SinghSoybean Group@ISU

FUNDED GRANTS AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (2013 - )

34. Sarkar S: co-PIs: N Merchant, A Johri, B Ganapathysubramanian, AK Singh. CPS: Frontier: Collaborative Research: COALESCE: COntext Aware LEarning for Sustainable CybEr-Agricultural Systems. NSF CPS, USDA_NIFA. 2021-2026. $7.0 million.

33. Singh AK (PI): co-PIs: S Das, C Valdivia, P Pyveryga, S Silvestri. SCC-IRG Track 2: Smart Integrated Farm Network for Rural Agricultural Communities (SIRAC). NSF S&CC. 2020-2023. $1,499,830.

32. Singh A (PI): co-PIs: B Ganapathysubramanian, S Sarkar, AK Singh, N. Merchant, D Mueller. FACT: A Scalable Cyber Ecosystem for Acquisition, Curation, and Analysis of Multispectral UAV Image Data. USDA-NIFA. 2019-2022. $499,845.

31. McHale, L. (PI): co-PIs (several including AK Singh). SOYGEN 2: Increasing soybean genetic gain for yield by developing tools, know-how and community among public breeders in the north central US. North Central Soybean Research Program. 2019-22. $2,556,715.

30. Sarkar S (PI): co-PIs: B Ganapathysubramanian, A. Singh, AK Singh. FACT: International Workshop on Machine Learning for Cyber-Agricultural Systems. USDA-NIFA. 2018-2019. $50,000.

29. Leonor L (PI): co-PIs: several from six states including AK Singh. Stem diseases. United Soybean Board. $349,631 per year. 2018-2021.

28. Carter T (PI): co-PIs: several from eight states including AK Singh (sole sub-contractor from ISU). Yield Potential of Commercial Varieties Under Drought- Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses through Public Breeding Advances. $465,00 per year. 2018-2021.

27. Singh AK (PI); co-PIs: A Singh, G Tylka, D Mueller. Breeding high yielding soybean cultivars for Iowa farmers. Iowa Soybean Association. $300,000. 2018-19.

26. Singh AK (PI). Predictive Phenomics for Prescriptive Breeding. Plant Science Institute. $225,000.

25. Singh AK (PI); co-PIs: A Singh, G Tylka, D Mueller, S Dutta. Breeding high yielding soybean cultivars for Iowa farmers. Iowa Soybean Association. $300,000. 2017-18.

24. Beattie, G and AK Singh. Root and Microbiome Traits to Tailor the Next-Gen Soybean Cultivars. Iowa Soybean Research Center. $400,000. 2016-2019.

23. Sarkar S (PI), co-PIs: B Ganapathysubramanian, A Singh, AK Singh. A multi-scale data assimilation framework for layered sensing and hierarchical control of disease spread in field crops. USDA/NSF – Cyber Physical Systems. $990,471. 2017 – 2020.

22. Cademartiri L (PI), co-PIs: AK Singh, R Cademartiri. Transparent Soil Technologies for Root and Rhizosphere Phenotyping. NSF EAGER. $270,000. 2017-2018 (2 years).

21. Bhattacharya S (PI), co-PIs: B Ganapathysubramanian, S Sarkar, A Singh, AK Singh. Saliency-driven Robotic Networks for Spatio-temporal Plant Phenotyping. USDA/NSF – Robotics. $815,021. 2016 – 2019.

20. McHale L (PI) et al. co-PIs: several state universities USDA-ARS PI’s including AK Singh. Increasing the Rate of Genetic Gain for Yield in Soybean Breeding Programs. North Central Soybean Research Program. $3,125,564. 2016-19.

19. Singh AK (PI); co-PIs: A Singh, G Tylka, D Mueller, M O’Neal, G MacIntosh. Breeding high yielding soybean cultivars for Iowa farmers. Iowa Soybean Association. $302,000. 2016-17.

