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
Integrated Disease Management for Cultivated Wild Rice Dean Malvick Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council Active
Influence of Spatial Processes on the Population Dynamics of Insect Pests Ian Macrae State Agricultural Experiment Station Complete
Improving Food and Health Through Cross-Cultural Engagement Craig Hassel National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Improvement of Thermal and Alternative Processes for Foods Mrinal Bhattacharya National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Management and Epidemiology of Diseases of Small Grains Ruth Dill-Macky State Agricultural Experiment Station Complete
Minnesota RREA Plan FY 2007-11 Melvin Baughman National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Molecular Bases of Plant Defenses Against Fungal Diseases - Small Grains Cereals R.J. Zeyen State Agricultural Experiment Station Complete
Processing and Storage Effects on Stability of Nutritionally-Based Functional Foods and Supplements: Loss of Actives and Protein Quality Theodore P. Labuza National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Reconnecting Youth and Families to the Land Through Traditional Skills S. Dahlberg National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Soil Resource Assessment and Interpretations for Minnesota Landscapes Jay Bell National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete
Wild Rice Breeding, Genetics, and Genetic Resources Deborah Samac Agricultural Research Service - USDA Complete
Wild Rice Breeding, Genetics, and Genetic Resources Howard W. Rines Agricultural Research Service - USDA Complete
Wild Rice Breeding and Germplasm Improvement Carroll P. Vance Agricultural Research Service - USDA Complete
Wild Rice Breeding and Germplasm Improvement Howard W. Rines Agricultural Research Service - USDA Complete
Molecular Cytogenetics in Plant Improvement Ronald Phillips National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete