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GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER

WELCOME TO THE. GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. MISSION :. “TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO SOIL CONSERVATION AND THE PRODUCTION, HARVESTING, STORAGE, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION OF GRAIN”. Five Research Units Biological Research Unit

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GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER

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  1. WELCOME TO THE GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

  2. MISSION : “TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO SOIL CONSERVATION AND THE PRODUCTION, HARVESTING, STORAGE, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION OF GRAIN”

  3. Five Research Units • Biological Research Unit • Engineering Research Unit • Grain Quality & Structure Research Unit • Plant Science & Entomology Research Unit • Wind Erosion Research Unit

  4. THREE RESEARCH UNITS LOCATED IN MAIN FACILITY ON 12 ACRE SITE 50,000 bu (700 mt) Research Grain Elevator MAIN FACILITY

  5. TWO RESEARCH UNITS LOCATED ON KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

  6. BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH UNIT • 11 SCIENTISTS • MISSION: DEVELOP COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS, INCLUDING MINIMIZING IMPACT OF CONTROL METHODS ON SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

  7. Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Program (1997 - 2002) • 11 Elevators in Kansas; 12 Elevators in Oklahoma • Years 1-2 - Validated Numerous Sanitation, Insect Detection, and Aeration Methods • Years 3-4 - Implemented IPM Program to Determine Area-Wide Impact on Grain Quality • Year 5 - Developed Risk Analysis System

  8. INSECT-RESISTANT PACKAGING

  9. TRAP DEVELOPMENT Cigarette beetle Red Flour Beetle Warehouse Beetle Sawtoothed Grain Beetle Indianmeal Moth Webbing Clothes Moth

  10. TRAP INTERPRETATION Number of insects

  11. LOW-RISK INSECTICIDES

  12. LG8 LG2 LG9 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6 LG7 Tc1C03 20.P2t 31.F5t otd-2 31.G5t 38.J1s 39.K1s 31.I5t 35.J3t 32.D1s 22.P1s Tc3B11 0 37.P1s caudal 23.D1t 24.K1t 30.E1s 16.C1t 22.J1t Tc2F02 21.J3t 17.M1t 25.L2s E2M6g1 Tc4B12 23.P2t 10 Tc1AO3 31.L1t 26.J2t 29.K3t Tc1H10f Tc3G04 60A 21.H1t 39.C3s 21.K2t 31.B5t 31.C1t 21.K3t ver 39.I3t Tc1D01 28.P2t Tc1E07 32.P20s 20 17.J3s Tc1C05 X63 Tc2C11 AC191 19.J2t 16.G1s 32.A1t 26.M3t 31.A2t ASO31 36.I2s 19.E3t Tc1A01 hnchbk 30 28.B1s 28.O2t 28.M3t 20.K2s Tc1F03 22.M2s 31.H1t 36.B2t 26.H5t 17.K1s 34.K2t TAA32as 40 white 26.A5t 19.H2t Tc1C02 37.H1s 23.A1t runt 25.C5t 33.N1t 39.E1t Tc4H08 Tc1F07 32.N1t 22.P3t 17.L1s 30.K2s 50 36.C2t 25.J5s Tc5B06 18.G3s 31.D1t 36.D10s 20.B1s 35.A3s A2(2) 32.O1s 30.H3t 34.M1t 31.C5t 39.C1t dpp Tc1A04 28.N3t 28.B16t 37.F1t 25.E1t 19.C3s 37.I1s 60 37.E1t Tc3F12 31.A5s 27.F2s Tc2D10 31.M1t 29.C1s 33.J1t Tc1G10 23.F1t 27.D3t 24.B1t 30.L1s 70 cyp9 ubiq 35.B1s 35.B16s Tc4F04 36.L2t Tc1D10 39.B10s 31.L5s histon Tc5C08 hairy 80 32.M1t 19.E2t 34.M2t 36.I1s engrld 36.G1t 39.A1t 29.A2t 90 T1 LG10=X 20.I2s 21.J2s A10(2) 100 33.01s 26.C3s 26.B2t 110 26.C2t 35.B3t 35.G3t 20.E1s 120 (34.F3s) 130 LG1 cM Tc1A09 26.I2t A5(5) 25.C2t 21.F3t 24.B2s Y61 34.L2s 34.F4s cn Cx 27.J1s 36.E1s Tc1B09F 23.B2s TxCAG7 34.C4t Tc1F10 22.O3s 25.C1t RED FLOUR BEETLE GENOME MAP

