virus in the absence of disease. In principle this technology will produce a live virus vaccine against any of these arthropod vectored diseases for which a cDNA clone can be produced. The significance of this possibility is obvious. |
BREAD: Functional analysis of DNA satellites associated with cassava mosaic disease Development project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Description |
Characterization of cassava mosaic geminiviruses and their satellites in cassava at the cellular level Development project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Description |
Ecosystem services modeling to manage the emerging infectious plant diseases of Africa Research project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2016 |
Training workshop using cell biology approaches to study host-pathogen interactions in cassava Training/Workshop |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Description |
L-Cysteine metabolism and its nutritional implications Research project |
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Kim, Sung Woo | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The objective of the present study was to investigate the metabolism of enterocytes along the crypt-villus axis in jejunum of early-weaned and suckled pigs by isobaric relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) proteomics. The main objective of this study was to investigate the metabolic pathways of L-Cys catabolism to GSH, H2S, and taurine, with special emphasis on therapeutic and nutritional use of L-Cys to improve the health and well-being of animals and humans. This work has been published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. |
Dietary supplementation with Sanguinarine enhances serum metabolites and antibodies in growing pigs Research project |
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Kim, Sung Woo | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
This study was conducted to determine the effect of dietary sanguinarine supplementation on serum metabolites in growing pigs. This work has been published in Journal of Animal Science. |
Microbiota and Relationship with Fiber Digestability in Pigs Research project |
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Kim, Sung Woo | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2016 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The gut microbiota plays an important role in nutrient digestability in animals. To examine changes in the pig gut microbiota across growth stages and its effects on nutrient digestion, the gut microbiota population in pigs at 28 days (before weaning), and 60,90, and 150 days of age was assessed by 16S rDNA gene sequencing. The apparent digestability of crude fiber (CF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE) was also assessed in these pigs. Work has been published in Scientific Reports. |
Use of Putrescine and Proline to enhance intestical health of nursery pigs Research project |
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Kim, Sung Woo | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 01/01/2016 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of oral administration of putrescine and proline during the suckling period on epithelial restitution after early weaning in piglets. This work has been published in Journal of Animal Science. |
Data processor and software developer Training/Workshop |
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Clay, John S | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | Chile | Mexico | Paraguay | Saudi Arabia |
Development and Proof of Efficacy of a Lethal Ovitrap for Dengue Prevention Development project |
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Apperson, Charles S | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Peru |
Description |
CRISPR immunity Research project |
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Barrangou, Rodolphe | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | France |
Description |
Newly discovered regulatory peptides underpin root organogenesis, environmental sensing, symbiosis and nematode parasitism Research project |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Family Coaching Training/Workshop |
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Allen, Kimberly I. | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Speaker, workshop leader, and member of International Society of Coaching Psychology, Based in London, England. |
The International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops Research project |
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Burkey, Kent O | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1987 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | Albania | Austria |
Description |
Identify projects for collaborative research between Pakistan and the US Research project |
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Carver, Donna K | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | The National Academies, USA |
Country(s): | Pakistan |
Description |
Circadian rhythms in plants and parasites Training/Workshop |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Study Abroad Study Abroad |
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Patterson, Bob P | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Czech Republic |
Description |
Studies of Cycad Cuticular Micromorphology Research project |
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Mickle, James E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1991 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Description |
Studies of Fossil Wood from Antigua Research project |
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Mickle, James E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Antigua and Barbuda |
Description |
Darwin Harbour Dolphin Assessment Project Research project |
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Pollock, Kenneth (Ken) H | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Northern Dolphin Monitoring Project Research project |
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Pollock, Kenneth (Ken) H | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2015 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Improving the robustness of a Tactical Model of Aedes/Dengue dynamics Development project |
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Gould, Fred | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): | Peru |
International Conference on Boar Semen Preservation Training/Workshop |
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Flowers, William L | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2015 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Canada | Germany | Netherlands |
Description |
Capacity Building Phytophthora Workshop in India Training/Workshop |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 09/08/2015 - 09/12/2015 |
Country(s): | India |
A workshop on “Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Identification of Phytophthora species on Horticultural Crops ” organized by Dr. Jean Ristaino, with the assistance of Dr. Pallem Chowdappa, ICAR and Dr. David Cooke was held at the ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Bangalore India, Sept 8, 2015 preceding the 3rd International Phytophthora Symposium, Sept 9-12. Over 120 participants applied for the workshop that included 30 students from diverse research institutes in India. The hands on laboratory training in morphological and molecular identification of Phytophthora species included use of a diagnostic keys, PCR and sequence based identification. The subsequent 4 day symposium included plenary presentations by invited international guests on emerging Phytophthora diseases, taxonomy and phylogeny, population biology, genomics, pathogenesis, epidemiology, host resistance and disease management. The well-attended meeting also included inaugural and cultural events, a field tour, a trade show and a valedictory honors ceremony for the invited speakers. A workshop report and recommendations for future Phytophthora research in India were given by the international team. https://globalfoodsecurity.ncsu.edu/global-food-security-capacity-building/ |
Collaborate on Avian Incubation Research project |
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Mozdziak, Paul E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/01/2014 - 08/01/2015 |
Chinese Visiting Scholar |
Study-Abroad Co-leader Study Abroad |
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Kick, Edward (Edward) L | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 04/01/2015 - 06/01/2015 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
European Society for Agronomy Development project |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2015 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Hungary |
Differential expression of proteins involved in energy production along the crypt-villus axis in early-weaning pig small intestine Research project |
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Kim, Sung Woo | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 01/01/2015 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
The objective of the present study was to investigate the metabolism of enterocytes along the crypt-villus axis in jejunum of early-weaned and suckled pigs by isobaric relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) proteomics. This work has been published in Journal of Physiology. |
EU/Israel/Palestine Food Market Integration Development project |
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Goodwin, Barry Kent | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Israel |
Description |
Developing the genomic infrastructure for breeding black raspberries Development project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Korea, South |
Elucidating the Controls on Mycogenic Nanoparticle Reactivity for Environmental Remediation. Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Switzerland |
Description |
Enhancing Aquaculture Production Efficiency, Sustainability and Adaptive Measures to Climate Change Impacts in Bangladesh Development project |
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Daniels, Harry V | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Bangladesh |
