PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE SOUTHWEST CONSORTIUM 1986-2008
1986
1.
Plant Strategies and Genetic Resources for Trace Metal Resistance. Jackson & Robinson (LANL), Lammers
(NMSU).
2.
Gene Expression Upon Adaptation to Salt/Water Stress in an Arid-Lands Plant. Velten (NMSU), Bohnert &
Jensen (UA).
3.
Biochemical Indices of Water Deficiency and Heat Stress Tolerance in Plants. Lovatt (UCR), Phillips, Kuehn,
& Currier (NMSU).
4.
Trickle Irrigated Cotton Plant Stress and Soil Regimes. Wierenga & Fowler (NMSU), Zartman (TTU),
Warrick, Simpson, & Matthias (UA).
5.
Improving Water-Use Efficiency in Wheat. Nguyen, Jackson, & Holaday (TTU), Waines & Hall (UCR).
1987
6.
Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Plant Thermotolerance. Kobriger & Vierling (UA), Nguygen (TTU),
O'Connell (NMSU).
7.
Expression of Putative Salt Tolerance Genes from Distichlis spicata. Heyser, Robinson, & Johnson (LANL),
Bohnert (UA).
8.
Biochemical and Molecular Studies of Symbiotic N2-Fixation in Alfalfa. Sengupta-Gopalan (NMSU) &
Unkefer (LANL).
9.
Selection of Proline Overproducing Mutant of Arabidopsis thalinia. Bray (UCR) & Lehle (UA).
1988
10.
A Combined Approach to Improve Cotton for Dryland Agriculture. Oliver (NMSU) & Burke (TTU).
11.
Study of Key Biosynthetic Enzymes in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerances. Lovatt (UCR), Phillips & Kuehn
(NMSU).
12.
Genetic and Environmental Control of Water Use Efficiency in Sorghum & Cowpeas. Krieg (TTU) & Hall
(UCR).
1989
13.
Biochemical Differences in Carbon Assimilation Enzymes as CAM and CAM-idling are Induced During
Salt/Water Stress. Jensen (UA) & Ting (UCR).
14.
Enzymology and Molecular Biology of Liquid Wax Biosynthesis in Southwestern Plants. Hallick (UA) &
Kemp (NMSU).
15.
Physiological Criteria of Drought Tolerance and Water Use Efficiency in Alfalfa. Gutschick & Cunningham
(NMSU), Zartman (TTU).
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1990
16.
Genetically Altered Legumes for Increased N2 Fixation. Sengupta-Gopolan (NMSU) & Unkefer (LANL).
17.
Mechanism of Salt Tolerance: Genetic and Physiological Analysis of Arabidopsis Mutants. Lehle (UA) &
Heyser (LANL).
18.
Expression of Drought-and ABA-Induced Genes in Drought Tolerant Tomatoes.
O'Connell (NMSU) & Bray (UCR).
19.
Salt Induced Genes in Distichlis spicata: A look at the Response of Whole Plants. Heyser (LANL) & Bohnert
(UA).
1991
20.
Drought-Stress Regulated Genes for Carbamylphosphate and Polyamine Biosynthesis. Lovatt (UCR), Kuehn
& Phillips (NMSU).
21.
The Role of Dehydrin Proteins in Dehydration Tolerance. Close (UCR) & Lammers (NMSU).
22.
Characterization of Soil Microflora in Soils Amended with Sewer Sludge. Pepper
(UA) & Botsford (NMSU).
1992
23.
Adaptive Components of Salt Tolerance in Halophytes. O'Leary & Smith (UA).
24.
Characterization of ABA Biosynthesis and Regulation of Intercellular Na+ Levels in Cotton. Oishi &
Schumaker (UA).
25.
Identification and Characterization of Genes Controlling Meloidogyne incognita Induced Feeding Site
Development in Alfalfa. Gopalan & Thomas (NMSU).
1993
26.
