“Developing Accurate, Affordable and Rapid Tests for Rancidity in Walnuts”
“Development of metabolomic and genomic database to differentiate geographical origins and cultivars”
“Comprehensive determination of juglone in walnuts and walnut-shell containing products”
Funded by California Walnut Board
Researcher: Zatil Afrah
“A rapid triacylglycerol method for detecting oil adulteration using UHPLC-CAD and PCA”
“Quality and purity of avocado oil”
“Understanding how cultivar, harvest time, and region impact purity parameters of avocado oil”
“Understanding how harvest time, grade of fruit, and region impact quality and minor components of avocado oil”
Researcher: Hilary Green
“Determining Pistachio Hull Susceptibility to Navel Orangeworm as a Function of Degree-day Accumulation”
Funded by California Pistachio Research Board
Collaborators: Dr. Barbara Blanco-Ulate (PI), UC Davis; Dr. Louise Ferguson, UC Davis; Dr. Houston Wilson, UC Riverside
Researcher: Dr. Josephine Ampofo
“Physiological and biochemical factors in pistachio hull maturity and shell split as a function of temperature and tree physiology”
Funded by California Pistachio Research Board
Collaborators: Dr. Barbara Blanco-Ulate (PI), UC Davis; Dr. Louise Ferguson, UC Davis; Dr. Houston Wilson, UC Riverside; Dr. Giulia Marino, UC Davis; Dr. Brian Bailey, UC Davis
“Developing Advanced Chemical and Computation Methods for Assessing Organoleptic Properties of Olive Oil as a Tool for Improving its Quality”
Funded by Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD)
Collaborators: Dr. Arnon Dag, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) Volcani Center, Israel; Dr. Ofir Benjamin, Tel-Hai College
Researchers: Juan Polari, Xueqi Shirley Li
“An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Cracking the Code of Chardonnay”
Funded by Sonomaceuticals
Collaborators: Drs. Daniela Barile and David Mills, UC Davis
Researcher: Xueqi Shirley Li
“The application of molecular tools and quantitative phenotyping for genomics-assisted breeding in almond”
Funded by California Almond Board
Collaborators: Drs. Gina Sideli (PI), Thomas Gradziel, UC Davis
Researchers: Dr. Josephine Ampofo
“Development of Natural Antimicrobial Agents from Byproducts of Olives”
Funded by California Department of Food and Agriculture
Collaborators: Prof. Nitin Nitin, USDA-ARS, Albany
Researchers: Dr. Hefei Zhao