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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 Soybean
item A Multi-Scale and Regional Approach to Cold Season Hydrology and Nutrient Dynamics in Agroecosystems for Water Quality Protection
item Accelerating Value-Added Soybean Germplasm Development and High-Level Soybean Genetic Studies Through High-Throughput Seed Analysis Technology
item Advancement of Intelligent Spray Technology into Greenhouse Crop Production
item Advancing Knowledge and Prediction of Phosphorus Dynamics in Tile Drained Landscapes
item Agricultural-Feedstock Derived Biobased Particles
item Assessing and Quantifying the Impacts of Conservation Implementation on Surface and Subsurface Water Quality
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus in Agricultural Drainage Ditches
item Assessing Legacy Phosphorus Losses from Fields and Watersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin
item Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Blanchard River Watershed
item Assessing the Field and Watershed Scale Impacts of Conservation Practices in the Conservation Practices in Blanchard River Watershed-Heidelberg
item Beyond Static Metabolic Maps - Understanding the Cellular Organization and Dynamics of Lipid Flux For Enhanced Seed Oil Production
item Characterization of Lipid Turnover in Soybeans Over Development
item Comparative and Functional Genomics for Gene Disocovery
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 - SWMU
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 2, Western Lake Erie Basin
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes -UoM
item Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 2 - SWAT Modeling
item Coordinated Analysis of Soybean Breeding Germplasm
item Coordinated Precision Application Technologies for Sustainable Pest Management and Crop Protection
item Designing Soybeans with Enhanced Seed Quality, Plant Health Traits and Climate Resilience
item Detection and Characterization of Genetic Resistance to Corn and Soybean Viruses
item Developing and Evaluating Strategies to Protect and Conserve Water and Environmental Resources While Maintaining Productivity in Agronomic Systems
item Developing Aspirational Practices Through Improved Process Understanding to Protect Soil and Air Resources and Increase Agricultural Productivity in the Upper Midwest U.S.
item Developing Breeding Resources and Understanding Pathogen Biology to Control Frogeye Leaf Spot in Indiana (Year 3)
item Developing Breeding Resources and Understanding Pathogen Biology to Control Frogeye Leaf Spot in Indiana (Year 3)
item Developing High Throughput Phenotyping Tools for Climate Smart Sweet Potato
item Developing public-private partnerships (PPPs) to target legacy phosphorus fields to increase water quality and availability
item Developing the Perfect Molecular Markers and New Germplasm for Rapid Incorporation of Resistance to Soil Borne Pathogens in Soybean
item Development of a Computer Program to Predict Spray Droplet Displacement Discharged from Intelligent Sprayers
item Development of a Mobile Robot for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Fields
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 Development of Integrative and Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
item Development of Integrative and Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
item Development of Integrative Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
item Development of Integrative Big-Data Driven Technologies for Soybean Product Development
item Development of Soybean Germplasm Generated from Crosses of Glycine tomentella and Glycine max
item Development of Soybean Lines Without Both Trypsin and Chymotrypsin Inhibitors
item Development of Soybean Lines Without Both Trypsin and Chymotrypsin Inhibitors
item Digital Agriculture Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment
item Enhancing Photosynthesis for Agricultural Resiliency and Sustainability
item Establishing Baselines for Soybean Compositions for Plant-based Protein
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 Evaluating The Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry
item Evaluating the Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry
item Evaluating the Benefits of Soybean with High Protein and High Sulfur Amino Acid Content on Gain and Feed Efficiency of Poultry
item Evaluating the Performance of a Variable Orchard Rate Sprayer with a Stereo Vision System
item Further Development of ACPF – New Tools and New Partnerships Between NRCS and ARS Water Quality Researchers
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)- Assessing Conservation Practices in the Ohio Portion of the Eastern Corn Belt
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands), SDU
item FY24 National USDA Uniform Soybean Tests / Yield, Disease Resistance and Quality Traits Evaluation of Public Breeding Lines
item Gene Discovery and Trait Improvement in Soybean, Alfalfa, and Other Legumes by Gene Editing
item Generation and Characterization of Soybean Containing Edited Genes for Seed Quality Improvement
item Genetic Approaches for Soybean Protein Improvement
item Genetic Exploration of Perennial Glycine Germplasm Accessions
item Genomics for Improved Soybean Seed Composition
item Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters: Will Soil Health Improvements Mitigate Nutrient Loading to the Great Lakes?
