KGSC Funded Projects – FY 2008
The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission allocated check-off funds in the areas of research, foreign market development, domestic market development, promotion, and education.
Below is a listing of projects funded by the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission for FY 2008.
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008
Research Funding
Development and Utilization of Sorghum as a Feedstock for Biofuel Production
KSU-Principal Investigator Donghai Wang ……………………………………..$30,000
Enhancing Sorghum Yield and Profitability through Nitrogen Management
KSU-Principal Investigator David Mengel ……………………………………… $18,000
Improving Drought Tolerance in Sorghum through Association Mapping
KSU-Principal Investigator Jianming Yu ………………………………………....$30,000
Screening Sorghum Germplasm for Drought and Heat Tolerance
KSU-Principal Investigator P.Vara Prasad ………………………………………...$23,000
Evaluation of Strip-Tillage for Grain Sorghum in Kansas
KSU-Principal Investigator Keith Janssen …………………………………………..$6,300
Extension and Applied Research Programs for Kansas Grain Sorghum Production
KSU-Principal Investigator Kraig Roozeboom ……………………………………..$5,200
Improving Understanding of the Mechanisms of Grain Sorghum Drought Tolerance
KSU-Principal Investigator Scott Staggenborg ……………………………………...$8,500
Management Systems for Grain Sorghum Production under Dryland and Limited Irrigation Conditions
KSU-Principal Investigator Barney Gaordon ………………………………………..$6,500
Breeding Grain Sorghum for Improved Dryland Production
KSU-Principal Investigator Mitch Tuinstra ………………………………………...$73,000
Improving Crop Management Decisions with Soil Moisture Monitoring
KSU-Principal Investigator Danny Rogers …………………………………………..$3,600
Residual Production Research for ALS Herbicide Tolerant Grain Sorghum
IR-4 Headquarters-Principal Investigator Jerry Baron ……………………………..$10,000
KSU Center for Sorghum Improvement ……………………………………………$25,000
National Sorghum Producers
Research Funding ………………………………………………………………..$75,000
Market Development, Promotion, and Education Funding
US Grains Council ……………………………………………………………… $31,000
National Sorghum Producers …………………………………………………….$150,000
Total Funded Projects………………………………..$495,100