Germplasm Diversity and Molecular Responses of Roots to Mechanical Impedance. Nguyen & Zartman
(TTU), Cantrell (NMSU).
27.
Isolation and Characterization of Molecular Chaperones Involved in the Oligomerization/ Activation of Two
Representative Enzymes in Ammonia Assimilation Glutamine Synthetase and Asparagine Synthetase, in
Alfalfa and Soybean. Sengupta- Gopalan (NMSU) & Unkefer (LANL).
28.
Improvement of Herbicide Tolerance in Cotton. Molin (UA) & Sterling (NMSU).
29.
Prediction and Management of Yellow Nutsedge Infestations in Cotton Using a Degree Day Model. Holt
(UCR) & McCloskey (UA).
30.
The Effect of Night Temperature on Cotton Reproductive Development. Zeiher, Silvertooth, & Brown (UA).
1994
31.
32.
Subcellular Localization of Proteins Induced in Plant Cells During Feeding by Root Knot Nematodes. Bird
(UCR) & McClure (UA).
Role of Zn in Vascular Development: Comparison of Healthy and Decline Citrus. Taylor (UA) & Kuske
(LANL).
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1995
33.
Photoinhibition, Safners and Stress Reduction. Molin & McCloskey (UA).
34.
The Mechanism of Abiotic Stress Perception. Bray & Lord (UCR).
35.
Improving Protein Quality of Alfalfa, a Forage Crop of the Desert Southwest. Larkins
(UA), Bagga & Sengupta-Gopalan (NMSU).
36.
Characterization of Markers for Leaf Firing Resistance Among Turf-Type Bermuda Grass. Green, Close,
Gibeault, Holt, & Cockerham (UCR).
37.
Methods to Detect Low Temperature Tolerance in Chile Seed. Carter (NMSU), Hopper & Peffley (TTU).
38.
A System of Direct Gene Transfer into Monocots for Disease Resistance. Peffley (TTU) & Phillips (NMSU).
1996
39.
40.
1997
41.
Identification of Chromosome Regions Conferring Water Use and Transpiration Efficiency in Veery-Style
Wheats. Lukaszewski & Whitkus (UCR).
Impact of Water Stress on Host Plant Resistance to Aphids and Whiteflies on Melon. Thompson & Byrne
(UA).
The Mechanism of Osmotic Signal Transduction, Zhu & Jensen (UA), Oliver (TTU).
42.
Genetic Variation for Deposition and Remobilization of Stem Water-Soluble Carbohydrates in Spring Wheat.
Waines & Madore (UCR).
43.
Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Salt-Tolerance in the Halophyte, Salicornia Bigelovii.
Schumaker & O'Leary (UA).
44.
The Antioxidant System of Alfalfa Root Nodules: Strategies for Reducing Oxidative Damage During Stress.
Allen (TTU) & Sengupta-Gopalan (NMSU).
1998
45.
Identifying Patterns of Heterosis in Alfalfa for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci. Ray, Cantrell, & May
(NMSU).
46.
Genetic Engineering for Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Alfalfa. Bohnert (UA) & Ray (NMSU).
47.
Chilling Tolerance During Emergence in Warm Season Crops. Hall & Close (UCR).
1999
48.
Chilling Tolerance in Transgenic Cotton Seeds that Express Antioxidant Enzymes. Allen & Mahan (TTU)
49.
Identification of Stress Induced Gene Products Using Enhancer /Gene Traps. Springer, Bailey-Serres, Bray,
Gallie, Kaloshian (UCR)
50.
Identification of Arabidopsis Mutants with Altered Thermotolerance. Vierling & Galbraith (UA), & Burke
(TTU).
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2000
51.
Genetic Analysis of Heat Tolerance in a Recombinant Inbred Cotton Population. Cantrell (NMSU) & Moser
(UA).
52.
Molecular Mapping of Heat Tolerance in Genes in Corn. Xu & Nguyen (TTU)
53.
