Grants and Research Projects

Below you will find a list of research projects and grants that have been or, are currently being, conducted on wild rice at the University. Where possible, descriptions related to research goals have been included on the individual project pages. 

Please click on the project title to access the full page. 

Project Profile Principal Investigator Funding Source Project Status
Going Greener: Improving Cultivated Wild Rice Integrated Disease Management to Reduce Fungicide Use Jennifer Kimball  Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Active
Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Mapping for Important Agronomic and Domestication Traits in Cultivated Wild Rice Jennifer Kimball Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Active
Protein Quality, Effect on the Gut Microbiome, and Hardening When Cooked with a Sweetener Dan D Gallaher Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Active
Using Microbes to Remove Nitrogen and Methane from Wastewater Chan Lan Chun MnDRIVE Environment Active
Can Mining Waste Help Remove Sulfide from Water? Lee Penn MnDRIVE Environment Active
Influence of Spatial Processes on the Population Dynamics of Insect Pests in Minnesota Ian MacRae State Agricultural Experiment Station Active
Nookaadiziwin - A Good Life Renee Pardello National Institute of Food and Agriculture Active
Innovations in Controlling Riceworm in Cultivated Wild Rice Jenny Kimball Rapid Agricultural Response Fund Active
Cultivated Wild Rice Breeding and Genetics Jenny Kimball State Agricultural Experiment Station Active
Catalysts for Water Resources Protection and Restoration: Applied Social Science Research Mae Davenport USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Active
Analysis of Sustainable and Equitable Environmental Problem Solving in Rural Communities Mae Davenport USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Active
Innovations in Controlling Riceworm in Cultivated Wild Rice Jennifer Kimball and Ian MacRae Rapid Agricultural Response Fund Active
Wild Rice (Manoomin) Education and Outreach Toolkit for Lake Superior Audiences Minnesota Sea Grant Marte Kitson USDOC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Active
Reduction in Colon Cancer Risk by Wild Rice Emily Onello and Dan Gallaher Whiteside Institute for Clinical Research Active
Promoting Wild Rice Restoration Success by Examining Microbes Chanlan Chun and Carol Reschke Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Active