Rural development in human nutrition to help cure blindness caused by vitamin A deficiency. |
Predicting Mobilization and Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements from Coal Fly Ash Using Speciation Analysis. Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Transcriptomics of Egyptian Pests Development project |
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Roe, R. Michael | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Egypt |
Development of Novel Protein Delivery Systems Development project |
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Roe, R. Michael | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Egypt |
Development of a male-only strain of the New World screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax Research project |
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Scott, Max | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USA |
Country(s): | Panama |
One the major accomplishments of the USDA in the 20thcentury was the eradication of the New World screwworm fly, C. hominivorax, from all of North and Central America. C. hominivorax females lay their eggs in open wounds or a natural orifice. The hatched larvae then feed on the animal’s living tissue. Animals with severe screwworm infestations may die if untreated. C. hominivorax was eradicated using the sterile insect technique, which involved the mass rearing of C. hominivorax, sterilization by irradiation and distribution of sterile flies over the targeted area. Currently, sterile C. hominivorax are released in a “ buffer zone” in southern Panama to prevent re-infestation from South America. Transgenic “male-only” C. hominivorax offer the potential of more efficient genetic suppression, reduced diet costs, higher plant capacity, improved monitoring and reduced risk should (in the very unlikely event) any C. hominivorax escape from the plant. Transgenic C. hominivorax lines have been obtained carrying a single-component tetracycline-repressible female-lethal system. Females die at the pupal stage. These strains will be further evaluated for characteristics that influence production such fertility and fecundity. Additional experiments are underway that will provide data needed for a risk-benefit analysis by regulators (e.g. outcrossing potential, longevity). A two-component female-specific embryo lethal genetic system is also being developed at NCSU. The most efficient gene system will be sent to Panama for evaluation in C. hominivorax. The Australian sheep blowfly, L. cuprina, is a major pest of sheep in Australia and New Zealand. We are using L. cuprina as a model blowfly to evaluate genetic systems for C. hominivorax and other blowflies that are pests of livestock. We have made several tetracycline-repressible female lethal strains of L. cuprina. The same genetic system was subsequently shown to be effective in C. hominivorax. The strains we have developed could potentially be used for a genetic control program in Australia or New Zealand
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Development of DNA microarray and biochemical technologies in controlling pale, soft exudative meat and microtoxin contamination in the domestic animal feed industry Development project |
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See, M Todd | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Description |
Borlaug Fellow Development project |
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Shew, Barbara B | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | India |
The primary objective of the project was to adapt a peanut Decision Support System currently in use in North Carolina for use by peanut (groundnut) growers in India. The NC DSS helps growers to identity their risk of pest problems based on field history and characteristics, rotation and other cultural practices, cultivar choice, and selection of pesticides. Farmers can then make informed choices about appropriate practices based on their situation and tolerance for risk. |
Grain legumes production for tropical Africa Development project |
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Sinclair, Thomas R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Teaching Locally Engaging Globally Development project |
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Poole, Daniel H. | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Ecologically Based Participatory IPM for Southeast Asia Development project |
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Rejesus, Roderick (Rod) M. | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
USAID-funded project that aims to developing and disseminating new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies for smallholder farmers producing vegetables and high-value crops in Southeast Asia. My specific work responsibility in this project is to evaluate the economic impacts of the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to extending the IPM technologies (i.e., called IPM-FFS) to farmers. Specifically, for smallholder onion farmers in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Two research publications came of this project -- one published in the peer-reviewed journal Agricultural Economics (in 2015) and one in the peer-reviewed journal Agricultural Systems (in 2011). |
Aquatic Plant Management Education Development project |
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Richardson, Rob | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Canada |
Country(s): | Canada |
Provide outreach related to invasive aquatic plant management. |
Modeling Ecosystem Services to Manage the Emerging Infectious Plant Diseases of Africa Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), USA |
Country(s): | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Mozambique |
Description |
Building Regional Capacity in Phytophthora Diagnostics in Latin America Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Honduras |
Description |
Screening Chinese germplasm for tobacco blue mold resistance. Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
IRES in Tropical Plant Pathology with NC State University and the Universidad de Costa Rica. Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
Description |
Northern Quoll Synthesis Workshop Training/Workshop |
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Pollock, Kenneth (Ken) H | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
The Importance of Algal Mixotrophy in Trophic Models of the Oceans Research project |
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Burkholder, JoAnn M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | The Leverhulme Trust, UK |
Country(s): | Australia | Denmark | United Kingdom | Sweden |
Description |
USAID Initiative for Long Term Capacity Building Development project |
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Allen., Jonathan C | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Malawi |
Description |
International genetic structure of wheat powdery mildew populations Research project |
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Cowger, Christina | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep | France | Germany | Switzerland |
Description |
Relatedness of wheat powdery mildew isolates from domesticated wheat and its wild progenitor Research project |
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Cowger, Christina | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Israel |
Phosphorus in Swedish Agricultural Clay Soils - Towards Improved Tools for Risk Assessment and Mitigation of P Leaching Research project |
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Hesterberg, Dean L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), Sweden |
Country(s): | Sweden |
This project is in collaboration with Prof. Jon Petter Gustaffson at the Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala. It involves applying synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy to determine how chemical species of soil phosphorus change under different long-term agricultural practices. We use a synchrotron facility in Thailand to collect phosphorus XANES data. |
A Systematic Review of the Survival of Norovirus in Foods and on Food Contact Surfaces Research project |
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Jaykus, Lee-Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Funding Agency: | Food Standard Agency (FSA), United Kingdom |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Water safety across borders in Central Asia Development project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan |
Description |
BIOFILM (Thalis) Research project |
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Kathariou, Sophia | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014 |
Country(s): | Greece |
Description |
Unlocking chemical biodiversity of Malaysia and its potential to improve human health Research project |
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Komarnytsky, Slavko | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Plant Biology | |
Project Dates: | 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 |
Country(s): | |
Malaysia has a diverse democracy and is an important partner in US engagement with Southeast Asia, being the second largest US trading partner trading among the ten ASEAN countries in 2011. However, NCSU does not have established in-depth partnerships and collaborations in South-East Asia outside of Thailand and Laos. Thus, the overall objective of the envisaged long-term collaborative program between NCSU and IMU will be to develop a novel research and training framework focused on engaging scientists from developing countries in global health research and preservation of sustainable healthy ecosystems that benefit local human health and economic development. As this is a broad aim that will require the input of various academic disciplines, it was decided that the initial proposal will focus on bringing together NCSU expertise in complex biological screening and IMU expertise in chemical characterization and organic synthesis to establish a new international training framework in therapeutic lead discovery in Malaysia. |
Hosted Doctoral Student from Puebla, México for Lab-Based Research Experience and Served on Her Doctoral Committee Research project |