Phloem-Feeding pests of Arid/Semi-arid Environments: Understanding Plant Defense Responses to Aphids
and Whiteflies. Walling (UCR) & Thompson (UA)
2001
54.
55.
56.
2002
57.
Expression Profiling to Identify Drought Responsive Genes in Alfalfa. Ray & O’Connell
(NMSU)
Ecological Role of Fungal Endophytes in Water and Nutrient Relations of Black Gramma:
Implications for Desert Grassland Restoration. Abbott, Barrow, Ulery (NMSU) & Smith
(UA)
Characterization of a Vacuolar Na+/H+ Exchanger and Its Role in Salt Tolerance. Schumaker & Zhu (UA)
The Roles of an Arabidopsis-like Protein and Its Substrate Proteins in Ubiquitlyation and Stress Response.
Zhang (TTU) & Holaday (TTU)
58.
Use of Global Protein Characterization (Proteomics) to Develop Genetically Engineered Resistance to RootKnot Nematode in Plants. Sengupta-Gopalan, Thomas, & Eiceman (NMSU)
59.
Activation Tagging in Arabidopsis: Dissection of Developmental and Sress-Response Pathways using
Dominant Mutations. Springer, Bailey-Serres, Bray, Walling & Yang (UCR)
60.
Development of Peanut Varieties with Greater Efficiency in Water Usage. Burow, Schubert & Burke (TTU)
2003
61.
Molecular Genetic Dissection of Root Knot Nematode Resistance in Cotton Using IntegratedGenetics and
Genomics Technology. Zhang & Senqupta-Gopalan (NMSU)
62.
Molecular Genetic Dissection of Drought Response Genes in Cotton . Payton, Wright & Allen (TTU)
63.
Identification of Chromatin Regulatory Factors Controlling Stress Responses in Arabidopsis
Yadegar, Schmaker & Zhu (UA)
64.
Toward the Protection of Photosynthetic Capacity in Cotton at Sub- and Supra- Optimal
Temperature. Holaday, Tissue & Allen (TTU)
2004
65.
Candidate Gene Markers and Traits for Drought Tolerance QTL in Alfalfa. Ray & Sterling (NMSU)
66.
Functional Analysis of SOS1 in the Response of a Halophyte to Salt. Schumaker & Tax (UA)
67.
Counteracting Abiotic Salt Stress in Alfalfa by Overexpression of Cholorplastic Glutamine Synthetase (GS2).
Sengupta-Gopalan & Ray (NMSU)
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68.
2005
69.
High Resolution Genetic Analysis of a QTL for Root Characteristics on the Short Arm Translocation of
Chromosome 1 of Rye in Bread Wheat. Waines, Close, & Lukaszewski (UCR)
Development of Markers for Breeding Heat Stress Tolerant Peanuts. Burow, Burke (TTU), Puppula (NMSU)
70.
Functional Genomics of Select ABA INSENSITIVE1 (ABI1)-Like Protein Phosphatases and ABI-3-Like
Transcription Factors by Transcriptome Profiling of Maize Protoplasts. Rock (TTU) & Galbraith (UA)
71.
Mechanism of Resistance to Curly Top Virus and Its Beet Leafhopper Vector in Tomatoes. Walker (UCR) &
Creamer (NMSU)
2006 - 2008
72.
Heat Shock Factor Binding Protein and the Regulation of Plant Stress Response. Allen, Holaday, &Burke
(TTU)
73.
Role of HOS15 and Its Associated Proteins in Stress-Responsive Gene Repression through Chromatin
Remodeling. Shi &Knaff (TTU)
74
Identification of Novel Salt Tolerance Genes in the Halophyte Thellungiella halophila by Sense-RNAi.
Schumaker and Jorgensen (UA)
75
Development of the New Near-isogenic Lines for Rye-Wheat Translocation 1RS.1AL in Bread Wheat and
Their Effect on Root and Shoot Morphology, Anatomy, Stress-tolerance and Grain Yield. Waines,
Lukaszewski, & De Mason (UCR)
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