Listed below are the Annual Reports for currently active projects directly assigned to this National Program.

Project Annual Reports from National Program 301 GrainGenes- A Global Data Repository for Small Grains Western Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Albany, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop Biotechnology Western Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Albany, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Western Regional Research Center: Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Albany, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Developmental and Environmental Control Mechanisms to Enhance Plant Productivity Plant Gene Expression Center Albany, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Enhancing Crop Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Through Understanding the Microbiome and Immune Signaling Mechanisms Plant Gene Expression Center Albany, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Management of Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Data for Crops Adapted to Arid Lands and Regeneration of Germplasm with Special Climate Needs San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center: Office of The Director Parlier, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Understanding and Improving Salinity Tolerance in Specialty Crops Agricultural Water Efficiency and Salinity Research Riverside, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Improvement of Lettuce, Spinach, Celery, Melon, and Related Species Crop Improvement and Protection Research Salinas, CA Annual Reports available: 2023 Conservation, Management, and Genetic Improvement of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Nut, and Beverage Crop Germplasm for the Pacific Region Daniel K. Inouye U.s. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: Tropical Plant Genetic Resources and Disease Research Hilo, HI Annual Reports available: 2023 Enhancing Barley and Oat Productivity, Quality, and Stress Resistance Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Aberdeen, ID Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Improvement of Potato for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Tuber Qualities for the Western United States Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Aberdeen, ID Annual Reports available: 2023 Management of Diverse Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information in the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Small Grains Collection Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Aberdeen, ID Annual Reports available: 2023 Decipher Molecular Mechanisms for Genetic Variations in Agronomically Important Traits to Improve Sugar Beet Disease Resistance and Yield Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Kimberly, ID Annual Reports available: 2023 Conservation and Utilization of Temperate-Adapted Fruit, Nut, and Other Specialty Crop Genetic Resources National Clonal Germplasm Repository Corvallis, OR Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Improvement of Blackberry, Red and Black Raspberry, and Blueberry Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Corvallis, OR Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Resource and Information Management for Pulse, Temperate Forage Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Grasses, Sugar, Ornamental, and Other Crops Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Pullman, WA Annual Reports available: 2023 Potato Germplasm Development for Improved Sustainability, Disease Resistance, Nutrition, and Quality Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Wapato, WA Annual Reports available: 2023 Curation and Research to Safeguard and Expand Collections of Plant and Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information Center for Agricultural Resources Research: Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research Fort Collins, CO Annual Reports available: 2023 Improving Sugarbeet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic, Genomic, Physiological, and Phytopathological Approaches Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sugarbeet Research Unit Fargo, ND Annual Reports available: 2023 Modern Breeding Approaches for Sorghum Hybrid Improvement and Molecular Analysis of Grain Traits Critical to End-use Quality Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center: Crop Germplasm Research College Station, TX Annual Reports available: 2023 Pecan Breeding and Management of the National Collection of Carya Genetic Resources Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center: Crop Germplasm Research College Station, TX Annual Reports available: 2023 Development of Climate Resilient Germplasm and Management Tools for Sustainable Row Crop Production Cropping Systems Research Laboratory: Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research Lubbock, TX Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Improvement of Sorghum Traits that Advance Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience Cropping Systems Research Laboratory: Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Research Lubbock, TX Annual Reports available: 2023 Management and Characterization of Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Peoria, IL Annual Reports available: 2023 Coordinated Analysis of Soybean Breeding Germplasm National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Bio-oils Research Peoria, IL Annual Reports available: 2021 2022 2023 Maintenance, Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhancement of Genetic Resources in the National Soybean Germplasm Collection Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Urbana, IL Annual Reports available: 2023 Management, Utilization, and Distribution of Maize Genetic Stocks and Associated Descriptive Information Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Urbana, IL Annual Reports available: 2023 Enhancing Photosynthesis for Agricultural Resiliency and Sustainability Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Urbana, IL Annual Reports available: 2023 Designing Soybeans with Enhanced Seed Quality, Plant Health Traits and Climate Resilience Crop Production and Pest Control Research West Lafayette, IN Annual Reports available: 2023 Improving Maize Production with Crop Growth Models and Cross Compatibility