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. 

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Project Profile Principal Investigator Funding Source Project Status
Wildrice Improvement: Breeding, Production, and Pathology Raymie Porter Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Wildrice Improvement: Breeding, Production, and Pathology Raymie Porter Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Wildrice Breeding and Genetics Raymie Porter Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Wildrice Improvement: Breeding, Production, and Pathology Dan Braaten and Vincent Fritz Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Collaborative Project: Track 2: Manoomin, Investigating the Past, Present, and Future Conditions of Wild Rice Lakes on the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Emi Ito, Diana Dalbotten, Timothy Holst and Amy Myrbo National Science Foundation Complete
Wildrice Improvement: Breeding, Production, and Pathology Dan Braaten, Vincent Fritz, and Raymie Porter Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Toward the Identification of Functional Shattering Genes Ronald Phillips Minnesota Wild Rice Council Complete
Optimizing Monitoring and Control Strategies for Key Insect Pests in Wild Rice Christopher Philips Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Complete
Profitability of using ESN Slow Release Polymer Coated Urea in Wild Rice Production Paul Bloom Minnesota Wild Rice Council Complete
Effects of Sulfate on Growth and Reproduction of Wild Rice John Pastor and Nate Johnson Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Complete
MASTER: Wild Rice Standards: Category 4 State-Wide Field Surveys and Category 5 - Field Stand Mesocosm Studies Amy Myrbo Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Complete
Wild Rice Sulfate Standards Study: Categories 1 and 2 Experiments John Pastor and Nate Johnson Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Complete
Wild Rice Sulfate Standards Study: Categories 1 and 2 Experiments John Pastor Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Complete
Wild Rice Growth and Sulfate Concentrations in Water John Pastor Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Complete
Wild Rice Standards Study - Category 4: Additional Lab and Statistical Analysis for 2012 Survey Amy Myrbo Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Complete