  13. ENGINEERING RESEARCH UNIT • 4 SCIENTISTS • MISSION: DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY TO MEASURE AND MAINTAIN GRAIN QUALITY • OPERATE 50,000 bu (700 metric ton) GRAIN ELEVATOR

  14. Grain Handling and Storage • Identity preservation of crops (separate high value from low value, segregate GMO’s, etc) • Coordinating ARS-University-Regulatory Agency study to determine shrinkage of grain due to moisture loss during storage, which is essential for determining value and volume of storage

  15. SODIUM HYDROXIDE TEST FOR WHEAT COLOR HWW:HRW MIXTURE Jagger HRW After NaOH Before NaOH After NaOH Before NaOH Used widely in KS in 2001 because environmental conditions resulted in white wheat appearing similar to red wheat

  16. SINGLE KERNEL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM WHEAT KERNEL • HARDNESS • DIAMETER • WEIGHT • MOISTURE Adopted as Hardness Standard World Wide

  17. ADDED NIR • COLOR • INFESTATION • HEALTH • QUALITY In 2001, developed NIR technology for detecting aflatoxin and fumonisin in corn, and vitreousness and heat damage in wheat

  18. High Speed Sorting Research • Collaborative research with Satake Corp. • Can sort single kernels at 10 tons/hr • Currently sorting breeder samples to purify early generation samples based on color • Used to detect karnal bunt in samples from quarantined areas

  19. GRAIN QUALITY & STRUCTURE RESEARCH UNIT • 7 SCIENTISTS • MISSION:MEASURE GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPONENTS THAT DETERMINE QUALITY

  20. HARD WINTER WHEAT QUALITY LABORATORY ACTIVITIES1937 • QUALITY ANALYSIS OF >5000 SAMPLES PER YEAR (Data provided in Relational Database) • DETERMINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON QUALITY • U.S. WHEAT ASSOCIATES OVERSEAS VARIETY ANALYSIS PROJECT

  21. NEW SORGHUM POSITION • Kansas is number 1 producer of sorghum in U.S. • Most sorghum grown in the U.S. is used for animal feed • New position is to find new end uses for sorghum, particularly products for human consumption, to increase market

  22. FATE OF TRANSGENIC DNA DURING BREADMAKING Mixing (22oC) Ferment (30oC) Baking (218oC) Storage (22oC) M D pu pf pn 5’ 10’ 15’ Br 1d 3d 5d (kb) 12 6 3 1.6 1 0.5 M= DNA size Markers, D= dough, pu= punch, pf= proof, pn= pan, Br= bread

  23. PLANT SCIENCE & ENTOMOLOGY RESEARCH UNIT • 6 SCIENTISTS • MISSION:DEVELOP DISEASE- AND INSECT-RESISTANT WHEAT AND ALFALFA

  24. NEW MOLECULAR GENOTYPING LAB • FIND MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR PEST RESISTANCE AND QUALITY TRAITS

  25. HESSIAN FLY CONTROL PROGRAM • Conduct varietal tests with breeders

  26. Karnal bunt: A major threat to the U.S. wheat industry • Using traditional and biotech methods to develop U.S. wheat varieties resistant to Karnal bunt (KB). • Tested 300 U.S. winter wheat lines in India for resistance to KB. • Need level 3 containment facility for research on KB. • Identified DNA markers linked to a wheat gene for partial resistance to KB. • 50% of KS wheat crop is exported, with a value of $0.5 billion. Loss of exports due to KB is serious financial threat.

  27. WIND EROSION RESEARCH UNIT • 4 SCIENTISTS • MISSION: CONTROL WIND EROSION OF THE SOIL

  28. DEVELOPMENT OF THE WIND EROSION PREDICTION SYSTEM (WEPS) • Allows Farmer to Select Most Effective Erosion Controls Methods Using a PC • Modified for NRCS (CRP lands coming back into production), DoD (training lands), and EPA (particulate standards)

  29. Tool for Measuring Soil Roughness

  30. “THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN ARS”

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