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  1. Generation of alfalfa plants with optimized lignin biosynthesis for improved forage quality and yield

    SBC: ASTALAKE BIOSYSTEMS, INC.            Topic: 82

    Generation of alfalfa plants with genetically optimized lignin biosynthesisfor improved forage quality and yieldAstalake Biosystems Inc.DBA: AFINGEN®The world is facing unprecedented challenges in food systems (i.e. on farm profitability and publicdemand for environmental health) due to climate change water scarcity diminution of arable landsand population increase to nearly 8 billion people. Alf ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  2. Development of a Portable, Biochar-Based Electrochemical PFAS Sensing Device to Protect Rural Water Resources

    SBC: CACHE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES, PC            Topic: 84

    Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are chemically and biologically resistant organiccompounds that are persistent bioaccumulative and highly toxic. Owing to their widespreadcontamination of public drinking water supplies on June 21 2022 the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency announced new interim lifetime drinking water health advisories of 0.004nanograms per liter and 0.02 nanograms p ...

    STTR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  3. A Novel Device and Methodology for Detection and Quantitative Measurement of Fugitive Methane Releases

    SBC: AETHER LLC            Topic: 84

    Aether seeks to commercialize a unique biomimetic chemical sensor capable of discriminating between various gases in the atmosphere and specifically capable of discriminating greenhouse gases from ordinary atmospheric pollutants. The proposed detection approach is based on a methodology developed at the Naval Research Laboratory and licensed to Aether. Our infrared-based sensor achieves high selec ...

    STTR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  4. Working Trees: Technology enabling carbon credit payments to producers of all sizes.

    SBC: WORKING TREES, INC            Topic: 86

    Working Trees (WT) is a climate-tech startup incubated at Stanford University that enables pasture owners of any size to generate carbon revenue on their property when they incorporate productive trees onto their land - a practice known as silvopasture. While not a well known practice today silvopasture has been shown to improve the profitability of pasturelands while making these systems more res ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  5. Validation of rapid test kits for foodborne pathogens

    SBC: CELLBAE INC.            Topic: 85

    Early rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogens is important for outbreak preventionmaintaining food safety along the supply chain and ensuring that food consignments are notsubjected to unnecessary delays. Confirmatory culture-based methods or technologies (e.g.polymerase chain reaction and mass spectrometry) are labor-intensive have long turnaround time(1-5 days) and require expensive ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  6. A Maine Wild Blueberry Value-Added Product for Profitability andSustainability of Small and Mid-Sized Growers

    SBC: Wicked Wild, LLC            Topic: 812

    Project SummaryA Maine Wild Blueberry Value-Added Product for Profitability andSustainability of Small and Mid-Sized GrowersProject Director Lucille Van Hook M.S.Wicked Wild LLCDescription of the Problem or Opportunity: The viability of Maine's small and mid-size wildblueberry farms depends on developing and selling value-added products. Wicked Wild LLCshall prove the feasibility of a wild blueber ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  7. Semiochemical Control of the Diamondback Moth for the Crucifer Growers

    SBC: Isca Technologies, Inc.            Topic: 812

    2023 USDA/NIFA SBIR Phase I: Semiochemical Control of the Diamondback Moth for the Small Crucifer GrowerCompany: ISCA Technologies Inc. PI: Agenor Mafra-Neto PhDField 7 Project Summary/AbstractThis project will develop novel control solutions for a key crucifer pest diamondback moth(DBM) Plutella xylostella. ISCA will develop two DBM control strategies:Acttra Plutella alure containing a blend of c ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  8. Automated, online nitrogen analyzer

    SBC: ONDAVIA, INC.            Topic: 84

    The presence of these excess nutrients in natural waterways leads to algal blooms that threaten thelife of aquatic organisms and human drinking water sources. Algal blooms not only reduce theoxygen content in water but also produce toxins that are difficult to remove and harmful to health.A key nutrient is nitrogen an estimated one-hundred billion kilograms of which is releasedannually from fertil ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  9. Advancing tissue culture in tree species for use in climate adaptation, breeding, production of cultured tree products

    SBC: FORAY BIOSCIENCE, INC.            Topic: 81

    FORAY bioscience Inc. Phase I USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301 Topic 8.1 2023PI: Dr. ASHLEY BECKWITHCEO FORAY bioscience IncE-mail: ash@foraybio.comAdvancing tissue culture in tree species for use in climate adaptation breedingproduction of cultured tree products1 Project SummaryDemand for forest products is growing but global forests are shrinking by ~15 billion trees per year.Sourcing inefficiencies exacer ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  10. Sensors for Measuring Subsurface and Ambient Nitrogen Oxides (NOx and N2O) from Agricultural Production Systems

    SBC: REDNOX, INC.            Topic: 84

    Two major anthropogenic events need immediate attention. First is climate change triggered byincreased emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) including carbon dioxide (CO ) nitrous oxide2 (N O) and methane (CH ). The second is increased air pollution from particulate matter (PM2.5)2 4 and ozone catalyzed by nitrogen oxides NO (NO =NO+NO ). Agricultural practices play a majorx x 2 role in exacerbating ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
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