The Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board funded these projects in various LSU AgCenter departments, research stations and regions during the past year. Projects list researchers, total funding and the portions allocated from soybean funding or feed grain funding.
Biological and Ag Engineering
Continuous Microwave Extraction of Soy Isoflavones. Dr. Cristina Sabliov, $19,600 (soybean)
Deposition Efficiency of Pesticide Application. Dr. Roberto Barbosa, $12,500 (soybean)
Grain Quality Monitoring in Temporary Storage Bags. Dr. Roberto Barbosa, $10,000 (feed grain) *
Communications
Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research Report. Frances Gould, $6,500 ($1,000 soybean/$5,500 feed grain)
Entomology
Biology, Distribution and Management of Soybean Insect Pests. Dr. Jeff Davis, $49,700 (soybean)
Emerging Insect Pest Problems in Field Corn and Grain Sorghum. Dr. Fangneng Huang, $19,500 (feed grain)
Evaluation of Corn Borer Damage in Extension Corn Demonstrations. Dr. Jack Baldwin, $4,000 (feed grain)
Food Science
Extraction, Purification and Antioxidant Properties of Soy Isoflavones from Defatted Soy Flakes. Dr. Zhimin Xu, $28,500 (soybean)
Lutein Extraction from Corn Distillers Byproducts. Dr. Jack Losso, $25,000 (feed grain) *
Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences
Biology and Management of Diseases of Corn. Dr. Clayton Hollier, $10,000 (feed grain) *
Calibrating Soil Tests and Fertilization for Soybean and Grain Crops of Louisiana. Dr. Jim Wang, $36,077 ($11,577 soybean/$24,500 feed grain)
Small Grain Breeding, Variety Development and Testing. Dr. Steve Harrison, $72,000 (feed grain)
Weed Management and Biology Research in Soybeans. Dr. Jim Griffin, $40,000 (soybean)
Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology
Biology and Control of Major Diseases of Soybeans. Dr. Ray Schneider, $80,050 (soybean)
Developing a New Strategy to Control Soybean Rust Disease Through a Proteomics-based Approach. Dr. Zhi-Yuan Chen, $63,400 (soybean)
Identification of Plant Viruses Infecting Soybean and Corn in Louisiana. Dr. Rodrigo Valverde, $5,000 ($2,500 soybean/$2,500 feed grain) *
Managing Mycotoxin Contamination in Louisiana Corn. Dr. Kenneth Damann, $65,000 (feed grain)
Veterinary Science
Developing Soybean Resistance to Asian Rust Pathogen. Dr. Svetlana Oard, $22,800 (soybean)
Dean Lee Research Station
Evaluating Early-season Soybean Varieties in Production in Louisiana. Dr. Steve Moore, $21,000 (soybean)
Louisiana Soybean Verification Program 2008. Dr. David Lanclos/Rob Ferguson, $34,500 (soybean)
Reducing Aflatoxin in Corn. Dr. Steve Moore, $20,000 (feed grain)
Soybean and Grain On-farm Demonstration Program 2008. Dr. David Lanclos/Rob Ferguson, $42,000 ($21,000 soybean/$21,000 feed grain)
Macon Ridge Research Station
Evaluation of Soybean Cultivars and Fungicides for Disease Management in Northeast Louisiana. Dr. Boyd Padgett, $18,106 (soybean)
Evaluating Selected Insecticide Use Strategies in Louisiana Soybean. Dr. Rogers Leonard, $14,500 (soybean)
Managing Production Risks in Irrigated Soybean with Planting Dates, Varieties and Row Spacing. Dr. Donald Boquet, $21,700 (soybean)
Refining Field Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pest Management Strategies. Dr. Rogers Leonard, $17,500 (feed grain)
Wheat Disease Management in Louisiana. Dr. Boyd Padgett, $15,659 (feed grain)
Northeast Research Station
Cultural Practices that Influence Corn Yield Performance and Aflatoxin Accumulation. Dr. Rick Mascagni, $32,000 (feed grain)
Cultural Practices that Influence Grain Sorghum Yield Performance. Dr. Rick Mascagni, $12,000 (feed grain)
Evaluation of Systemic Fungicide and Insecticide Wheat Seed Treatments Across Varieties and Planting Dates. Dr. Rick Mascagni, $12,000 (feed grain) *
Feed Grain and Wheat Weed Control Research in Northeast Louisiana. Dr. Billy Williams, $35,000 (feed grain)
Managing Diseases in Louisiana Corn. Dr. Boyd Padgett, $10,056 (feed grain) *
Planting Dale, Row Spacing and Variety Effects on Performance of Maturity Group III, IV and V Soybeans. Dr. Ernie Clawson, $20,000 (soybean)
Soybean Weed Control Research in Northeast Louisiana. Dr. Donnie Miller, $28,000 (soybean)
The Soybean Green Plant Problem – An Evaluation of Possible Influencing Factors. Dr. Rogers Leonard and others, $30,000 (soybean) *
Red River Research Station
Soybean Breeding and Variety Development. Dr. Blair Buckley, $26,032 (soybean)
* New project funded for 2008-2009.
Total Soybean Funding $566,465
Total Feed Grain Funding $413,215
(This article was published in the 2008 edition of the Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board Report.)