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Harris, Gabriel (Keith in English (Gabriel in Spanish)) Keith | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 02/15/2011 - 06/15/2014 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
I hosted a student from la UDLAP (Universidad de las Americas Puebla) from Puebla for an external research experience. As part of her experience, she conducted research in my lab and presented a research poster on tamarillo (tree tomatoes) at the FASEB meeting in 2012. Finally, I served on her doctoral committee up to and including her defense in June 2014. |
Development of Enhanced Thermo-TDR Technologies for Measuring in Situ Soil Water Evaporation Research project |
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Heitman, Joshua Lee | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 01/01/2014 |
Funding Agency: | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Development of soil, heat, and water sensors. |
ANS 495 Wildlife Management and Conservation in India Study Abroad |
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Trivedi, Shweta | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2014 |
Country(s): | India |
Study Abroad program focused on wildlife management and conservation |
Berlin and Paris Study Abroad Program (Short Travel) Study Abroad |
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Spafford, Anne M | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | France | Germany |
Description |
Peanut Genome Initiative Research project |
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Stalker, H. Thomas | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Brazil | Mali |
New Protein Delivery Systems Research project |
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Roe, R. Michael | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Israel |
Description |
9th International Conference on Pig Reproduction Training/Workshop |
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Flowers, William L | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Poland |
TARSIM Crop Insurance Work Development project |
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Goodwin, Barry Kent | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Turkey |
Invited keynote Training/Workshop |
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Goodwin, Barry Kent | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Brazilian Insurance Development project |
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Goodwin, Barry Kent | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
Genetic strategies for control of dengue virus transmission. Development project |
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Gould, Fred | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Description |
Resistance management for Bt cotton Development project |
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Gould, Fred | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Description |
A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies L-Kynurenine That Competitively Inhibits TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth Research project |
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Alonso, Jose M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | United States |
In situ hybridization and immunodetectin in geminivirus-infected cassava Development project |
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Ascencio-Ibanez, Jose (Trino) Trinidad | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Speaker and workshop leader - Dubai International Food Safety Conference Training/Workshop |
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Chapman, Benjamin James | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Visiting distinguished scholar - University of Central Lancashire Training/Workshop |
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Chapman, Benjamin James | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Effects of Afforestation and Cultivation of Biomass Crops on Water Quantity and Quality Research project |
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Chescheir, George M | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1999 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Uruguay |
Description |
CRISPR-Cas9 cleavage Research project |
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Barrangou, Rodolphe | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Lithuania |
Sustainable agriculture and environmental impacts on nutrient-sensitive coastal waters: a North Carolina – Brittany collaboration Training/Workshop |
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Birgand, Francois | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | France |
Description |
Determination of Nutrient Requirements for Poultry Research project |
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Oviedo, Edgar O. | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
Golf Environment Organization (GEO) Training/Workshop |
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Peacock, Charles H | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Dr. Peacock is engaged with GEO as an advisory member of their technical committee. For more information, go to https://www.golfenvironment.org/ |
Meta-Impact Assessment of the Irrigated Rice Research Consortium Development project |
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Rejesus, Roderick (Rod) M. | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland |
Country(s): | Indonesia | Bangladesh | Philippines | Vietnam |
The objective of this research project is to determine the multidimensional impacts (i.e., economic, sociocultural, environmental, policy, scientific, institutional) of the natural resource management (NRM) technologies developed and/or disseminated by IRRC, as well as document the pathways and mechanisms that led to successful adoption of these technologies. A “meta” impact assessment approach is used where the analysis of impact evidence mainly relies on existing documents (or studies), easily accessible data sources, and short field visits. Two research outputs came out of this project -- one is a final report (available at IRRI) and another is a peer-reviewed journal article published in the journal Global Food Security (in 2014). |
Flora of the Guianas Research project |
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Krings, Alexander | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Guyana | Suriname |
Description |
Cost Effective Shelf-stable Delivery of Phytonutrients and Proteins to Infants and Children Using Locally-Available Foods Development project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | Zambia |
At least two billion people in the world suffer from poor nutrition with children and pregnant women being particularly vulnerable. Starchy diets deficient in proteins, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and beneficial phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables are a major factor, which contributes to morbidity and mortality in the developing world. A team of scientists from Rutgers University, North Carolina State University and Nutrasorb LLC has developed a simple and cost effective process that naturally concentrates beneficial phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables into protein-rich foods in amounts sufficient to promote health and wellness. Nutrasorb LLC agreed to provide Zambia with a no-cost license for this technology. The innovative Nutrasorb process uses an edible, low-cost and high-protein, legume-based flour, which can be easily produced from traditional legume crops. When mixed, under defined conditions, with ground or juiced fruits and vegetables, the flour functions as a natural and edible 'sponge' that sorbs, concentrates and preserves beneficial natural products (such as flavonoids, other polyphenols and some vitamins) from perishable and seasonal local produce. Nutrasorb technology is green and environmentally friendly, generating no waste or pollution. As a result, highly nutritious, non-perishable, tasty, protein-rich and naturally fortified ingredients are produced. These locally manufactured ingredients can be added to a wide variety of traditional foods throughout the year, increasing their nutritional value. They can also be transported to local processing centers and converted into foods for wider sale and distribution. The Nutrasorb process significantly reduces the cost of delivering phytonutrients and enriches the diets of people in need of better nutrition without significantly altering their cooking habits and dietary customs. Our goal is to further develop and deploy Nutrasorb technology to the developing world using the worldwide infrastructure and extensive partnerships established by the Global Institute for BioExploration (www.gibex.org). GIBEX is a global research and development network, which promotes ethical, natural product-based R&D for the benefit of human health and nutrition. GIBEX scientists from Rutgers and NCSU played a major role in developing Nutrasorb technology. GIBEX has established close working relationships with many universities and governmental agencies in developing countries interested in bringing Nutrasorb technology and products to local communities, and in adapting this technology to locally grown crops. |
Chatham Fellowship in Medical Botany Research project |
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Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2013 |
Country(s): | Ecuador |
Identification of phytoactive compounds in native Ecuadorian plant materials |
Exploring Relationships with French Agricultural Institutions Research project |
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Osmond, Deanna L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | France |
Description |
Composting & Vermicomposting Development project |
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Sherman, Rhonda L | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 03/02/2013 - 03/16/2013 |
Funding Agency: | Partners of the Americas, United States |
Country(s): | Guyana |