Systems Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 Leveraging Crop Genetic Diversity and Genomics to Improve Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 MaizeGDB - Database and Computational Resources for Maize Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding Research Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 Regulatory Networks in Cereal Host-Fungal Pathogen Interactions Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 SoyBase and the Legume Information System - Information Infrastructure and Research for Legume Crop Improvement Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 Management of Crop Genetic Resources and Descriptive Information Plant Introduction Research Ames, IA Annual Reports available: 2023 Novel Strategies for Durable Disease Resistance in Wheat and Oat Plant Science Research St. Paul, MN Annual Reports available: 2023 Adaptation of Grain Crops to Varying Environments Including Climates, Stressors, and Human Uses Plant Genetics Research Columbia, MO Annual Reports available: 2023 Improving Soybean Seed Composition, Plant Productivity, and Resilience to Climate Change Through Biological Network Modification Plant Genetics Research Columbia, MO Annual Reports available: 2023 Redesigning Soybeans for a Resilient Future of Food, Feeds, and Bio-Industry Plant Genetics Research Columbia, MO Annual Reports available: 2023 Harnessing Multi-omics for Augmenting Seed Quality and Stress Tolerance in Barley Cereal Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2023 Cranberry Genetics, Physiology, and Insect Management Vegetable Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2023 Hemp Genomics, Gene Discovery, Trait Analyses, and Bioinformatics Vegetable Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2022 2023 Introgression of Disease Resistance and Tuber Quality Traits from Wild Species Relatives into Diploid Cultivated Potato Vegetable Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2023 Management of Potato Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information Vegetable Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2023 Trait Discovery, Genetics, Genomics, and Enhancement of Cucumis, Daucus, and Allium Germplasm Vegetable Crops Research Madison, WI Annual Reports available: 2023 Conservation, Management, Characterization, and Distribution of Subtropical and Tropical Ornamental Genetic Resources Subtropical Horticulture Research Miami, FL Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Resource and Information Management and Genetic Improvement of Germplasm for Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Sugarcane, and Related Grasses Subtropical Horticulture Research Miami, FL Annual Reports available: 2023 An Integrated Approach for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, Documentation, and Distribution Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Research Griffin, GA Annual Reports available: 2023 Genomic Dissection and Molecular Characterization of Fiber Quality Traits for Cotton Variety Improvement Southern Regional Research Center: Cotton Fiber Bioscience and Utilization Research New Orleans, LA Annual Reports available: 2023 Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Disease Resistance and Horticultural Characteristics of Watermelon, Broccoli, and Leafy Brassicas Vegetable Research Charleston, SC Annual Reports available: 2023 Conservation and Utilization of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit, Cacao, Coffee, and Bamboo Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Information Tropical Crops and Germplasm Research Mayaguez, PR Annual Reports available: 2023 Seed Increase, Evaluation, and Phytosanitary Assessment of Tropically-Adapted Genetic Resources Tropical Crops and Germplasm Research Mayaguez, PR Annual Reports available: 2023 Curation, Modernization, and Information Management of the U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium Collections National Arboretum: Floral and Nursery Plants Research Washington, DC Annual Reports available: 2023 Manage, Expand, and Evaluate the U.S. National Collection of Temperate-adapted Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Data National Arboretum: Floral and Nursery Plants Research Washington, DC Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Resources Acquisition, Conservation, International Exchange, and Taxonomic Expertise in Support of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Operate and Improve the GRIN-Global Information Management System and Other GRIN Websites to Support USDA/ARS Genetic Resource Collections Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics Technologies Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Proteomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Quality Traits in Soybeans, Beans, and Agricultural Products Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Expansion and Improvement of Plant-Associated Fungal Resources and Associated Descriptive Data in the U.S. National Fungus Collections and Databases Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory Beltsville, MD Annual Reports available: 2023 Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Utilization of Hemp Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information Plant Genetic Resources Research Geneva, NY Annual Reports available: 2023 Development of Improved Apple Rootstocks with Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Plant Genetic Resources Research Geneva, NY Annual Reports available: 2023 Management and Development of Apple, Cold-Hardy Grape, and Tart Cherry Genetic Resources and Associated Information Plant Genetic Resources Research Geneva, NY Annual Reports available: 2023 Biochemistry and Physiology of Crop Adaptation to Soil-Based Abiotic Stresses Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Ithaca, NY Annual Reports available: 2023 Genetic Regulation of Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality and Maturation and Technology Development Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Ithaca, NY Annual Reports available: 2023 Superior Fruit Tree Cultivars for Orchard Resilience, Sustainability, and Consumer Appeal Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory: Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and Protection Kearneysville, WV Annual Reports available: 2023