18. Mian R (PI); co-PIs: several from eleven states including AK Singh (sole sub-contractor from ISU). Developing Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Increased Protein Quantity and Quality for the Midwest and South using Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Soybeans USB meal Mian. United Soybean Board. $1,513,500 per year. Multi-year project

17. Graef G (PI); co-PIs: several from seven states including AK Singh (sole sub-contractor from ISU).. Utilizing unique genetic diversity to combine elevated protein concentration with high yield in new varieties and experimental lines. United Soybean Board. $456,773 per year. Multi-year project.

16. Allen T (PI); Co-PIs: T Wilkerson, M Chilvers, AK Singh, D Mueller, A Singh, A Mengistu, J Ray, R Smith. Improved management of charcoal rot. United Soybean Board. $346,299. 2016-17.

15. C Lawrence-Dill, AK Singh, B Ganapathysubramanian. Co-PIs: Multiple participants. D3AI: Data drive discoveries for agricultural innovation. Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research on data driven science. $825,000. 2015-18.

14. Lorenz A (PI); Co-PIs: several including AK Singh. Initiation of a genomic selection pipeline for public soybean breeders in the North Central Region. North Central Soybean Research Program. $1,098,813. 2015-18. (project modified after year 1, into a new project as per NCSRP directions)

13. Singh AK (PI); Co-PIs: G Tylka, D Mueller, A Singh, G MacIntosh, M O’Neal. Breeding high yielding soybean cultivars for Iowa farmers. Iowa Soybean Association. $305,000. 2015-16.

12. Mathew F (PI); Co-PIs: E Byamukama, AK Singh, S Osborne. Characterization of Fusarium species infecting soybean roots in South Dakota: Species frequency, aggressiveness, and association with soybean cyst nematode pathogen. South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. $81,000. 2015-16.

11. Wise K (PI); Co-PIs: A Mengistu, J Ray, R Smith, G Shannon, P Arelli, AK Singh, D Mueller, A Singh, T Allen, M Chilvers, M Fakhoury. Improved management of charcoal rot and stem canker. United Soybean Board. $365,995. 2015-16.

10. Singh A (PI); Co-PIs: B Ganapathysubramanian, S Sarkar, AK Singh, D Mueller, G Tylka. Using engineering tools to identify and quantify biotic and abiotic stress in soybean for customizable agriculture production. Iowa Soybean Association. $142,824. 2015-18.

9. Singh AK (PI); Co-PIs: G Tylka, D Mueller, A Singh, G MacIntosh, M O’Neal. Breeding for high yield yield protection and composition traits in soybean for Iowa farmers. Iowa Soybean Association. $300,000. 2014-15.

8. Diers B (PI), Co-PIs: M Hudson, P Brown, R Nelson, K Rainey, W Beavis, AK Singh, G Graef, J Specht, A Lorenz. Acceleration of Soybean Yield and Composition Improvement through Genomic Selection. North Central Soybean Research Program. $991,374. 2014-17.

7. Singh AK (PI). Soybean breeding. Iowa Crop Improvement Association. $600,000. 2014-20.

6. Graef G (PI), Co-PIs: K Eskridge, R Nelson, B Diers, AK Singh. Accelerating soybean yield improvement by utilizing yield genes from soybean wild relatives. North Central Soybean Research Program. $459,282. 2014-17.

5. Cochran EW (PI), Co-PIs: RC Williams, AK Singh. Determination of the Economic Opportunity for Soybean Oils for use as a Monomer. Iowa Soybean Association. $50,000. 2013-14.

4. Hartman G (PI), Co-PIs: E Sikora, C Hill, D Mueller, AK Singh, R Schneider, Davis, T Allen, A Catchot, T Irby. Causes and Cures for Delayed Maturity in Soybean. United Soybean Board. $600,000. 2014-16.

