USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Plant Genome Grants--Fiscal Year 1995

Published in Probe Volume 6 (Final): July 1996


Henry V. Amerson, David M. OMalley, Ronald R. Sederoff
Role of Major Genes for Resistance in the Loblolly Pine-Fusiform Rust Forest Pathosystem
North Carolina State University

Barbara Joan Baker
Isolation of the TMV Resistance Gene, N
Plant Gene Expression Center, USDA/ARS

Patricia A. Bedinger
Analysis and Cloning of Male Sterility Genes
Colorado State University

Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
Multi-Institutional Research Coordination Group on Integration of Grass Genome Studies
Purdue University

James A. Birchler
Molecular Analysis of Maize Centromeres
University of Missouri

Frederick A. Bliss
Molecular Tagging Genes for Nematode Resistance and Tree Growth in Peach
University of California, Davis

Harvey D. Bradshaw, Jr.
Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Populus
University of Washington

Gordon C. Cannon
Nucleoid Protein Composition and Phosphorylation During Plastid Development in Soybean
University of Southern Mississippi

Vicki L. Chandler
l995 Gordon Research Conference on Epigenetic Effects on Gene Expression
University of Oregon

Christine D. Chase
Mitochondrial-Nuclear Interactions in S Male-Sterile Maize
University of Florida

Zong Ming Cheng
Host/Pathogen Interactions and Inheritance of XMLO Resistance in Chokecherry
North Dakota State University

Jeffrey L. Dangl
Molecular Genetics of Downy Mildew Resistance: The Arabidopsis Rpp8 Cluster
University of North Carolina

William O. Dawson
Plant Resistance and Recognition of Tobamoviruses
University of Florida

Ismail Dweikat, Herbert W. Ohm
Detection of Hessian Fly Resistance Genes in Wheat
Purdue University

William B. Eggleston
Origin and Interactions of a Naturally Occurring, Tandem Duplication in Maize
Virginia Commonwealth University

Elias M. Elias
Molecular Mapping of High Grain Protein Content in Durum Wheat
North Dakota State University

Stephen K. Farrand
CIS- and Trans-Acting Functions Mediating Ti Plasmid Transfer
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Daniel R. Gallie
Isolation of RNA-Binding Proteins Involved in Regulating Translation
University of California, Riverside

Stanton B. Gelvin
Early Events in T-DNA Transcription and Integration
Purdue University

J.J. Giovannoni
High Density Mapping and Isolation of Genes Regulating Tomato Fruit Ripening
Texas A&M University

Peter Goldsbrough, Gebisa Ejeta
Drought Tolerance in Sorghum: Mapping of QTLs and Analysis of Near-Isogenic Lines
Purdue University

Carol M. Hamilton
Evaluation and Application of a New BAC Library Vector Designed for Transfer of Large DNA Inserts to
Cornell University

Larkin Curtis Hannah
Intron-Enhanced Gene Expression in Maize
University of Florida

Thomas K. Hodges, Leszek A. Lyznik
Homologous and Site-Specific DNA Recombination for Genomic Modifications of Plants
Purdue University

Scot H. Hulbert
An Analysis of the Rpl and Rp3 Loci of Maize
Kansas State University

Arthur Garfield Hunt
Characterization of a Plant Poly(A) PolymeraseUniversity of Kentucky

Roger William Innes
Use of Arabidopsis DNA Markers To Isolate a Disease Resistance Gene From Soybean
Indiana University

Richard A. Jorgensen
Co-Suppression, Paramutation and Transgene-Elicited Pigmentation Patterns
University of California, Davis

Shawn Michael Kaeppler, K. Arumuganathan, Heidi Flewelling Kaeppler
Chromosome Specific Libraries for Maize Genome Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Harry John Klee
Modulation of Ethylene Sensitivity in Tomato
University of Florida

Steven J. Knapp
A Genetic Map and Mapping Resources for Sunflower (Helianthus annuus. L.)
Oregon State University

Sondra G. Lazarowitz
Molecular Genetics of Geminiviruses Pathogenesis
University of Illinois

Peggy G. Lemaux
Targeted Gene Tagging by Generating Barley With Maize Ds at Defined Locations
University of California, Berkeley

Yi Li
High Performance Liquid Chromatography for Plant Molecular Research
Kansas State University

George H. Liang, Daniel Z. Skinner
Biolistic Gametophyte Transformation of Alfalfa
Kansas State University

Din-Pow Ma
Characterization of Cotton Fiber Genes and Their Regulatory Elements
Mississippi State University

