This $300,000 federal Project Grant award was made under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) to Michigan State University. The funding will support research, education, and extension activities focused on developing sustainable management strategies for soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a major pest causing over $1 billion in annual yield losses for soybeans in the U.S. The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Michigan State University a $749,998 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grants program (CFDA 10.310). The three-year award, running from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026, will fund research to develop sustainable disease management approaches for Potato Early Die, a yield-reducing soil-borne disease of potatoes caused by the nematode Pratylenchus penetrans and fungus...
This USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) Project Grant award of $606,818 to Washington State University aims to explore the potential of the plant Solanum sisymbriifolium as a sustainable biopesticide to control root-knot and cyst nematodes in high-value specialty crops such as potato, carrot, onion, wine grapes, and tree fruits. The key objectives are to: Determine the efficacy of S. sisymbriifolium formulations against root-knot and cyst...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $6,033,062 Project Grant titled the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) to Michigan State University. The purpose of this grant is to address critical needs of the U.S. potato industry by developing and evaluating non-neonicotinoid pest management programs, creating pest prediction and decision-making tools, assessing socioeconomic impacts of transitioning from neonicotinoids, and facilitating...
Washington State University was awarded a $741,631 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The three-year grant runs from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2026. The grant funds research to develop new tools for plant resistance and protection from root-knot nematode infections, which are a major concern for growers of many crops. The research will...
Michigan State University was awarded a $610,996 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310). The grant will fund research from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026 to examine factors contributing to heavy metal contamination in food crops, such as soil properties, field topography, climate, and crop traits. Specifically, the university...
This $514,102 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at Texas Tech University investigating an alternative non-toxic solution for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes. The project focuses on naturally occurring bacteria found within nematodes that may drive their survival and impact on plants. It aims to generate the first coherent picture...
This federal 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 (CFDA #10.310), provides $225,000 in funding to Michigan State University to conduct research on the role of aphid salivary metabolites in plant-aphid interactions. The primary objectives of the research are to: 1) Assess how increased levels of citric acid, malic acid, and dipeptides in plants impact aphid fitness and...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) aims to develop novel bio-based approaches to control root-knot nematodes and facilitate the translation of these approaches to agricultural practices through extension and outreach to stakeholders. The key objectives are to: (a) develop bio-based carriers for encapsulating plant-derived biochemical extracts with nematicidal and attractant...
This $250,942 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program will support integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at Michigan State University (MSU) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The key objectives are to: 1) Expand and support IPM information delivery by MSU Extension work teams; 2) Develop innovative tools to improve extension...