Project Grant 20223361037829

This $275,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program titled "NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships" aims to develop a targeted biological pesticide for controlling Pythium pathogens in hydroponic greenhouse production of leafy greens. The project will assemble a collection of diverse Pythium pathogen isolates, evaluate 10 Pseudomonad biocontrol strains, and identify the genetic basis for their host-specific killing ability to...

3Bar Biologics Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to support application of Pseudomonas spp. for biocontrol of plant diseases in hydroponic systems. The SBIR/STTR programs are intended to stimulate technological innovation through the investment of federal research...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $158,297.00 to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to develop rapid and sensitive diagnostic assays to detect Phytophthora species in nursery irrigation and surface water. The goal is to enable early detection of these plant pathogens,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $727,328 Project Grant to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Agricultural Center to develop tunable, biodegradable, bio-derived controlled release formulations designed to specifically deliver copper sulfate as a contact or systemic agrochemical for plant disease management. The goal is to improve the ability of copper to increase the natural defense mechanisms of plants by enabling systemic delivery,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $299,999.00 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify highly potent antagonistic compounds and their inhibition mechanisms against Pythium ultimum, the causal agent of root rot in corn. The goal is to develop sustainable biocontrol agents and biopesticides that can be further tested in field...

The Ohio State University will receive $649,982 under a Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to identify plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that can benefit crop performance in soilless container production systems common to greenhouse agriculture. The goals are to determine which bacteria can help plants more efficiently uptake and utilize phosphorus and iron, two essential nutrients, and to evaluate how the...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $261,293 cooperative agreement to Bioprodex, Inc. from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support Bioprodex's efforts to register the fungus Verticillium nonalfalfae for control of tree-of-heaven, an invasive plant species. By registering this biological control agent, the agreement aims to provide...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $164,177 to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to combat the threat of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Citrus Greening Disease. The project aims to explore the use of the Beauveria bassiana fungus as an endophytic colonizer of citrus plants,...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) program will support the development of light-responsive γ-PGA based hydrogels for controlled nematicide delivery to manage plant-parasitic nematodes and improve crop yields. Specifically, the grant will enable researchers at the University of Idaho to develop innovative, biodegradable hydrogel delivery systems that can precisely control the...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Industrial Innovation, totaling $250,000, supports research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop effective and safe pesticide formulations for protecting crops from fungal diseases. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee will identify naturally produced molecules with enhanced fungicidal activity against Botrytis cinerea and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, major pathogens causing billions in annual crop...