Research Projects
Phase I (2000-2003)
Horticultural Crops
Bacterial spot resistance, yields and quality in bell and specialty peppers (PI: Brent Rowell; $25,800)
Blackberries for fresh and processing markets (PI: John Strang; $31,220)
Nursery crop development (PI: Win Dunwell; $47,000)
Greenhouse crops (PI: Robert Anderson; $45,000)
Specialty Grains
Insect pest management for optimization of end-use quality and yield in high-oil corn (PI: Grayson Brown; $36,000)
Evaluation of high-value traits for corn in Kentucky (PI: C.G. Poneleit; $17,000)
Testing novel soybean varieties (PI: Larry J. Grabau; $19,000)
Novel management of novel soybean varieties (PI: Larry J. Grabau; $11,000)
Breeding triple-null lipoxygenase soybean cultivars (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $13,600)
Developing nitrogen fertilization strategies for control of grain protein levels in soft winter wheats (PI: John H. Grove; $22,000)
Breeding soft white winter wheat for Kentucky (PI: Dave Van Sanford; $17,000)
Drying, storage and germination characteristics of selected specialty grains (PI: Sam McNeill; $8,300)
Analyzing the profit and risk potential of new crop varieties (PI: Gregg Ibendahl; $40,000)
Phase II (2001-2004)
Horticultural Crops
Disease resistance, yield, and quality in priority vegetable crops for Kentucky (PI: Brent Rowell; $26,800)
Blackberries for fresh and processing markets (PI: John Strang; $31,000)
Nursery crop development (PI: Win Dunwell; $46,000)
Greenhouse crops (PI: Robert Anderson; $47,000)
Specialty Grains
Insect pest management for optimization of end-use quality and yield in high-oil corn (PI: Grayson C. Brown; $16,000)
Evaluation of high-value traits for corn in Kentucky (PI: C.G. Poneleit; $22,000)
Testing novel soybean varieties (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $40,000)
Novel management of novel soybean varieties (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $13,574)
Breeding triple-null lipoxygenase soybean cultivars (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $18,000)
Developing nitrogen fertilization strategies for control of grain protein levels in soft winter wheats (PI: John H. Grove; $37,000)
Breeding soft white winter wheat for Kentucky (PI: David A. Van Sanford; $29,500)
Analyzing the profit and risk potential of new crop varieties (PI: Gregg Ibendahl; $45,000)
Phase III (2002-2005)
Horticultural Crops
Extending blackberry fruit shelf life with modified atmosphere storage (PI: Doug Archbold; $59,020)
Evaluation of high tunnels for winter production of specialty greens in Kentucky (PI: Robert Houtz; $60,020)
Evaluation of the potential of Capsicum baccatum for production
of high-value gourmet products and novel ornamental landscape plants (PI: John Snyder; $59,020)
Evaluation of cultural practices for container production of tropical flowering woody vines in Kentucky (PI: Mark Williams; $69,020)
Nursery crop development (PI: Win Dunwell; $23,000)
Cut roses for Christmas and Valentine's Day from cuttings (PI: Robert Anderson; $20,500)
Specialty Grains
Evaluation of high-value traits for corn in Kentucky (PI: William Pearce; $24,000)
Evaluating soil fertility recommendations in terms of corn grain quality (PI: John H. Grove; $44,000)
Testing novel soybean varieties (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $32,600)
Breeding triple-null lipoxygenase soybean cultivars (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $44,300)
The effect of changes in seed protein concentration on seed growth characteristics of soybean (PI: Dennis B. Egli; $25,518)
Breeding soft white winter wheat for Kentucky (PI: Dave Van Sanford;
$44,300)
Continued economic analysis of new crop varieties (PI: Gregg Ibendahl; $30,500)
Phase IV (2003-2006)
Horticultural Crops
Evaluation of pesticide-free insect control for flower, fruit and vegetable transplants with nitrogen gas fumigation (PI: Robert Anderson; $104,303)
Development of organic production systems for horticultural crops in Kentucky (PI: Mark Williams; $70,039)