John Munson Martin
Predicting Progeny Variation from Parental Diversity in Spring Wheat
Montana State University

Phillip E. McClean
Fine Structure Mapping of Disease Resistance Related Genes in Common Bean
North Dakota State University

William Richard McCombie, Robert Martiensson
Structural and Functional Analysis of a Region of the Arabidopsis Genome
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Michael D. McMullen, Patrick F. Byrne, Maurice E. Snook, Neil W. Widstrom
Genetic Control of Corn Earworm Resistance Factors
in Maize
University of Missouri

Richard W. Michelmore
Structure and Variation of Resistance Gene Complexes in Lettuce
University of California, Davis

Gloria A. Moore, Frederick G. Gmitter
Genetic Transformation of Mature Meristematic Tissue in Perennial Plants
University of Florida

Walter C. Mueller, Eric M. Roberts, Carl H. Beckman
Mechanisms of Polygene Resistance in Tomato Plants Infected With Fusarium
University of Rhode Island

Norimoto Murai
Methionine Enhancement of the Bean Seed Storage Protein Phaseolin = Plant Expression Assay
Louisiana State University

June B. Nasrallah, Mikhail E. Nasrallah
A Structural and Transcriptional Analysis of the S-Locus Region of Brassica
Cornell University

Kathleen J. Newton
Transcriptional Regulation in Zea Mitochondria
University of Missouri

Brent L. Nielsen
Detailed Characterization of Tobacco Chloroplast DNA Replication Initiation Sites
Auburn University

Basil J. Nikolau, Patrick S. Schnable
Molecular Analysis of Meiotic Recombination
Iowa State University

Thomas C. Osborn
Defining Genes for Vernalization Requirement in Brassica
University of Wisconsin
Peggy Ozias-Akins, Wayne W. Hanna
Development, Genomic Diversity, and Gene Expression in Aposporous Genotypes
University of Georgia

Calvin O. Qualset
Research Collaboration Group on Molecular Mapping in Wheat and Its Relatives
University of California, Davis

Sriyani Rajapakse, Janice R. Bohac
Molecular Analysis of Beta-amylase Gene in Sweet potato and Wild Ipomoea Species
Clemson University

Pamela C. Ronald
Positional Cloning of a Major Gene From a Durably Resistant Rice Cultivar
University of California, Davis

Robert J. Schmidt, Martin F. Yanofsky
An Analysis of Floral Regulatory Genes in Maize
University of California, San Diego

Mitchell M. Sewell, David E. Harry, David B. Neale
Comparative Mapping in the Genus Pinus
Institute of Forest Genetics/Pacific Southwest Research Station

William F. Sheridan, Inna N. Golubovskaya, Yasuo Hotta
Maize Desynaptic Mutants: Chromosome Pairing, Synapsis and Recombination Nodules
University of North Dakota

Stephen M. Stack, Nora L.V. Lapitan
Physical Mapping of Genes and RFLP Markers on Tomato Pachytene Chromosomes
Colorado State University

James L. Starr, M. Burow, A.H. Paterson, C.E. Simpson
Genetic Studyof a Multigenic System for Nematode-Resistance in Peanut-Utility in Gene Management
Texas A&M University

Thomas Dermot Sullivan
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Maize Brittle-1 and Homologous Genes
University of Wisconsin

William F. Thompson, George C. Allen
Functional Analysis of Chromosomal Domains in Transgenic Plant Cells
North Carolina State University

Richard D. Vierstra
Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzymes in Higher Plants
University of Wisconsin

Bruce S. Weir
Quantitative Genetics Gordon Conference
North Carolina State University

Ross W. Whetten, Malcolm M. Campbell, Ronald R. Sederoff
Mapping Genes Expressed During Wood Formation
North Carolina State University

Susan Mary Wick
Tubulin Gene Products in Maize Reproduction
University of Minnesota

Roger Philip Wise, Richard Anthony DeScenzo
Genetic and Physical Analysis of the Mla Resistance Gene Cluster in Barley
Iowa State University-USDA/ARS

Ray J. Wu
Isolation of Megabase-Sized DNA and Construction of Physical Maps in Arabidopsis and Rice
Cornell University

Eve S. Wurtele, James T. Colbert
Evaluation of zrp4 a Gene Expressed in Endodermal Cells of Roots During Suberin Deposition
Iowa State University

Nevin D. Young, James H. Orf, David A. Somers
High Resolution Mapping and Positional Cloning Tools To Study Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance
University of Minnesota