Agriculture
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation's agriculture-related technology page features innovations like a "No-Drift" chemical applicator, advancements in plant engineering systems, solutions for nematode resistance, and methods for improving nitrogen reduction and protein stability in food products. The listed technologies focus on improving agricultural productivity, precision, and sustainability through advanced biotech and chemical engineering approaches.
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Anti-Freeze Protein Derived from Wheat Flour
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have identified a water-soluble protein fraction from wheat flour that has ice crystal growth inhibition ac ...
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Ice Recrystallization Inhibitor from Recycled Cheese-Making Whey
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have identified dairy byproducts as cryoprotective additives to utilize the natural antifreeze proteins fou ...
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Black Soldier Fly Antifreeze Proteins
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a technology that demonstrates the extraction and characterization of a black soldier fly la ...
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Plant-Based Food Colorant for Ice Recrystallization Inhibition
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have shown, for the first time, strong anti-freezing properties in a readily available, plant-based, food-s ...
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Soy-Based Alternative for Preventing Freezer Burn
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed an IRI using a soy protein-phospholipid (PL) complex. The complex is a combination of hydrol ...
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Vertical Ball Rebound Height Analysis Software
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a technology that is designed to fill the void for a quick and accurate (not subjective to h ...
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Mini-Synplastome Hybrid Vectors for Production of Marker-Free Transplastomic Plants
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a novel genetic engineering tool to produce Solanum tuberosum (potato) transgenic plants for ...
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Improved Root-Knot Nematode Resistance and Developmental Traits of Tomato Plants
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered tomato proteins that interact with RKN effector proteins in sustaining nematode parasitism ...
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Terpene Nanoemulsion as Bio-Insecticide & Natural Antifungal Agent
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed nanoemulsions of terpene enriched byproducts from commercial cannabidiol (CBD) production an ...
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High Oleic, Low Linolenic Conversion of Soybean Line with RKN, Frogeye Leaf Spot, and Stem Canker Resistance
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have backcrossed four genes (two coding for increased oleic acid, two coding for decreased linolenic acid) ...
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Episomal Plasmid (Minicircle) Plant Engineering System
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a novel approach for expressing one or more genes of interest in chloroplasts. Episomal DNA ...