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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Soil and Air (NP #212)
Impedance Flow Cytometry to Characterize Pollen
(Grant)
Investigating Native Populations of Biocontrol Agents from PNW Vineyards towards Developing Region Specific Biocontrol for Grapevine Diseases
(Grant)
Optimizing Mineral Nutrition in Container-Grown Crops in Soilless Substrates
(Grant)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Identifying Huckleberry Pollinators and the Impact of Soil Amendment Treatments
(Grant)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Disease Management in Small Fruit and Nursery Crops Based on Knowledge of Pathogen Diversity, Biology, and Environmental Effects
(In-House Appropriated)
Knowledge Based Tools for Exotic and Emerging Diseases of Small Fruit and Nursery Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Optimizing Certification and Quarantine Protocols for Fragaria and Rubus Nursery Production and Plant Material Movement (UC Davis).
(Cooperative Agreement)
Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk Viruses Circulating in the System? (Arkansas)
(Cooperative Agreement)
Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk viruses Circulating in the System? (UC Davis)
(Cooperative Agreement)
A Genomics-based, Real-time Tracking and Surveillance System to Manage Grapevine Leafroll Disease in Pacific Northwest Vineyards.
(Grant)
Assessing and Managing Blueberry Scorch Virus in Washington and Oregon
(Grant)
Assessing the Role of Gnomoniopsis Idaeicola and Other Fungal Cane Blight Pathogens in Blackberry Collapse
(Grant)
Biological Fungicides Tank Mixed with Sulfur for Management of Grape Powdery Mildew
(Grant)
Characterization and Epidemiology of Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) in Idaho
(Grant)
Determining Critical Stages for Botrytis Infection in Highbush Blueberries
(Grant)
Distribution and Abundance of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Oregon Vineyards
(Grant)
Establishment and Cultivar-Specific Associations of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Newly-Turned Raspberry Fields
(Grant)
Evaluation of Novel Cold Hardy Grape Rootstocks for Use in the Pacific Northwest
(Grant)
Far-UV (222 nm) Technology for Controlling Pre- and Post-harvest Fruit Decay and Reducing Food Safety Risks of Berries
(Grant)
Fungal Microbiome Associated with Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Oregon Vineyards
(Grant)
Genomic Prediction for Quantitative Resistance to Root Lesion Nematode in Raspberry
(Grant)
Grapevine Trunk Diseases: Achieving Sustainable Management through Structural Biology of Scion-rootstock-pathogen Interactions
(Grant)
Identifying Huckleberry Pollinators and the Impact of Soil Amendment Treatments
(Grant)
Monitoring Botrytis Fungicide Resistance on Blueberries in Washington and Oregon
(Grant)
Professional Support for the 2024 Virtual Phytophthora Meeting, The Genus Phytophthora: Don't Change a Winning Concept
(Grant)
Trials of Advanced Raspberry Selections to Evaluate Suitability for IQF Processing and to Promote Adoption
(Grant)
Understanding the Extent of Symphylan Damage in Strawberry Production
(Grant)
What is Old is New Again: Effects of UV-C Germicidal Light, and Sulfur, on Powdery Mildew Management
(Grant)
Combating PCN through Genetic Diversity and Resistance
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
NCPN Berries -Corvallis
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Optimizing Certification and Quarantine Protocols for Fragaria and Rubus Nursery Production and Plant Material Movement
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Optimizing Certification and Quarantine Protocols for Fragaria and Rubus Nursery Production and Plant Material Movement
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Strawberry Nursery Production in the U.S.: What are the High Risk Viruses Circulating in the System?
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
A Systems Approach for Managing Bacterial Blight of Carrot
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
BLUE-DYNAMO: An Interactive Platform to Deliver Blueberry Disease and Horticultural Management Strategies for Fruit Rots
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Rotation and Development of Resistance for Control of Globodera pallida
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of the Hop Cyst Nematode, Heterodera Humuli, an Emerging Pathogen of United States Hop (Humulus Lupulus) Production
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse Electricity: A Non-Chemical Approach for the Management of Nematodes, Pathogens, and Weeds in Nurseries
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in US Potato Production
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (Same) of Cranberry Fruit Rot
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
TomSPOT - an Integrated Toolbox for Managing Tomato Bacterial Diseases in North America
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing Novel Tactics and Triaging Fungicide Resistance for Botrytis cinerea and other Profit-limiting Pathogens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Boxwood Blight Presence and Management in Oregon Nurseries
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Breeding Hazelnuts for Resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Communication Development for the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Detection and Management of Phytophthora species in Nurseries and Greenhouses
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Detection of Phytophthora Infections in West Coast Nurseries
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Fungicide Resistance, Hormesis, and Fungal Pathogens in Controlled Environment Crops
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genomic Prediction for Quantitative Resistance to Root Lesion Nematode in Raspberry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Pathogen detection and the Management of Bulb and Nursery Diseases
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Nursery Plant Health for Nurseries in the Pacific Northwest
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Plant Health in Nursery Production Through Genomic Approaches
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Influence of Pathogen Genotypes and Environment on Boxwood Blight
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Managing Phytophthora ramorum in the Pacific Northwest
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
National Clean Plant Network
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Natural Nematicidal Compounds from Litchi Tomato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Natural Nematicidal Products from Litchi Tomato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Phytophthora ramorum Genomics, Monitoring and Management
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of the Pacific Northwest Nursery Industry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera spp.) Genetic Diversity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Prevalence of Cranberry Fruit Rots in Commercial Production Beds in Oregon and Washington
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Screening for Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Cyst Nematode
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Whole Genome Sequencing for Epidemiology, Population Structure, and Fungicide Resistance of Botrytis spp. in the Pacific Northwest
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Floral and Nursery Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Improvement of a Novel Plant-Based Deterrent Against Drosophila Suzukii
(Grant)
Improving IPM Programs for Blueberries and Raspberries in the PNW
(Grant)
On-Farm Integration of Organic Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Receptor Inference: A Novel IPM Technology for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables in California (Corvallis)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Areawide Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila and Adoption of Sustainable Practices (NBF)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Areawide Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila and Adoption of Sustainable Practices (ODA)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Areawide Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila and Adoption of Sustainable Practices (OSU)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Areawide Management of Spotted-wing Drosophila and Adoption of Sustainable Practices (WSU)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Biologically-based Pest Control Strategies for Invasive Pests
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Erythritol Efficacy and Non-target Effects
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification of Biological Targets and Application to Existing and Invasive Pests
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Monitoring of Insects Using Deep Learning and Automated Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pest Management for Spotted Wing-Drosophila - Area Wise Pest Managament
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Spotted Wing-drosophila Area Wide and Emerging Pests Project
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Spotted Wing-Drosophila Areawide Project
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification of the Physiological Mechanism of Pheromone Biosynthesis in Thrips and Development of Biological Control Methods
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Production (NP #305)
Impedance Flow Cytometry to Characterize Pollen
(Grant)
Investigating Native Populations of Biocontrol Agents from PNW Vineyards towards Developing Region Specific Biocontrol for Grapevine Diseases
(Grant)
Optimizing Mineral Nutrition in Container-Grown Crops in Soilless Substrates
(Grant)