Collaborations

The Potato, Pulse and Small Grains Quality Research has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASK, LINCOLN, NE

Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE

PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption

PCHI: Customizing Interventions to Promote Pulse Consumption among Heterogeneous Consumer Segments

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, CLEMSON, SC

Integrating Metabolome and Phytohormone Analyses to Investigate Postharvest Physiology of Potato

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VA

PCHI: Impacts of Pulse Consumption on Human Health, Diet Cost, and Environmental Sustainability

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO

Pulse Quality Characteristics for Product Development That Consider Adverse Effects on Human Health

PCHI: Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Type of Pulse Consumed in Human Subjects and Pre-Clinical Models

PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF, FAYETTEVILLE, AR

PCHI: Exploring Impact of Pulse Diet on Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes in Overweight/Obesity Older Adults: Role of Inflammation and Gut Microbiome

An Innovative Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-based Drying Approach to Enhancing Functionality and Sensory Properties of Pea and Lentil Proteins

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, TALLAHASSEE

PCHI: Enhancing Dietary Perception/Acceptance of Pulses in Children through a Nutritional Intervention Program: Bringing Pulses to the Dining Table

PCHI: Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis

PCHI: Impact of Structural Modification Techniques on Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Protein’s Ability to Modulate Human Gut Microbiota

PCHI: The Effect of Regular Lentil and Chickpea Intake on Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Health in Healthy Young Adults: Randomized Clinical Trial

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN, KS

PCHI – Improving Functional & Nutritional Properties of Pulse Flours by Heat-moisture Treatment & Developing Pasta with Improved Health Benefits

PCHI: Developing and Evaluating Chickpea Ingredients as Natural Wheat Dough Improvers for Enhanced Baking Quality and Functional Properties

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI

Utilizing Inbred Potato Clones to Determine Key Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Tuber Dormancy

PCHI - Leveraging plant-microbe Interactions to Optimize Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Dry Bean

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN

PCHI: Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems

PCHI: Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NC

PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications

PCHI: Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BISMARCK, ND

Mitigating Potato Seed Decay and Associated Economic Losses Using Enhanced Suberization Strategy

Optimizing Nitric Oxide Based Treatment Strategy to Improve Suberization of Wounded and Cut Seed Tubers

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO, ND

Genomics, Phenomics, Bioinformatics for Understanding Postharvest Physiology of Potato

Impact of Agronomic and Post-harvest Management Practices on Potato Quality

Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Wound-Healing Processes to Improve Postharvest Quality of Potato

PCHI: Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein

Monitoring Potato Plant, Root and Tuber Growth via Non-Destructive Means to Identify Key Factors Impacting Climate Adaptability of Cultivars

Understanding Postharvest Physiology of Potato by Genomics, Phenomics, Bioinformatics

PCHI: Improving Extraction Yield, Purity, and Functionality of Proteins from Pulse Grains using Enzyme-Assisted Green Extraction

Integrating Advanced Monitoring Techniques to Mitigate Environmental Factors in Storage Systems to Reduce Postharvest Losses

Towards Understanding the Effects of Structural and Metabolic Resistance on Black Dot Tuber Blemish

Using Image Analysis to Quantify Potato Storage Defects

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE, COLUMBUS, OH

PCHI: Rapid and in situ Screening for Key Quality Traits in Pulse Crops

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN

Integration of Advanced Technologies for Documenting the Impact of Climate-Induced Stress on Whole Potato Plant Growth and Development

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, ID

PCHI: Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency - Phase 2

Inhibiting Tuber Sprouting with Thermal Fog Application of Emulsions Containing Zinc Nanoparticles

PCHI: Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest

PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health

Understanding Pressure Bruise Susceptibility of Russet Potato Cultivars Using X-ray Ct and Cell Wall Analyses

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

PCHI: Enhancing Pea Protein Functionality through Glycation Following a Novel and Efficient Upcycling Approach

Impact of Crop Growth Environment and Postharvest Storage Conditions on Physiological Age of Seed Tubers and Their Yield Performance

PCHI: Impact of a Feasible Protein Co-extranction From Three Pulse Crops on Protein and Co-products Properties

Using Image Analysis to Quantify Potato Storage Defects

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROOKINGS, SD

PCHI: Impact of Storage on Functionality and Shelf Life of Chickpea Flour

PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults

PCHI: Next-Gen Nitrogen Fixation: Tailoring Rhizobial Inoculants to Winter and Spring Field Pea Systems

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, LUBBOCK, TX

PCHI: Maternal Supplementation of Pea Fiber to Protect Against Obesity and Hypertension in Offspring

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

PCHI: Controlling Pulse Fermentation to Improve Gut Microbiome Health

PCHI: Re-structuring Pulse Proteins into Valuable Fibrils via Biocatalysis

THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERS, AMHERST, NY

PCHI: Protective Mechanisms of Pulse Consumption in the Development of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mothers and Offspring Across Life Stages

PCHI: Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health

PCHI: Effects of Pulse Consumption on Child Health

PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DAVIS, CA

PCHI: Chickpea Genetic Improvement for Drought and Heat Stress Resilient Grain Yield

PCHI: Developing Chickpea Cultivars with Radically Improved Nitrogen Fixation Rates

PCHI: Quantifying, Predicting, and Parallelizing the Examination of Post-digestive Properties of Common Beans

PCHI: Improving Protein Digestibility in Pulses with Higher-throughput Assays and Sequence-based Prediction

PCHI – Isolating and Characterizing Protein Fractions from Black Beans and Lentils for use as Novel Oil Structuring Agents

PCHI: Reinventing Nitrogen Fixation in Cultivated Chickpea with Wild-derived Traits

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL

PCHI: Effects of Daily Consumption of Polyphenol-rich Pulses on Skin Health in Women

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, IL

PCHI: Processing Effects on the Composition of Pulses (Beans/Peas/Chickpea/Lentils) and Resulting Benefits in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST

PCHI: Tempeh Fermentation of Dry Chickpeas and Dry Peas for Enhanced Protection against Western Diet-Induced Health Risks

Harnessing Fermentation Technology to Overcome Functionality, Nutritional, and Sensory Challenges in Pulse Protein Ingredients for Food Applications

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM, COLUMBIA, MO

PCHI: Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, MADISON, WI

Improving Texture and Nutritive Value of Pulse-based Protein-rich Ingredients with Fiber Adducts Formed with High Pressure Homogenization and Heat

PCHI: Develop Efficient, Genotype-independent, Gene-editing Systems for Common Bean and Chickpea

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, LARAMIE, WY

PCHI: Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WA

PCHI: Assessing the Impacts of Dryland Wheat-pea Rotations and Compost Application on Soil Health