Vermicomposting is a process that relies on earthworms and microorganisms to help stabilize active organic materials and convert them to a valuable soil amendment and source of plant nutrients. Earthworms will consume most organic materials, including food preparation residuals and leftovers, scrap paper, animal manure, agricultural crop residues, organic byproducts from industries, and yard trimmings. Up to 75 percent of what is discarded by North Carolina’s communities and businesses are organic materials. Instead of disposing of food scraps, yard wastes, and other organics, the materials can be vermicomposted. This method of recycling converts organic materials that have traditionally been viewed as waste into a valuable soil amendment for plants and crops. When vermicompost is added to soil, it boosts the nutrients available to plants and enhances soil structure and drainage. Vermicompost has also been shown to increase plant growth and suppress plant disease and insect pest attacks. Composting is the controlled biological decomposition of organic material through the generation of heat by microorganisms. The stabilized organic material, called 'compost,' looks and smells like soil. Compost can improve the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of soils or growing media. Although compost contains plant nutrients it is typically not classified as a fertilizer. Organic materials (food scraps, leaves, grass clippings, and other yard trimmings) are 25% of the municipal solid waste produced in the U.S. Of this amount, 97.8% of food scraps and 38% of yard trimmings end up in landfills and incinerators. If they were composted instead, it would reduce greenhouse gases by preventing methane generation in landfills, extend landfill life, and produce products with nutrient-rich humus and organic matter that can restore depleted soils. |
New Acarine Insecticides Development project |
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Roe, R. Michael | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Development of International Research Opportunities and Guaranteed Placement Program for NC State Pre-veterinary students in Scotland Study Abroad |
|
See, M Todd | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Broad Spectrum Resistance to Root-knot Nematodes in Transgenic Cucurbits Development project |
|
Davis, Eric L | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | Israel |
Description |
Utilization of Biogenic Complexes in the Directed Synthesis of Zeolites Research project |
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Duckworth, Owen W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Korea, South |
Private consultation Development project |
|
Crozier, Carl R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Russia |
Description |
Improving the cost effectiveness, sustainability, and income opportunities of farming fish in the Philippines Development project |
|
Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
Description |
Fungal communities and species of Rhizoctonia associated with orchid soils in Sweden Research project |
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Cubeta, Marc A | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | Sweden |
The primary focus of this study was to characterize fungal communities from soil samples collected from different geographic locations in Sweden. The occurrence of five fungal species provided support for the conservation of fungal taxa across the sampling sites. However, these taxa were not always among the 25 most abundant taxa sampled. An increased knowledge of the fungal and other bacterial and eukaryotic communities associated with plants, seeds and soil can contribute to the development of improved approaches to better conserve orchids in the future. |
External Evaluator for an academic program in Malaysia Research project |
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Moore, Gary E | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Global Futures for Agriculture: Integrated Modeling and Scenario Assessment Development project |
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Rejesus, Roderick (Rod) M. | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), USA |
Country(s): | India | Bangladesh |
Description |
Strategies for a Sustainable Food System: Issues Of Governance In A Corporate-Led Model Of Food System Localization Development project |
|
Bloom, J. Dara | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Honduras |
This project examined the implementation of Wal-Mart's local produce sourcing project in the US and Honduras. In Honduras, research focused on the role of non-profit organizations in mediating the relationship between small-scale farmers and the retailer, including issues of food safety, the definition of sustainability, and the potential threats to an organization's legitimacy when it is involved in market-based development. |
CRISPR book Research project |
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Barrangou, Rodolphe | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Description |
Minimizing Arsenic loading to rice field Development project |
|
Birgand, Francois | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Bangladesh |
Description |
CRISPR adaptive immunity Research project |
|
Barrangou, Rodolphe | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2012 |
Country(s): | Canada |
Description |
10th International Symposium on Vaccinium and Other Superfruits http://www.vaccinium2012.com/ Training/Workshop |
|
Cline, Bill | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Belgium |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Description |
Prebiotic metabolism by Lactobacilli Research project |
|
Klaenhammer, Todd R | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2012 |
A Critical Review of Methods for Distinguishing Infectious and Non-Infectious Norovirus Research project |
|
Jaykus, Lee-Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 12/31/2012 |
Funding Agency: | Food Standard Agency (FSA), United Kingdom |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Flora de la Republica de Cuba Research project |
|
Krings, Alexander | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 10/01/2012 |
Country(s): | Cuba |
Description |
Composting & Vermicomposting Development project |
|
Sherman, Rhonda L | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/16/2012 - 09/30/2012 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | |
Vermicomposting is a process that relies on earthworms and microorganisms to help stabilize active organic materials and convert them to a valuable soil amendment and source of plant nutrients. Earthworms will consume most organic materials, including food preparation residuals and leftovers, scrap paper, animal manure, agricultural crop residues, organic byproducts from industries, and yard trimmings. Up to 75 percent of what is discarded by North Carolina’s communities and businesses are organic materials. Instead of disposing of food scraps, yard wastes, and other organics, the materials can be vermicomposted. This method of recycling converts organic materials that have traditionally been viewed as waste into a valuable soil amendment for plants and crops. When vermicompost is added to soil, it boosts the nutrients available to plants and enhances soil structure and drainage. Vermicompost has also been shown to increase plant growth and suppress plant disease and insect pest attacks. Composting is the controlled biological decomposition of organic material through the generation of heat by microorganisms. The stabilized organic material, called 'compost,' looks and smells like soil. Compost can improve the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of soils or growing media. Although compost contains plant nutrients it is typically not classified as a fertilizer. Organic materials (food scraps, leaves, grass clippings, and other yard trimmings) are 25% of the municipal solid waste produced in the U.S. Of this amount, 97.8% of food scraps and 38% of yard trimmings end up in landfills and incinerators. If they were composted instead, it would reduce greenhouse gases by preventing methane generation in landfills, extend landfill life, and produce products with nutrient-rich humus and organic matter that can restore depleted soils. |
Ecosystem Services Modeling to Manage the Emerging Infectious Plant Diseases of Africa. Research project |
|
Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2012 |
Country(s): |
International Course on Poultry Production Research project |
|
Oviedo, Edgar O. | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2011 |
Country(s): | |
Argentina, Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Francia, India, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, Malasya, Mexico, Morroco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republica Dominicana, Portugal, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States, South Africa, Spain, Saint Lucia, Mozambique, Thailand, Togo, Venezuela |
Investigating the worldwide genetic structure of cucurbit downy mildew Research project |
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Quesada-Ocampo, Lina Maria | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 |
Country(s): | Czech Republic | Germany |
Regional Fish Culture Course; Trout Aquaculture Facility Design and Operations Training/Workshop |
|
Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011 |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Description |
Characterization of Lactobacillus gasseri isolates from a breast-fed infant. Research project |
|
Klaenhammer, Todd R | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2011 |
Raspberry Consultant Development project |
|
Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Serbia |
Description |
Partnering with Dole Food to Extend Cut Flower Postharvest Life Research project |
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Dole, John M | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2006 - 12/31/2011 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
