Cooperative Agreement 5950307002F

This $290,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program is supporting research to study how plant hormones stimulate rapid growth in stamen filaments, the male flower organs that produce pollen. The project aims to examine the cellular and molecular events during stamen filament elongation, revealing how this growth is controlled by hormones and coordinated with pollen release. Key activities include using advanced microscopy, gene expression...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program grant awarded to Cornell University will investigate the role of the micronutrient copper in regulating auxin metabolism and signaling, which are critical for plant reproduction and grain yield. The $299,974 grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will employ functional genetics and genomic tools to explore the relationship between copper, auxin, and reproductive development in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. received a $625,717 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. The research project investigates the genetic mechanisms regulating corn plant height, with a focus on genes previously associated with plant defense against insects that unexpectedly...

This $653,359 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research into the mechanisms of pollen-specific phospholipases in maize haploid production at the University of Missouri from August 2022 through July 2025. The research aims to elucidate how two pollen-specific phospholipases, PPLAII? and PLD3, are involved in sperm genome transmission and haploid seed production in cereal crops. Specifically, the project will determine the role of the phospholipases' catalytic activities in...

This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences totals $554,112 to support research at the University of Missouri System titled "Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of Pollen-Specific Phospholipases in Maize Haploid Production." The research aims to elucidate the roles of two pollen-specific phospholipases, PPLAII? and PLD3, in sperm genome transmission and haploid seed production in cereal crops. Specifically, the...

This $735,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support research at Cornell University to investigate the interactions of plant transcription factors that regulate the three-dimensional patterning of grass leaves. The research aims to gain a better understanding of the functional interactions between the LIG1 and WOX3 transcription factor genes, which are critical for determining leaf width, length, and angle in grasses like...

Cornell University was awarded a $476,779 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The grant falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support collaborative research titled "Mechanisms of Differentiation and Morphogenesis of the Ligule/Auricle Hinge." The research will be conducted from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024 in Ithaca, NY. The Biological Sciences program aims to increase scientific knowledge and...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a two-year, $264,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research into sweet corn sugar and starch composition through identification and analysis of genes that modify these traits, such as the Sugary Enhancer 1 gene. The university will produce and analyze the SE1 protein, identify other...

This Project Grant award from the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research at Michigan State University (MSU) to investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating early root growth in plants in response to phosphate (P) deficiency. The key objectives of this $907,847 award, with a period of performance from June 2024 to May 2027, are to: 1) determine the transcriptional and...

Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $649,470 Project Grant award from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2028. The award supports fundamental research investigating metabolic interactions between defensive and growth compounds in maize plants, with particular emphasis on understanding how maysin (a flavone that protects...