Conducted research on automated detection of Fusarium head blight (FHB) damaged wheat kernels. FHB causes yield reductions of up to 50% and crop losses in the U.S. have exceeded $1 billion.
NC-213
The U.S. Quality Grains Research Consortium
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NC-213 Impacts
About Us
NC-213 is a project team of engineers, scientists, and economists from leading U.S. land grant universities and government research centers that conduct research to create and disseminate the technical knowledge needed to manage quality food safety and bio-security efficiently in world grain.
To learn more about NC-213, please read our Plan of Work
Current News 
Latest Request for Proposals
Announced: Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
The Andersons Research Grant Program: Regular Competition is closed. Awarded proposals: Scott Bean, USDA ARS CGAHR, Proposal Title: “Identification of Factors related to Sorghum Protein Quality.”
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Kyung-Min Lee, Office of the Texas State Chemist, Proposal Title: “Application of Raman Spectroscopy for Detection of Aflatoxins and Fumonisins in Maize, Cottonseed, and Peanut meal.”
2012 Andersons Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence. Nominations are now being accepted. Please click here for complete details. Nominations will be accepted until Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Questions? Please contact NC-213 Awards Commmittee Chair Leland McKinney.
2012 Andersons Early-in-Career Award of Excellence. Nominations are now being accepted. Please click here for complete details. Nominations will be accepted until February 2012. Please contact NC-213 Awards Committee Chair Leland McKinney.
Awarded Research Grants
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