The overall goal of this project was to increase postharvest life of cut flowers, especially roses, through alteration of the production, harvest, processing and shipping processes and through genetic manipulation. The project 1) Conducted a step-by-step evaluation of current rose production, harvest, processing and shipping processes with the intent to maximize postharvest life. 2) Maximized the vase life of currently-available rose cultivars through modified atmosphere storage, improved floral preservative performance, use of temperature-time indicators, development of retailer handling protocols, and third-party verification of vase-life guarantees. 3) Developed a robust set of tools and protocols for the genetic engineering of cultivated rose with the long-term objective of developing a distinctive rose with enhanced postharvest life, aroma and disease resistance, while still retaining high productivity, cut stem characteristics and flower color. This project included cooperators from several NC State departments, including Horticultural Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Plant and Microbial Biology and from other institutions including Kansas State University and UNC Chapel Hill. |
Vegetation Management Training/Workshop |
|
Gannon, Travis W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2011 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Teaching at TERI Development project |
|
Fellner, Vivek | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 03/01/2011 - 03/20/2011 |
Funding Agency: | MacArthur Foundation, United States |
Country(s): | India |
NC State is contributing to a new master’s degree program in Sustainable Development Practice at TERI University in New Delhi, India. Over a 2.5 week period in March 2011, faculty from four colleges at NC State traveled to India to teach classes in health, law, and STS. |
Epigenetic Effects on Boar Reproductive Performance Research project |
|
Flowers, William L | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2011 |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
BioExploration – Novel methodology for the identification of valuable natural products derived from Mediterranean flora. Research project |
|
Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2011 |
Country(s): | Greece | Israel | Spain |
Description |
Chemical analyses of plants with pharmacological potential registered in the herbarium of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito Research project |
|
Lila, Mary Ann | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2011 |
Country(s): | Ecuador |
Description |
Information Technology Global Theme - IPM CRSP Development project |
|
Xia, Yulu | |
Center for Integrated Pest Management | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador | Indonesia | Senegal | Mali |
Apply information technology to global pest management. Establish pest disease database and develop pest forcast models. |
Cucurbitaceae Conference Training/Workshop |
|
Wehner, Todd C. | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Turkey |
Description |
Organic Agriculture Education Training/Workshop |
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Kathariou, Sophia | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Uruguay |
Description |
Sustaining Aquaculture in a Global Context: Current Issues and Trends Training/Workshop |
|
Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Subcommittee on Aquaculture, Committee on Fisheries (COFI), FAO Training/Workshop |
|
Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN |
Country(s): | Thailand |
Description |
Extension programs for growers in Australia Development project |
|
Heiniger, Ron W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
Country(s): | Australia |
Farmers in Australia often cite the lack of research-based information as a limiting factor in improving agricultural production. In cooperation with private and public sponsors a program was developed to bring extension wheat programs to growers in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. These programs centered around field trials, field tours, and face-to-face meetings with growers. Six field sites were used. At each site several replicated trials were established covering all aspects of wheat management from variety selection and seeding rate to fertility. At a field site near Grimsby, NSW a field day was held which was attended by over 150 wheat growers. They were given information using hands-on examination of wheat growth, powerpoint presentations, and literature. In addition, farm tours were arranged in which agricultural experts met growers on their farm and examined wheat growth and reviewed current and recommended management practices. |
Pyrosequencing the Microbiome of Leptrombidium mite vectors of Scrub Typhus Research project |
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Apperson, Charles S | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): | Thailand |
Description |
Centre of Excellence for Integrated Legume Research Research project |
|
Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
The Arabidopsis YUCCA1 flavin monooxygenase functions in the indole-3-pyruvic acid branch of auxin biosynthesis Research project |
|
Alonso, Jose M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Sweden |
Description |
Local auxin sources orient apical-basal axis in Arabidopsis embryos Research project |
|
Alonso, Jose M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Austria |
Description |
Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity Research project |
|
Alonso, Jose M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Sweden |
Description |
Kinetic analysis of Arabidopsis glucosyltransferase UGT74B1 illustrates a general mechanism by which enzymes can escape product inhibition Research project |
|
Alonso, Jose M | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Germany |
Description |
Reviewer for FP7, EU CORDIS Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): |
Visiting undergrad Study Abroad |
|
Tarpy, David R. | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010 |
Country(s): | Honduras |
Description |
Cross-Incompatibility in maize and teosinte Research project |
|
Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2010 |
Funding Agency: | Wallace Genetic Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Description |
Poultry 101A/101B: Veterinary Stability Operations Pre-Deployment Course Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/11/2010 - 02/12/2010 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Agricultural training and Reachback Initiative |
Poultry Production in the Developing world: Chicken 101 Health Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/11/2010 - 02/12/2010 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Agricultural Training and Reachback Initiative. Veterinary Stability Operations: Pre-Deployment Course. |
Plant Exploration in Nicaragua to Collect Teosinte Germplasm for Crop Improvement Development project |
|
Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Nicaragua |
Description |
Developing research and experience opportunities for PreVeterinary track students in the United Kingdom Study Abroad |
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Trivedi, Shweta | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Science & Technology Park Design Development project |
|
Spafford, Anne M | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Croatia |
Description |
Ethnobotanical Research Program Research project |
|
De Gezelle, Jillian Marie | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Panama |
Description |
Mycena infection of coffee Development project |
|
Cubeta, Marc A | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica |
This project is focused on examining the ecology, population and reproductive biology of Mycena citricolor, the causal agent of coffee leaf spot disease. |
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Training/Workshop |
|
Dunn, P. Carolyn | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Transcriptimics of Pest of Palm Oil Research project |
|
Roe, R. Michael | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Malaysia |
Description |
Simulation of soybean production in Brazil Development project |
|
Sinclair, Thomas R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Funding Agency: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity Research project |
|
Stepanova, Anna N. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Genetics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Sweden |
Description |
Local auxin sources orient apical-basal axis in Arabidopsis embryos Research project |
|
Stepanova, Anna N. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Genetics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Austria |
Description |
Kinetic analysis of Arabidopsis glucosyltransferase UGT74B1 illustrates a general mechanism by which enzymes can escape product inhibition Research project |
|
Stepanova, Anna N. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Genetics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Germany |
Description |
A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies L-Kynurenine as a Competitive Inhibitor of TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth in Arabidopsis Research project |
|
Stepanova, Anna N. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Genetics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Description |
The Arabidopsis YUCCA1 Flavin Monooxygenase Functions in the Indole-3-Pyruvic Acid Branch of Auxin Biosynthesis Research project |
|
Stepanova, Anna N. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Genetics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Sweden |
Description |
DOLE Graduate Research Fellowship for Black Sigatoka Research in Central America Development project |
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Ristaino, Jean Beagle | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica | Honduras |
Description |
BOVMAs Research project |
|
Maltecca, Christian | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Description |
Bean Program Leader Research project |
|
Kornegay, Julia L | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): |
Sigma Chain Development project |
|
Mozdziak, Paul E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Poland |
Postdoc/Visiting scientists Development project |
|
Mozdziak, Paul E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Brazil | Poland | Saudi Arabia |
Weed Management in Woody Cut Flowers Research project |
|
Neal, Joe C | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Biological control of broadleaf weeds in turfgrass with Phoma macrostoma Research project |
|
