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NIFA-BARD-IIA Approved Projects 

2024 Grant Recipients

Award Year 2024 

Proposal: 68 
NIFA: 2020-03667 
  
Gene editing technology for speedy development of tomato and pepper varieties with the trait of fruit dehydration 
S. Bocobza                    ARO, Min. Ag. A. Goldshmidt              ARO, Min. Ag. A. Schaffer                   ARO, Min. Ag. 
J. Rose                          Cornell University Company: BreedX  
Proposal: 71 
NIFA: 2022-11234 
  
Dual-action conjugates of phytochemicals for sustainable control of pectobacteria infections in potato and vegetables 
I. Yedidia                      ARO, Min. Ag. 
Z. Kerem                       Hebrew U 
H. Senderowitz             Bar Ilan U 
M. Arif                          U of Hawai Company: Copia Agriculture & Food Technologies Fund  
Proposal: 73 
NIFA: 2021-07678 
  
Novel Pepper Lines with Improved Long-Term Cold Storage Resilience and Nutrition 
A. Goldshmidt              ARO, Min. Ag. 
D.N. Lozada                 New Mexico Uni Company: BreedX  
Proposal: 79 
NIFA: 2022-08696 
  
Natural carriers for controlled delivery of hydrolyzable tannins into beverages 
A. Elmann                     ARO, Min. Ag. 
S. Talcott                       Texas A&M Uni Company: The Central Bottling Company Israel  
Proposal: 81 
NIFA: 2021-08975 
  
Sustainable Management of Varroa mite in Honeybee Colonies 
N. Eliash                       Shamir Research Inst. 
O. Malka                       Gaza Envelope R&D 
R. Johnson                    Ohio State Uni Company: ToBe Influence Innovation Ltd  
Proposal: 84 
NIFA: 2021-09569 
  
Enhancing Nutritional Quality and Food Safety of Spinach via Elicitation of Plant Secondary Metabolites 
J. Gorelick                     Eastern R&D Center 
N. Bernstein                  ARO, Min. Ag. 
S. Micallef                     U of Maryland Company; Herbs of Kedem 

BARD News

6 April 2025
BARD funded research, recently published in the prestigious journal Nature
6 April 2025
New Funding for Food and Nutrition R&D
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Connecting Academia and Industry in Food & Nutrition
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Spotlight on Postdocs

6 April 2025
Advancing Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Purification
20 February 2025
Improving Household Nutrition through Economic Policy and Consumer Behavior
1 January 2025
Enhancing Colonization of Plant Roots by Beneficial Bacteria
25 November 2024
Assessing Strawberries for Genetic Traits