Cut woody stems for the florist trade (PI: Robert E. McNiel; $47,344)
Applied market research and feasibility studies for selected horticultural products (PI: Tim Woods; $54,780)
Specialty Grains
Breeding soft white winter wheat for Kentucky (PI: David Van Sanford; $27,500)
Edamame (green vegetable soybean) production systems for extended harvest (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $47,200)
Developing and demonstrating identity-preserved protocols for grain production (PI: Samuel G. McNeill; $38,300)
New no-till corn silage opportunities in Kentucky (PI: Chad Lee; $57,908)
Management for quality straw: Giving added value to Kentucky's winter wheat (PI: John H. Grove; $36,500)
Economic evaluation of identity-preserved grains (PI: Gregg Ibendahl; $30,000)
Phase V (2004-2007)
Horticultural Crops
Rudy Haag burning bush as a non-invasive alternative to current burning bush cultivars for Kentucky nursery production (PI: Robert Geneve; $67,901)
Management of the thermal environment of high tunnel and tobacco greenhouses in Kentucky (PI: Robert Anderson; $52,358)
Developing organic apple thinning agents for Kentucky fruit growers (PI: Douglas Archbold; $70,047)
Evaluating crop and soil fertility changes during transition to an organic vegetable production system (PI: Mark Williams; $76,966)
Specialty Grains
Evaluation of high-value traits for corn in Kentucky (PI: William Pearce; $22,376)
Sweet sorghum improvement (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $53,400)
Conventional and molecular breeding of soft white winter wheat for Kentucky (PI: David A. Van Sanford; $43,300)
A risk management analysis of low phytate corn in Kentucky (PI:
Carl R. Dillon; $40,054)
Organic grain crops field research initiative (PI: Larry Grabau; $44,045)
Phase VI (2005-2008)
Horticultural Crops
Evaluating the sustainability of two widely used organic production systems and their potential use in Kentucky (PI: Mark Williams; $70,719)
Sustainable management of insect pests and diseases of nursery-grown maples in Kentucky (PI: Daniel A. Potter; $61,798)
Hydrangea macrophylla as cut woody stems for the florist trade (PI: Robert E. McNiel; $74,484)
Development of a novel production system to enhance the survival and growth of flowering dogwood, Cornus florida (PI: Robert Geneve; $25,000)
Specialty Grains
Antioxidant activity of soft winter wheat cultivars (PI: David Van Sanford; $26,750)
Evaluation of high fermentable corn hybrids in Kentucky (PI: Michael D. Montross; $40,170)
An econometric assessment of specialty grain crops in Kentucky (PI: Carl Dillon; $56,806)
New no-till corn silage opportunities in Kentucky (PI:
Chad Lee; $32,684)
Testing novel soybean varieties (PI: Eugene Lacefield; $24,000)
Edamame production systems: Improving spring transplant production (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $46,660)
Phase VII (2006-2009)
Horticultural Crops
Developing optimized organic production systems for leafy greens in Kentucky (PI: Mark Williams; $17,000)
Optimizing market quality of edamame (PI: Douglas Archbold; $49,100)
Plasticulture strawberry production (PI: John Strang; $8,700)
The development of organic blueberry production and value-added products (PI: Tim Woods; $18,580)
Optimizing pot-in-pot nursery production for Kentucky growers
(PI: Robert Geneve; $45,914)
Evaluating the role of generalist predators in reducing damage and disease transmission by slugs in strawberry crops (PI: James D. Harwood; $63,000)
Specialty Grains
Gluten strength of soft red winter wheat lines (PI: David Van Sanford; $28,800)
Nitrogen fertility and performance of hulless barley (PI:
William P. Bruening; $19,950
Breeding soybean for edamame and organic black soybean production
(PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $46,463)
Nitrogen: A new crop for Kentucky corn producers (PI: G.J. Schwab; $19,288)
Evaluation of new high value grain crops for Kentucky farming (PI:
Chad Lee; $33,460)
Develop an accurate protocol for evaluating corn hybrids for ethanol production (PI: William Pearce; $30,362)