Neal, Joe C | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Canada |
Description |
US evaluations of Sarritor for control of broadleaf weeds in turf Research project |
|
Neal, Joe C | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2010 - 01/01/2010 |
Country(s): | Canada |
Student Abroad Study Abroad |
|
Miller, Grady L. | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Developing diagnostics and control methods for Phytophthora in ornamental crops Research project |
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Quesada-Ocampo, Lina Maria | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Developing diagnostics and control methods for Phytophthora bud rot in oil palm Research project |
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Quesada-Ocampo, Lina Maria | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Description |
Developing Phosphorus Recommendations for Wheat in Australia Research project |
|
Heiniger, Ron W | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Funding Agency: | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
Country(s): | Australia |
Wheat growers in Australia face several problems in trying to improve wheat yield not the least of which is lack of nutrients. Many of the soils in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales are naturally low in phosphorus. This fact coupled with high fertilizer costs and difficulty in finding good sources of phosphorus fertilizer make it difficult for growers to address this problem. A study was conducted at six locations across South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales to examine wheat response to added phosphorus and to determine whether fertilizer additives would improve phosphorus uptake and fertilizer use efficiiency. Four rates of triple-super phosphate with and without the additive Avail were tested in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Tiller counts from each plot were recorded at flowering and wheat yield was measured. Results indicated that indeed added phosphorus increased the number of tillers produced by the plant and increased wheat yield. The use of the fertilizer additive Avail did increase tiller number compared to the same rate of phosphorus without the additive but did not result in a significant increase in wheat yield. Wheat growers in Australia would benefit from added phosphorus fertilizer through increases in wheat yield. |
Evolutionary and ecological feedbacks as determinants of savanna-forest dynamics. Research project |
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Hoffmann, William A. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2006 - 12/31/2009 |
Funding Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF), USA |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
The role of species traits in biogeochemical cycles at savanna-forest boundaries. Research project |
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Hoffmann, William A. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2009 |
Funding Agency: | A.W. Mellon Foundation, Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
Baden-Württemberg Exchange Initiative Training/Workshop |
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Kathariou, Sophia | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | Germany |
Description |
USAID-Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Program Research project |
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Smyth, T. Jot | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1981 - 12/31/2009 |
21st Century Center for Excellence Visiting Scholar Training/Workshop |
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Reading, Benjamin J | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | Japan |
Description |
Protein-based astringency Research project |
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Foegeding, E. Allen | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
Description |
Annual conference of Argentina Association of Direct Seeding Training/Workshop |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 |
Country(s): | Argentina |
Georgian Feed Mill Design and Construction Project Development project |
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Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2008 |
Country(s): | Georgia |
Description |
Characterization of Frozen Bread Dough Ingredients Training/Workshop |
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Allen., Jonathan C | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2008 |
Funding Agency: | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), Pakistan |
Country(s): | Pakistan |
Description |
Guest lecturer at Zamorano University in Honduras Training/Workshop |
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Buhler, Wayne G | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2008 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Honduras |
Graduate Summer Class - Natural and Constructed Wetlands: Basis and Applications Training/Workshop |
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Burchell, Michael Reed | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2008 |
Country(s): | Chile |
Description |
Collaborative Research Research project |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2003 - 12/31/2008 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Description |
Captive Nutrition Management in Callitrichidae Training/Workshop |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 06/01/2008 - 06/05/2008 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Colombia |
Conservation Agriculture Short Course Training/Workshop |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 04/09/2007 - 04/04/2008 |
Funding Agency: | International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), Spain |
Country(s): | Spain |
Invited to attend an ad-hoc committee meeting in Zaragoza SPAIN, sponsored by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ), the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and the French Professional Agricultural Organisation of International Cooperation for Rural Development (FERT). Objective was to develop an outline and strategy for a short-course on “Recent Trends in Conservation Agriculture under Mediterranean Conditions”. In 2008, invited to lecture at the international short-course in Zaragoza SPAIN. The course was offered to higher-degree graduates whose professional experiences are related to conservation agriculture, such as technical experts and advisors (public and private) in the agricultural sector, in particular from conservation agriculture associations, as well as researchers. The course was four days in the classroom and 1 day on a field visit. The course was composed of principles, management, environmental impacts, economics, and role of farm organizations in conservation agriculture. Gave lectures on soil quality, water quality, and soil carbon sequestration. |
Improve broiler production efficiency by developing in ovo nutrients for mass delivery to broiler chickens. Research project |
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Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2007 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Enhancement of development of broilers and turkeys by in ovo feeding Research project |
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Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2002 - 12/31/2007 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Reuse for Industry Agriculture and Landscaping Development project |
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Grabow, Garry L | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2007 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Jordan |
The Reuse for Industry, Agriculture and Landscaping (RIAL) Project, funded by the USAID, and implemented by the U.S engineering firm Camp Dresser and McKee (CDM), which commenced in 2004 with the goal of creating successful examples of sustainable, treated wastewater reuse that can be replicated throughout Jordan. These reuse project aim at working toward sustainable use of reclaimed water resources, providing economic benefit, and supporting community development. The RIAL project also aims at providing training and technical assistance, in order to achieve the above mentioned sustainability.The RIAL project focuses on four components, namly agricultral, landscape, industrial reclaimed water reuse and institutional capacity building The agricultural component aims at further developing the sites in Wadi Musa, Aqaba and Irbid. |
Olympics Training/Workshop |
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Miller, Grady L. | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2007 |
Country(s): | China-Peoples Rep |
Description |
Adoption of the Nutrient Management Support System (NuMaSS) Software Throughout Latin America. Research project |
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Osmond, Deanna L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2002 - 12/31/2007 |
Nutritional Analyses and Intervention in the Captive Woolly Monkey Research project |
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Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 01/01/2007 |
Funding Agency: | Smithsonian, USA, United States |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Broadening the Genetic Base in Maize through Reduction of Photoperiod Response Research project |
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Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2003 - 12/31/2006 |
Funding Agency: | Wallace Genetic Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Mexico |
Had two 3-Year Wallace Genetics Foundation grants in Mexico and continue collaboration with a professor at the of Guadalajara on gametophyte factors in maize. |
Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits between first and later parities in pig Research project |
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See, M Todd | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2006 |
Country(s): | Korea, South |
Italian Soccer Stadium Review Training/Workshop |
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Miller, Grady L. | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2006 - 12/31/2006 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Description |
