Funded Projects
2023
Beaudry, Randolph M |
Linking field conditions to internal browning of Honeycrisp |
Bonito, Gregory |
Micropropagation and truffle inoculation of disease-resistant Chestnut |
Cassida, Kim |
Nitrogen Cycling in Biodiverse Perennial Forage Mixtures |
Chilvers, Martin |
Evaluation of changes in pathogen virulence, host cultivar susceptibility, and seed colonization: possible drivers behind the re-emergence of halo blight disease of dry bean in Michigan |
Dong, Younsuk |
Improving Agricultural Water Sustainability in Michigan through Irrigation System Assessment and Retrofit |
Douches, David |
Characterizing a Superior Stylar-based Self-compatibility mechanism for Cultivated Diploid Potato |
Einhorn, Todd Charles |
On increasing the efficacy of bitter pit-mitigating plant growth regulators |
Fernandez, Rodney T |
Bioreactors for Reduction of Agrochemicals in Agricultural Production Water |
Fleming, Margaret |
Pre-treatment of soybean seed for improved germination, seedling vigor, and cold tolerance under early-season planting |
Garcia-Salazar, Carlos |
Demonstration of biological control of the blueberry fruitworm complex and Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) with the egg parasitoid Trichogramma platneri (Nagarkattiare)and Entomopathogenic nematodes |
Haus, Miranda |
Exploring the role of root developmental plasticity to plant pathogen resistance |
Hausbeck, Mary K |
A cucurbit downy mildew early warning network for Michigan's growers |
Hausbeck, Mary K |
Field Solutions for Carrot Petiole and Foliar Health in Conventional and Organic Systems |
Hausbeck, Mary K |
Identifying Alternate Hosts for Stemphylium can Protect Michigan Onions |
Hollender, Courtney |
The biological mechanism behind early and late apple sports |
Holm, Emily |
First line of defense: Influence of Winter Stresses on Winter Wheat Physiology, Yield, and Cuticular Characteristics |
Isaacs, Rufus |
Evaluating strategies to improve blueberry pollination |
Isaacs, Rufus |
Innovations in parasitoid wasp rearing to support biological control |
Lavely, Emily |
Biological control of Japanese beetle in the western and northern lower peninsula of Michigan with the host-specific pathogen, Ovavesicula popillae |
Milbrath, Meghan |
Prevention of honey bee bacterial brood disease – persistence and disinfection of Melissococcus plutonius |
Miles, Timothy |
Developing tools to understand and control stem blights in blueberry |
Miles, Timothy |
Molecular exploration of the microbial ecology of blueberry fruit development |
Miles, Timothy |
Novel control strategies and disease dynamics for cluster rot pathogens of grapes |
Moran, James |
A taxon-specific stable isotope biomarker for elucidating plant-microbe interactions |
Ng, Perry |
MSU-Conducted and -Coordinated Industry Wheat Evaluations for Wheat Quality Testing of Advanced Lines |
Pennington, Dennis R |
Expanding the Great Lakes YEN (Yield Enhancement Network) Regionally |
Sakalidis, Monique L |
Something old and something new- characterization, control, and education of two diseases in chestnut - chestnut blight and oak wilt |
Singh, Maninderpal |
Exploring winter wheat canopy architecture for variety-specific management strategies |
Szendrei, Zsofia |
Improving cucurbit pollination in Michigan farms |
Tiemann, Lisa |
Harnessing rhizosphere microbiomes to improve nitrogen use efficiency in soybean production systems |
Vander Weide, Josh |
Evaluation of the diversity of photosynthetic traits and thermotolerance in Vaccinium corymbosum (northern highbush blueberry) |
Vander Weide, Joshua |
Optimization of blueberry harvest time to preserve firmness and flavor using instrumental and sensory characterization |
Willbur, Jaime |
Investigate soil management practices to control Cercospora leaf spot in sugar beet |
Willbur, Jaime |
Investigate the use of impaction samplers and qPCR methods for detection of foliar pathogens in potato fields |
Wilson, Julianna K |
Developing a novel yeast-based insecticide to target spotted wing drosophila using RNAi technology |
Wilson, Julianna K |
Revisiting plum curculio management strategies and timing in pome and stone fruit |
Wilson, Julianna K |
Promoting overwintering success of Ganaspis brasiliensis, a new parasitoid of spotted-wing drosophila in Michigan |