3. Wise K (PI); Co-PIs: A Mengistu, J Ray, R Smith, G Shannon, P Arelli, AK Singh, D Mueller, A Singh, T Allen, M Chilvers, M Fakhoury. Improved management of charcoal rot. United Soybean Board. $366,286. 2014-15.

2. Cochran EW (PI), Co-PIs: RC Williams, AK Singh. Determination of the Economic Opportunity for Soybean Oils for use as a Monomer. United Soybean Board. $59,643. 2013-14. This grant is a matching grant to the Iowa Soybean Association funded project with the same name.

1. Singh AK (PI); Co-PIs: M O’Neal, G MacIntosh, G Tylka, A Singh. Development of multiple pest resistant soybeans for breeding and research purposes using field and molecular tools. Iowa Soybean Association. $106,916. 2013-14.

TEACHING GRANTS AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (2013 - )

1. Suza, W. (PI). Co-PIs: several including AK Singh. Plant Breeding Master of Science Programs for Africa. Gates Foundation. $1,643,817. 2014-16. Participated in grant planning, develop a graduate level course on plant breeding for African universities.

SUMMARY OF FUNDED GRANTS PRIOR TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (2007-2013)

[Funds are in CDN$]

23. Kuchenski L, RM DePauw, D Ramlal, G Coulter. AAFC researchers as participants (including AK Singh).The Canadian Wheat Breeding Research Cluster. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)-Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). $12.17 million. Amount to AK Singh $1,112,837 per year. (This number is a best faith estimate due to complexity of the government funding budget lines (salaries, non-pay operating, and partnership funding through WGRF); numbers were received from AAFC breeder). 2011-16.

22. Singh AK (PI); Co-PIs: C Hamel, R Knox, R DePauw. Increase crop performance through wheat-mycorrhizal interactions. WGRF. $165,025. Full amount to AK Singh $165,025. 2011-14.

21. Pozniak CJ (PI); Co-PIs: BX Fu, AK Singh. Improving the colour of Canadian Durum wheat for premium pasta markets. WGRF. $331,876. 2011-14.

20. Singh AK (PI), Co-PIs: R Knox, R DePauw, F Clarke, B McCallum, K Ammar, R Singh. Accelerated Incorporation of Leaf Rust Resistance into Canadian durum. WGRF. $349,155. Full amount to AK Singh. 2009-13. Original project on leaf rust only, with Project extension additional work on stripe rust and marker assisted breeding.

19. Knox RE (PI), Co-PIs: H Voldeng, R DePauw, AK Singh. Enhancing Protection of Canadian Spring Wheat Varieties against Fusarium Head Blight and other pathogens and discovering solutions for impact on market traits so as to Ensure Sustainability of Production and Food Safety. Developing Innovative Agri-Products- AAFC and Secan. $520,000. 2009-13.

18. Singh AK (PI) and RM DePauw. To measure grain attributes of CWRS, CWAD, CPS, Hard White and General Purpose wheat. Wheatland Conservation Inc. $61,000. 2009-11.

17. Singh AK (PI), Co-PIs: R Knox, F Clarke, R DePauw, C Pozniak, I Wise, B Marchylo, L Schlichting, B Beres. Effect of the midge resistance Sm1 gene on durum wheat end use quality. Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund Inc. (ACIDF). $194,181. 2009-12.

16. Fetch T (PI): Co-PIs: Multiple. (including AK Singh). Stem rust UG99. Growing forward AAFC. $11,739,000. 2009-13.

15. Singh AK (PI), Co-PIs: R Knox, F Clarke, R DePauw, J Clarke, C Pozniak, I Wise, B Marchylo, L Schlichting. 2008. “Effect of the midge resistance Sm1 gene on durum wheat end use quality.” Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). $297,599. 2008-11.

14. DePauw RM (PI), RE Knox, AK Singh, M Smith, FR Clarke, J Mitchell-Fetch. 2009. Midge Resistant Wheat Cultivars for Alberta. Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund (ACIDF). $585,600. 2009-2012.