Biological wastewater treatment for nitrogen removal Research project |
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Cheng, Jay J. | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2005 - 12/31/2006 |
Country(s): | Bulgaria |
Description |
International Workshop on Climate and Land Degradation Training/Workshop |
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Franzluebbers, Alan J | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 12/11/2006 - 12/15/2006 |
Country(s): | Tanzania |
Invited speaker at an international workshop on climate and land degradation, organized by the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Tanzania Meteorological Agency. The workshop was co-sponsored by the OPEC Fund for International Development, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The workshop focused on how climate induces and influences land degradation and what measures need to be taken to enhance the applications of weather and climate information to combat land degradation. Presented a talk in collaboration with Paul Doraiswamy (USDA-ARS, Beltsville MD) on “Carbon Sequestration and Land Degradation” and engaged in discussions with other soil scientists, meteorologists, hydrologists, environmental scientists, social scientists, and international administrators from around the world. Workshop sessions focused on (a) trends in land degradation, (b) weather and climate information for monitoring and assessing land degradation, (c) strategies for more efficient use of weather and climate information and applications for reducing land degradation, (d) case studies on successful measures to manage land use, protect land and mitigate land degradation, (e) improving implementation of national action programmes, and (f) conclusions and recommendations. |
Nematology Research Research project |
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Bird, David M | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2002 - 12/31/2005 |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Description |
Crop water relations Development project |
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Patterson, Bob P | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1995 - 12/31/2005 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | Germany |
Acute Regulation of Ion Channels and Water Channels by the Phosphoinositite (PI) Cascade Transducing Light Signals Research project |
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Perera, Imara Y | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2004 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel |
Country(s): |
Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine Training/Workshop |
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Hassan, Hosni M | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 |
Country(s): | Japan |
U.S. purebred swine and U.S. swine genetic systems Research project |
|
See, M Todd | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 |
Country(s): | Croatia |
Description |
Analysis of grain production in wheat Research project |
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Sinclair, Thomas R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 |
Country(s): | New Zealand |
Evaulation of limited transpiration trait in sorghum Research project |
|
Sinclair, Thomas R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2004 |
Country(s): | Australia |
Genetic diversity of Rhizoctonia fungi Research project |
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Cubeta, Marc A | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2002 - 12/31/2003 |
Funding Agency: | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France |
Country(s): | Japan |
This project was conducted to examine the genetic diversity and structure of populations of Rhizoctonia fungi on potato in Japan and to better understand the reproductive biology of the fungus. |
PROYECTO DE APOYO A LA PRODUCCION PISCICOLA Y DE TRUCHAS Training/Workshop |
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Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1999 - 12/31/2003 |
Funding Agency: | Partners of the Americas, United States |
Country(s): | Bolivia |
Description |
Moldovan Partnership Development project |
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Patterson, Bob P | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2000 - 12/31/2003 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): | Moldova |
Description |
Apple Pest Management Development project |
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Walgenbach, James F | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2003 - 12/31/2003 |
Funding Agency: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
USDA/ Cochran Training Program, Poultry Breeding and Health Team Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 11/02/2003 - 11/15/2003 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Developed programs for commercial layer management and Egg Processing and Grading. The programs consisted of sections on Housing, Feeding, and Molting programs and general layer management and egg processing and marketing. Program Participants were from Azerbiajan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. |
USDA/ Cochran Training Program, Poultry Breeding and Health Team Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/19/2003 - 02/01/2003 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Developed and presented a program concerning Housing, Feeding, and Molting programs and management. Program Participants were from Turkmenestan and Tajikistan. |
USDA/ Cochran Training Program, Poultry Breeding and Health Team Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/12/2003 - 01/25/2003 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
Developed and presented a program concerning Housing, Feeding, and Molting programs and management. Program Participants were from Turkey and Nicaragua. |
Effect of dietary amino acid balance on the growth and carcass characteristics of turkeys reared in temperate and hot environments Research project |
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Ferket, Peter R | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1996 - 12/31/2002 |
Country(s): | Netherlands |
Evaluation of model to assess duram wheat production Development project |
|
Sinclair, Thomas R | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2001 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Water Policy Support Project Development project |
|
Grabow, Garry L | |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2000 - 12/31/2001 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Jordan |
The water resource support project was done in cooperation with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The project focused on long-term water resuse opportunities in the Amman-Zarqa River Basin. Specifically a model was developed to allocate river basin runoff and reservoir storage, and treated wastewater to various existing and potential uses. Findings were documented in a report entitled "storage, conveyance & blending, and analysis of scenarios for water reuse management in the Amman-Zarqa Basin. The analysis incorporated both streamflow and water quality, and water demand in the scenarios. |
Apple Pest Managment Development project |
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Walgenbach, James F | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2000 - 12/31/2001 |
Country(s): | Nepal |
Decision Aids for Integrated Soil Nutrient Management. Development project |
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Osmond, Deanna L | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1997 - 12/31/2001 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
Development of Trout Aquaculture in Guatemala Development project |
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Hinshaw, Jeffrey M | |
Applied Ecology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2001 |
Country(s): | Guatemala |
Description |
Integrated Poultry Short Course - Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 10/01/2001 - 10/11/2001 |
Funding Agency: | American Soybean Association (ASA), United States |
Country(s): | United States |
The Integrated Poultry Short Course, was a two week workshop that presented various topics for International visitors. Workshops were a group effort of 5 faculty from NCSU. |
Integrated Poultry Short Course - Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, and Uzbekistan Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 09/10/2001 - 09/21/2001 |
Funding Agency: | Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USA |
Country(s): | United States |
CALS International Office coordinated, a group from central Asian countries. 10 day workshop that presented various topics for International visitors. Workshops were a group effort of five faculty from NCSU. |
Swine Production in Russia Development project |
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van Heugten, Eric | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2001 - 02/01/2001 |
Country(s): | Russia |
Description |
Resistance management for Bt rice Development project |
|
Gould, Fred | |
Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1990 - 12/31/2000 |
Country(s): | Philippines |
Integrated Poultry Short Course - Russia Training/Workshop |
|
Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 02/11/2000 - 02/26/2000 |
Funding Agency: | American Soybean Association (ASA), United States |
Country(s): | |
Two week training program for poultry personnel from across Russia. |
Layer Management and Nutrition Training/Workshop |
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Anderson, Kenneth (Ken) E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/25/2000 - 01/25/2000 |
Country(s): | United States |
Bulgarian Poultry Delegation |
Peanut Germplasm Enhancement Development project |
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Stalker, H. Thomas | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1999 - 12/31/1999 |
Country(s): | India |
Description |
Small Grain Breeding Research project |
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Murphy, J Paul | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1996 - 12/31/1998 |
Country(s): | Ireland |
Description |
Mechanism of Protein Synthesis Research project |
