This $650,000 federal Project Grant award to Purdue University was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program. The grant aims to enhance the capacity for producing terpenoid-derived flavor compounds and phytonutrients in tomato fruits. Purdue University will use novel approaches to fill gaps in the basic knowledge about terpenoid metabolism in fruits and test metabolic engineering strategies to harness the MVA pathway for...
Purdue University will receive $749,998 under a five-year Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310). The grant will support Purdue in providing multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach experiences to undergraduate students focused on addressing complex challenges at the nexus of water, energy, environment, food and...
This $180,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside to identify and re-engineer genes involved in environmental stress tolerance in plants. The goal is to cultivate higher-yielding, climate-resilient crop varieties that can sustainably meet the food demands of a growing...
Under a Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative), Purdue University will receive $598,000.00 to conduct research over a 3-year period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The research aims to create novel starch granule-guest inclusion complexes that can enhance the quality, nutrition, and functionality of food products. Key objectives include developing these value-added starch...
Purdue University was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 10.307) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The grant aims to quantify the effects of bio-intensified field crop rotations in the Upper Midwest region upon pest management and crop yields. Purdue will conduct research to...
This $314,560 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports collaborative research by Purdue University to develop crop varieties that enhance agricultural sustainability. The key objectives are to: Identify genetic targets underlying microbiome-mediated genetic resistance to major current and emergent biotic and abiotic stresses in three widely-grown crops - wheat, tomato, and poplar...
The Purdue University was awarded a $299,452 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, effective September 15, 2024 through September 14, 2026. The grant supports research to integrate open-source geospatial data, including high-resolution digital elevation models, soil survey information, and satellite imagery, to optimize soil sampling design for precision soil management. The project aims to develop an AI-based...
Purdue University was awarded a $649,517 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA #10.310). The three-year grant will support research examining dimensions of food-away-from-home consumption that are not yet well understood, which inhibits effective policy and business strategies to increase sector resilience against challenges. Purdue...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Purdue University $503,526 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to advance the economic understanding of vertical coordination-based incentive programs offered by agribusiness firms to promote farmer adoption of regenerative agricultural practices (RAPs) in the United States. Purdue University will construct a theoretical model characterizing the interaction...
This $799,926 federal Project Grant award to Purdue University was made under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310). The project utilizes scientific methods and practical applications to address the significant issue of tar spot in corn, with the goal of improving agricultural practices and crop health through innovative approaches and robust evaluation. The funding supports research, education, and extension activities over a 3-year period...