MPPL Partnering:

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

Bioengineered Plant-based Vaccines for Avian Viruses
Systems, Maintenance & Technology, Inc.
Rose Hammond

Investigation into the production of commodity chemicals from sugar beet tap roots
Atlantic Biomass Conversions, Inc.
Anna Smigocki

Specific Cooperative Agreements

Development of plant-based expression systems for the production of biomedicals
Biotechnology Foundation
Rose Hammond

Analysis of sugarbeet genes involved in pest resistance
Towson University
Anna Smigocki

Trust Fund Cooperative Research Agreements

Development of PCR tests for the detection of bacterial ringrot and brown rot in potatoes and of phytoplasmas for commercial use in testing service
Agdia, Inc.
Ing-Ming Lee

Cloning of disease-resistant genes from sugar beet taproots and characterization of taproot-specific promoters
Beet Sugar Development Foundation
Anna Smigocki

Grants

Pro-oxidant/Antioxidant state of the infective drop as related to plant disease resistance
Russian Research Institute for Phytopathology, Moscow
Con Baker

Improvement of root maggot and disease resistance in sugarbeet with proteinase inhibitor genes
Beet Sugar Development Foundation
Anna Smigocki

Gene transfer to optimize the sucrose yields from sugarbeet taproots
Beet Sugar Development Foundation
Anna Smigocki

Development of a fungal biocontrol agent for the sugarbeet root maggot
Beet Sugar Development Foundation
Anna Smigocki