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Wollenzien, Paul L | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1993 - 12/31/1998 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): | Russia |
Description |
USAID Collaborative Research Support Program Development project |
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Isleib, Thomas G | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1990 - 12/31/1997 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
Training scientists to work in the host foreign countries in peanut breeding (Thailand and Philippines). Trained several PhD students. |
Peanut Collaborative Support Program Development project |
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Stalker, H. Thomas | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1985 - 12/31/1995 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Philippines |
Alternatives to slash and burn agriculture in the Western Amazon Development project |
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Smyth, T. Jot | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1990 - 12/31/1995 |
Funding Agency: | The Rockefeller Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Brazil |
Description |
Structure of ribosomal RNA in the Ribosome Research project |
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Wollenzien, Paul L | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1992 - 12/31/1994 |
Funding Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA |
Country(s): | France |
Description |
USAID / Burundi Small Farming Systems Research Project Development project |
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White, Jeffrey (Jeff) G. | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1989 - 12/31/1993 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Burundi |
Description |
Technical support for soil management research networks based in Latin America Research project |
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Smyth, T. Jot | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1987 - 12/31/1992 |
Agronomic effectiveness of North Carolina phosphate rock in phosphorus-deficient Central American soils Research project |
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Smyth, T. Jot | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1990 - 12/31/1992 |
Country(s): | Costa Rica | Honduras | Panama |
Salvaging Latin American Accessions of Maize Development project |
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Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1984 - 12/31/1991 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA |
Country(s): | Mexico | Peru | Colombia |
Directed a maize germplasm regeneration project in Colombia, Mexico and Peru for 7 years for the USDA-ARS. |
Designing a Museum of Paleobotany and Ethnobotany at the Botanical Gardens, University of Naples Development project |
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Mickle, James E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1986 - 12/31/1991 |
Country(s): | Italy |
Description |
Host for Fulbright-type Scholar Training/Workshop |
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Goodman, Major M | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1989 - 12/31/1990 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | |
Description |
Visiting Researcher Research project |
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Mickle, James E | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1989 - 12/31/1989 |
Country(s): | Germany |
Description |
Surimi technology development in the hoki fishery Development project |
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Lanier, Tyre C | |
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1988 - 12/31/1989 |
Country(s): |
Soybean water relations Development project |
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Patterson, Bob P | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1989 - 12/31/1989 |
Funding Agency: | North Carolina State University, USA |
Country(s): |
National Maize Program Development project |
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Patterson, Bob P | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1984 - 12/31/1988 |
Funding Agency: | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN |
Country(s): |
Genetic analysis of Aeromicrobium erythreum Research project |
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Miller, Eric (Eric) S. | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1986 - 12/31/1987 |
Funding Agency: | European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Germany |
Country(s): | United Kingdom |
Fragile environment utilization in tropical rainforests Research project |
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Smyth, T. Jot | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1981 - 12/31/1986 |
Funding Agency: | The Rockefeller Foundation, USA |
Country(s): | Brazil |
NCSU Peru Project Development project |
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Schulman, Michael (Michael) D | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1985 - 12/31/1985 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Peru |
Bean Cowpeas CRISP Development project |
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Schulman, Michael (Michael) D | |
Agricultural and Human Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1980 - 12/31/1980 |
Funding Agency: | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USA |
Country(s): | Ecuador |
Development of Caribbean Golf Course Superintendents Association Development project |
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Yelverton, Fred H | |
Crop and Soil Sciences | |
Project Dates: | 06/10/2019 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | United Arab Emirates | Jamaica | Spain |
Visited and helped golf course superintendents in the Caribbean to develop and GCSAA official chapter. |
Bosnia & Herzegovina & NC State University Collaboration Development project |
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Fellner, Vivek | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Study Abroad Poland: Biotechnology Research project |
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Mozdziak, Paul E | |
Prestage Department of Poultry Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Description |
Ongoing studies of Structure and Impact of Global System; Member, Latin America/Caribbean Committee Research project |
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Kick, Edward (Edward) L | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Funding Agency: | Fulbright Scholar Program, USA |
Country(s): | United Kingdom | New Zealand |
My projects exxamine the effects of the world system on nations and the impact of their positions of power or dependency on a wide range of national consequences related to sustainability--economic, Social well-being and environment. Currrently studying the hinterland island area of Carriacou. Its dynamics suggest a fourth tier be added to classical studies of the structure of the world system. My 1979 article in the American Journal of Sociology is a classic used by over 1000 authors to measure World System Structure and its impact on nations. I am a recent member of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, who is studying the structure and "capitals"(human, social, infrastructural, natural, economic, political, military) of Carriacou. |
Draft Work Plan under current MOU between ICAR and NC State to establish a Joint Working Group Research project |
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Fellner, Vivek | |
Animal Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2015 - 01/01/1900 |
Description |
Evaluation of Heat Tolerance in Brazilian Rice Cultivars Research project |
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Doherty, Colleen Jennifer | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Bioinformatics | |
Project Dates: | 02/15/2017 - 01/01/1900 |
Evaluation of Brazilian rice cultivars not selected for heat tolerance for their ability to withstand heat stress, transcriptional signatures of heat response, and potential for breeding for tolerance to recurring heat stress events in Brazilian summers.
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Production of NCSU cultivars outside of US Development project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 08/28/2017 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | UK |
NCSU has licensed the blackberry cultivar 'Von' to Global Plant Genetics for production outside of the US. #180048MA |
Structural Enzymology (Neutron Crystallography) Research project |
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Meilleur, Flora | |
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2021 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | Denmark | Japan |
International Licensing of Von Blackberry Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | UK |
Global Plant Genetics has exclusive license for Von outside of the U.S. |
International Licensing of Von Blackberry Research project |
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Fernandez, Gina E | |
Horticultural Science | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): | UK |
Global Plant Genetics has exclusive license for Von outside of the U.S. |
Development project |
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Hanley-Bowdoin, Linda K | |
Plant and Microbial Biology | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/1900 - 01/01/1900 |
Country(s): |
Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change Research project |
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Brown, Zachary Steven | |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
Project Dates: | 01/01/2023 - 01/01/1900 |
Funding Agency: | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France |
Country(s): | France |
I am serving in advisory capacity in an international survey on environmental policy and household behavior, run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In 2024, I will also be assisting OECD with analysis and presentation of the resulting survey data, specifically focused on household waste generation and prevention. More information about the project can be found here: https://www.oecd.org/env/consumption-innovation/epic-household-surveys/ |