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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

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Subjects of Investigation
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Canola
Carrot
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Durum wheat
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Ground covers
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other dairy cattle products
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peas (dry)
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry, general/other
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Rice
Rye
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sugar crops, general/other
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
item A Novel Approach for Determining the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Reducing Nitrate Losses
item Adaptation of Grain Crops to Varying Environments Including Climates, Stressors, and Human Uses
item Advancing insect pest management for soybeans: Combating the soybean gall midge and restoring susceptibility to insecticide resistant insects
item Agricultural-Feedstock Derived Biobased Particles
item Alfalfa Seed Utilization for Human Food
item Analysis of GxE in Diverse Maize Hybrids - Set 2
item Antimicrobials for Biorefining and Agricultural Applications
item Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
item Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production
item Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Illinois
item Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Iowa
item Breeding Corn to Enable Organic Seed Production - Puerto Rico
item Characterization and Exploration of Adapted GEM Germplasm for Key Adaptation Related Traits
item Characterize Rootworm Larvae For BT Tolerance and Artificial Diets for Improved Understanding of Rootworm Biology and Management
item Circular Bio-economy via Value-Added Biobased Products
item Combination of Major Genes for Improvement of Organic Specialty Corn Varieties (CoMGI)
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - SWMU
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM
item Corn Mycotoxin Mitigation Initiative
item Detecting and Tracking Infection by the Biocontrol Pathogen, Ovavesicula Popilliae
item Detecting Insecticide-Resistant Aphids before Field Failures Cost Farmers
item Detection and Characterization of Genetic Resistance to Corn and Soybean Viruses
item Determining the Roles of Fusarium Effector Proteases in Plant Pathogenesis
item Develop an Improved Understanding of Microbe-pathogen Interactions for Biological Control
item Developing and Evaluating Strategies to Protect and Conserve Water and Environmental Resources While Maintaining Productivity in Agronomic Systems
item Developing Methods for More Efficient Wheat Transformation
item Developing New Technologies for Improving Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight
item Developing Tools for Genotype Independent Transformation and Gene-Editing in Cereals
item Development of a Pan Genome MaizeMine, a Flexible Data Warehouse and Analysis System for Exploring the Maize Pan Genome
item Development of Effective Analytical Methods for Evaluation of Hemp Materials & Processing Products for Phytochemical Composition, incl Cannabinoids
item Development of Enhanced Bio-Based Products from Low Value Agricultural Co-Products and Wastes
item Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
item Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
item Ecologically-based Management of Arthropods in the Maize Agroecosystem
item Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris
item Engineering Gene-for-Gene Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Barley (Rothamsted)
item Enhancing Educational Outcomes for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use
item Enhancing Photosynthesis for Agricultural Resiliency and Sustainability
item Enhancing the Value of Agricultural Materials
item Environmentally Aware Deep Learning Based Genomic Selection And Management Optimization For Maize Yield
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 3)
item Evaluating Conservation Practice Effectiveness with a Paired Watershed Approach (Year 4)
item Functional Analysis of Genes in the Wheat Pathogen Zymoseptoria Tritici
item Fungal Host-Pathogen Interactions and Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops
item Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers
item Germplasm Adaptation and Genetic Enhancement of Maize for Climate Resiliency in the United States
item Government Owned Vehicle and Equipment Use by Non-federal Employees for Collaborative Research
item Harnessing the Robust Metabolism of Bacillus Coagulans for Efficient Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates to Designer Bioesters
item Harnessing the Robustness of Undomesticated Yarrowia lipolytica Strains for Biosynthesis of Designer Bioesters
item Heirlooms of the United States, Midwest Evaluation
item Heirlooms of the United States, Southeast Evaluation
item Horizon II: A Climate-Smart Future for Corn, Soybean, Livestock, and Renewable Natural Gas Production
item Identifying and Developing Strategies to Enhance Sustainability and Efficiency in Dairy Forage Production Systems
item Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data – Ames, IA
item Improved Processes and Technologies for Comprehensive Utilization of Specialty Grains in Functional Food Production for Digestive Health and Food Waste Reduction
item Improved Utilization of Whole Pulses, Pulse Fractions, and Pulse Byproducts for Health-Promoting Food Ingredients and Biobased Products
item Improvement of Oat Germplasm for Resistance/Tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Utilizing Marker-Assisted-Selection Breeding
item Improving Irrigated Crop Management System for Humid and Sub-humid Climates
item Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
item Improving Irrigated Crop Production in Southeast Missouri
item Improving Maize Production with Crop Growth Models and Cross Compatibility Systems
item Improving Understanding of Soil Processes for Making More Informed Agricultural Management Decisions that Increase Agricultural Sustainability in the Central U.S.