13. DePauw R (PI), RE Knox, AK Singh, FR Clarke, D Somers, JM Clarke. 2008. Enrichment of Desirable Gene Frequencies using Marker Assisted Selection. Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). $220,000. 2009-2012.

12. DePauw R (PI), RE Knox, T Fetch, AK Singh, FR Clarke, JM Clarke. 2008. Incorporating resistance to Ug99 and Variants into Canadian wheat cultivars. Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). $100,000. 2009-2011.

11. Singh AK (PI), R Knox, R DePauw, F Clarke, B McCallum, J Clarke. 2008. Accelerated Incorporation of Leaf Rust Resistance into Canadian durum. Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). $110,000. 2009- 2011.

10. Clarke, JM, FR Clarke, RE Knox, RM DePauw (including AK Singh after August 2007 as replacement of JM Clarke). Development of Canada Western Amber Durum. Secan Association. $240,000. 2006 – 2009.

9. Fox, S., et al. (including AK Singh after August 2007). Genetic enhancement of wheat that promotes consumer health and wellness, advances economic benefits for all stakeholders, and protects the sustainability of the Canadian agro-ecosystem. AAFC-WGRF CRADA. AAFC-Funded. $24,486,471. 2005 – 2009.

8. Fox S, et al. (multiple including AK Singh after August 2007). Genetic enhancement of wheat that promotes consumer health and wellness, advances economic benefits for all stakeholders, and protects the sustainability of the Canadian agro-ecosystem. AAFC-WGRF CRADA. WGRF-Funded. $10,740,000. 2005 – 2009.

7. Knox RE, JM Clarke, FR Clarke, CJ Pozniak. 2006. Haplotype identification of major quality traits for marker assisted selection in durum wheat. AAFC matching Investment Initiative $240,000. 3 years. (including AK Singh after August 2007 as replacement of JM Clarke).

6. Knox RE et al. (multiple including AK Singh after August 2007). 2006 Development and evaluation of tools and strategies to enhance wheat molecular breeding. AAFC-A-base. $293,500. 2007 – 2011.

5. Clarke FR, RE Knox, JM Clarke, RM DePauw. 2006. Systematic analysis of the preharvest sprouting resistance quantitative trait to develop a practical tool for marker assisted selection in wheat. WGRF $343k + $343k AAFC-MII. 3 years. (including AK Singh after August 2007 as replacement of JM Clarke).

4. Fetch T, FR Clarke, JM Clarke, RM DePauw, SL Fox, D Gaudet, RJ Graf, G Humphreys, RE Knox, A Laroche, B McCallum, DJ Somers, J Thomas. 2006. Characterization, incorporation, and molecular marker development of rust resistance in Canadian wheat to protect against catastrophic losses. WGRF $1,468k + $1,468k AAFC-MII. 3 years. (including AK Singh after August 2007 as replacement of JM Clarke).

3. Knox RE, FR Clarke, JM Clarke, NP Ames, TN McCaig, RM DePauw, BL Beres. 2005. Mapping and QTL analysis to facilitate development of durum wheat with enhanced nutritional quality and food safety. WGRF/AAFC-MII $870,000. 3 years. (including AK Singh after August 2007 as replacement of JM Clarke).

2. Singh AK (PI), RE Knox, FR Clarke, R DePauw, CJ Pozniak. 2008. Biofortification of durum wheat for enhancing its nutritional quality. Western Grains Research Foundation. $310,500. 3 years. Approved at $100,000. Project not undertaken due to reduced funding available.

1. Singh AK (PI), RE Knox, FR Clarke, RM DePauw, CJ Pozniak. 2008. Biofortification of durum wheat for enhancing its nutritional quality. AAFC-Matching Investment Initiative. $310,753. 3 years. Conditional approval with approved funding to $100,000 over three years to match WGRF approved contributions. Project not undertaken due to reduced funding available through partner.

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