A whole farm management profit and risk model (PI: Carl R. Dillon; $53,583)
Phase VIII (2007-2008)
Horticultural Crops
Organic apple orchard establishment (PI: Douglas Archbold; $55,000)
Rudy Haag burning bush as a non-invasive alternative to current burning bush cultivars for Kentucky nursery production (PI: Robert Geneve; $65,000)
Sustainable management for Japanese and green June beetles impacting grape production (PI: Daniel Potter; $25,000)
Optimizing organic production of select small fruits using high tunnels (PI: Mark Williams; $40,500)
Optimizing romaine lettuce production in Kentucky (PI: Mark Williams; $40,500)
Specialty Grains
Utilization of sweet sorghum as a feedstock for ethanol production (PI: Mike Montross; $31,875)
Sweet sorghum improvement (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $40,980)
Impact of fusarium head blight on gluten strength of soft winter wheat lines (PI: Dave Van Sanford; $32,296)
Organic grain crops field research initiative (PI: Larry Grabau; $50,590)
An economic evaluation of nonGMO corn and nonGMO soybeans
(PI: Carl Dillon; $31,360)
Mechanical harvesting of edamame (PI: Tim Stombaugh; $65,175)
Phase IX (2008-2011)
Horticultural Crops
Developing an optimized organic production system to control cucumber beetles in cucurbits (PI: Mark Williams; $55,500)
Examining market demand for raspberry and blackberry value-added products (PI: Tim Woods; $29,888)
Increasing irrigation water use efficiency in vegetables and small fruits using automated pulsed or microdrip irrigation systems (PI: Tim Coolong; $38,713)
Hydrangea macrophylla for cut stems for the florist trade (PI: Sharon Bale; $32,832)
Sustainable pest management for Japanese beetles and green june beetles impacting grape production (PI: Derrick Hammons; $3,000)
Specialty Grains
Testing novel soybean varieties (PI: Eugene Lacefield; $8,000)
Optimizing variety selection and planting patterns for mechanically harvested edamame production in Kentucky (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $10,769)
Continued evaluation of corn hybrids for ethanol production (PI: William L. Pearce; $17,500)
Further evaluation of flax and development of chia as new high-value grain crops for Kentucky farming (PI: Chad Lee; $16,037)
Organic grain cropping systems research initiative (PI: Larry Grabau; $60,594)
Ethanol and electricity potential of switchgrass in Kentucky (PI: Mike Montross; $31,040)
Soft white winter wheat in Kentucky: Impact of seed coat color genes on added value and resistance to mycotoxins (PI: David Van Sanford; $22,428)
Phase X (2009-2012)
Horticultural Crops
Evaluation of natural sprays for control of economically important foliar and fruit diseases of tomato and cucurbits (PI: Paul Vincelli; $23,667)
Marketing nutrition for Kentucky produce (PI: Tim Woods; $23,865)
Increasing fertilizer efficiency with an automated pulsed irrigation system (PI: Tim Coolong; $6,103)
Annualized perennial production: An untapped opportunity for Kentucky's greenhouse growers (PI: Rebecca Schnelle; $38,240)
Developing an optimized production system for fresh market sweet onion production in Kentucky (PI: Tim Coolong; $33,107)
Specialty Grains
Developing a biomass energy crop trial for renewable energy production (PI: Mike Montross; $24,716)
Soft white winter wheat in Kentucky: Impact of seed coat color genes on added value and resistance to mycotoxins (PI: David Van Sanford; $8,010)
Response of hulless and hulled barley grain yield and composition to nitrogen fertility (PI: William Bruening; $16,950)
Sweet sorghum improvement (PI: Todd Pfeiffer; $23,184)
Whole farm analysis of edamame production in Kentucky (PI: Carl Dillon; $49,096)
No-till cropping systems for organic and sustainable corn and soybean production (PI: Larry Grabau; $27,327)
Phase XI (2010-2013)
New crop opportunities in cellulosic bioenergy (PI: Seth DeBolt; $100,000)
New crop opportunities in sustainable/organic production systems (PI: Mark Williams; $50,003)
Novel new crop opportunities (PI: Tim Coolong; $42,976)
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