item In Planta Movement Dynamics of Maize-Infecting Potyviruses from the Subcellular to Organismal Level
item Increasing Food Shelf-Life, Reducing Food Waste, and Lowering Saturated Fats with Natural Antioxidants and Oleogels
item Innovative Approaches to Monitor, Predict, and Reduce Fungal Toxins
item Innovative Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
item Innovative Food and Feed Safety Research to Eliminate Mycotoxin Contamination in Corn and other Crops
item Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers
item Insect Cell Culture Modeling
item Insect Resistance Management: Evaluating the Impact of Blended Refuges and the VIP3A Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin on Western Bean Cutworm
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Ohio State University
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Purdue University
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Illinois
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Missouri
item Integrating Biological Nitrogen Management Systems into Missouri Fertilizer Recommendations
item Integrating Science and Stewardship to Advance Sustainable Management Practices for the Upper Midwest
item International Grassland Congress and NIRS Consortium Conference
item Leveraging Proteomics to Identify and Characterize Soybean Aphid Proteins and Effectors that Contribute to Virulence
item Maize Genetic Stocks Evaluation and Maintenance
item MaizeGDB - Database and Computational Resources for Maize Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding Research
item Management of Crop Genetic Resources and Descriptive Information
item Management, Utilization, and Distribution of Maize Genetic Stocks and Associated Descriptive Information
item Mapping the Genetic Loci Controlling Highland Adaptation in Maize
item Measuring Ozone Fluxes with Eddy Covariance
item Missouri Maize Center - Joint Administration of the Genetics Farm
item MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture
item New and Improved Co-Products from Specialty Crops
item New Bioproducts for Advanced Biorefineries
item New High-Value Biobased Materials with Applications Across Industry
item Novel Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados - the Development of Phorectic Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes to Insect Galleries
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production - Morris
item Phenotypic Characterization of Exotic Derived Doubled Haploid Lines
item Plant Genetics Resources Unit Federal Building Utility Agreement
item Planting Green in the Frozen North
item Pleiotropy of SCMV Resistance Genes and the Influence of SCMV Resistance and MCMV Tolerance on Viral Accumulation in Maize
item Potential for Genes Targeted Toward Fungal Plant Pathogen Control to Interfere with Natural and Applied Microbial Insect Pathogens
item Rapid Prediction and Measurement of Aflatoxin in Whole Kernel and Ground Corn Using a Portable Imager
item Reducing Maize Grain Nitrogen In Support of CERCA, The Circular Economy That Re-imagines Corn Agriculture
item Resilience of Integrated Weed Management Systems to Climate Variability in Midwest Crop Production Systems
item Seed Transmission, Epidemiology, and Management of High Plains Wheat Mosaic and Wheat Streak Mosaic Viruses in Sweet Corn
item Sequencing, Mapping, and Analysis of Maize Genomes and Variant Data Important to Maize Breeding Programs
item Silflower Seed Utilization for High-Value Applications
item Standardization Set Rescan on Near-infrared Spectroscopy
item Tar Spot of Corn: Characterizing the Ecology and Epidemiology of an Understudied and High-Profile Disease
item Technologies for Producing Marketable Bioproducts
item Technologies to Improve Conversion of Biomass-Derived Sugars to Bioproducts
item The Landrace Heirlooms of Maize of the United States (Columbia, MO)
item The USDA ARS Climate Hubs – Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability by Impactful Development and Communication of Climate Smart Agricultural Research and Practices – Ames, Iowa
item Tools and Resources to Explore Maize Multi-omics Data
item Utilize the University of Missouri Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
item Versatile Biobased Products with Multiple Functions