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Building Research Partnerships Nick Dokoozlian April 27, 2008 . Keys to Building Successful Research Partnerships . What is going well with SCRI funding? Significant funding is now available for integrated collaboration Language supporting stakeholder needs and outcomes is clear
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Building Research Partnerships Nick Dokoozlian April 27, 2008
Keys to Building Successful Research Partnerships • What is going well with SCRI funding? • Significant funding is now available for integrated collaboration • Language supporting stakeholder needs and outcomes is clear • Industry partnership is significant • Program is meeting objectives • What are the opportunities for improving SCRI? • Communication with scientists • Collaboration within research community • Cross-commodity integration where appropriate • Matching funds
Building Successful Research Partnerships • Define project • Identify business need driving research • Define scientific problem • Scope and scale of proposed research • Identify appropriate disciplinary expertise and integration • Who and where are the best scientists? • Is the team cross-functional and trans-disciplinary? • Communicate and build consensus • Industry drives business need and stays engaged with the process • Scientists drive research objectives to meet desired business outcomes
December 2007 National Grape and Wine Initiative • Production and Processing Efficiency Section • Objective 3.1 Optimize Vineyard Production Systems for Cost, Quality and Environment • Project 1: Influence of water and soil quality parameters on vine performance, production sustainability and grape and wine quality • Project deliverables • Defined impact of major soil and water quality parameters including salinity, permeability and toxic element concentrations (B, Na, Cl) on vine performance and production sustainability • Relative rootstock and cultivar performance under high salinity and toxic elements; rootstock and cultivar recommendations for grape production under conditions of poor soil and water quality. • Influence of major soil and water quality including salinity, permeability and toxic element concentrations (B, Na, Cl) on fruit and wine composition and sensory characteristics • Budget • Estimated budget $300,000 per year for 5 years (2008-2012) • Funding sources: AVF, Western States Viticulture Consortium; USDA-ARS; Industry Partners (vineyards, wine making, data collection). • Proposed Integrated Research Team Required Disciplines Plant physiology Soil & Water Science Ag Engineering Winemaking & Sensory Environment Statistics Chemistry Viticulture • Vineyard management and experimental design • Vine yield component analyses • Fruit and wine composition • Gas exchange and water relations • Toxic element uptake and partitioning • Application of soil and water salinity treatments and manipulations • Soil & water permeability and salinity measurements • Mechanical or chemical remediation of salinity and toxic elements in water • Research wine making and sensory evaluations • Nutrient run-off and leaching into ground water • Experimental design, data • analysis & modeling Contribution to project Viticulture Soil & water • UCD • Fidelibus • Wolpert • Cornell • Bates • Texas Tech • Hellman • ARS- Davis • McElrone • UCD • Williams • Smart • Matthews • WSU • Keller • Cornell • Lakso • ARS- Riverside • Suarez • ARS- Parlier • Wong • Ayres ARS- TBD • ARS – Albany • Zunino • ARS-Parma • Lee • UCD • Waterhouse • Ebeler • Virginia Tech • Zachlin • Davis • Ebleler • Heyman • Industry • Lohr • Gallo • St. Michelle • Others? • ARS-UCD • Steenwerth Personnel Industry guiding committee: Dokoozlian, Lohr, Smthyman, Wediker Funding Agencies: USDA-ARS, AVF, VC, CTGC,CRMB, etc.. Funding level – 500K per year for 10 years
Next Steps NGWI Research Committees • Production and Processing Efficiency • Follow-up on current SCRI proposals on water and automation • Plant nutrition is the next highest priority area in grape production • Consumer Insights • Identify the impacts of grapes and grape products on human health and nutrition • Sustainability • Production sustainability research, including water and carbon • Follow-up on SCRI vineyard carbon planning grant • Quality • Identify the key quality constituents driving grape and grape product quality • Grape genomics, National Clean Plant Network • Follow-up on SCRI grape metabolomics proposal • Outreach and Education • Follow-up on SCRI e-Extension proposal