item HOLL Plus Soybean Variety Development
item HOLL Plus Soybean Variety Development
item Identify and Characterize Resistance to Soybean Pathogens and Pests
item Identifying Important Pathogenicity Factors in Fungal Pathogens for Developing Novel Soybean Disease Control Strategies
item Identifying Key Targets for Soybean Seed Protein Concentration Improvement by Creating A Virtual Soybean Model
item Identifying Key Targets for Soybean Seed Protein Concentration Improvement by Creating a Virtual Soybean Model
item Identifying Practices to Reduce Nutrient Transport from Crop Production Agriculture of the Eastern Corn Belt
item Implementation of Variable-Rate Airflow to Intelligent Sprayers Used in Apple Orchards
item Improve Spray Droplet Retention Capabilities on Targets with Amendment of Spray Solution Properties
item Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data – Ames, IA
item Improved Utilization of Whole Pulses, Pulse Fractions, and Pulse Byproducts for Health-Promoting Food Ingredients and Biobased Products
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 Sensor Detection Accuracy for Greenhouse Intelligent Sprayer Development
item Improving Soybean Seed Composition, Plant Productivity, and Resilience to Climate Change Through Biological Network Modification
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 Cropping System Solutions for Sustainable Production on Spatially Variable Landscapes
item Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Ohio State University
item Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - University of Illinois
item Integrating Science and Stewardship to Advance Sustainable Management Practices for the Upper Midwest
item Integration of Intelligent Spray Technology into IPM Programs in Specialty Crop Production
item Inter-Institutional Collaboration with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
item Investigating the Feasibility of Utilizing Stereo Vision Systems in Variable Rate Application Systems for Specialty Crops
item Legume Information System and Network - a Legume Bioinformatics Resource
item Leveraging Crop Genetic Diversity and Genomics to Improve Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean
item Leveraging Genomics to Enhance the U.S. Soybean Quality Reputation
item Leveraging Proteomics to Identify and Characterize Soybean Aphid Proteins and Effectors that Contribute to Virulence
item Maintenance, Characterization, Evaluation, and Enhancement of Genetic Resources in the National Soybean Germplasm Collection
item Measuring Ozone Fluxes with Eddy Covariance
item Molecular Characterization of Soybean for Seed Quality Improvement
item MulcH2O: Biodegradable Composite Hydromulches for Sustainable Organic Horticulture
item Negative Effects of Protease Inhibitors On Monogastric Animal Growth Performance: Truth or Myth?
item Negative Effects of Protease Inhibitors on Monogastric Animal Growth Performance: Truth or Myth?
item New and Improved Co-Products from Specialty Crops
item New High-Value Biobased Materials with Applications Across Industry
item Novel Commercial Farm-field Network to Quantify Emissions and Carbon Storage from Agricultural Bio-energy Feedstock Production - Morris
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 Practices and Technologies for Sustainable Production in Midwestern Tile Drained Agroecosystems
item Predicting the Impact of H2Ohio Practices on Edge-of-Field Water Quality
item Quantifying the Role of Legacy Phosphorus in Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed
item Quantifying the Surface and Subsurface Water Quality Impacts of Utilizing Different Manure Fertilizers
item Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated Conservation Practices
item Quantifying the Water Quality Benefits of Integrated/Stacked Conservation Practices
item RCN: Reimagining a Sustainable Data Network to Accelerate Agricultural Research and Discovery
item Redesigning Soybeans for a Resilient Future of Food, Feeds, and Bio-Industry
item Refinement of Trypsin Inhibitor Measurement Procedure to Improve the Assay Consistency Leading to Industry Adoption
item Refinement of Trypsin Inhibitor Measurement Procedure to Improve the Assay Consistency Leading to Industry Adoption
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 Soil Health and Water Quality Nexus in Sustainable Agroecosystems
item Soil Health Assessment Across the Ohio Edge-of-Field Network
item SoyBase and the Legume Information System - Information Infrastructure and Research for Legume Crop Improvement
item Surface and Subsurface Edge of Field Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices
item Technical Support for New Test Material of ISO sprayer Cleanout Standard
item Technologies for Producing Marketable Bioproducts
item The Continued Development and Dissemination of a Comprehensive and Sustainable Management Program for the Main Foliar Diseases of Soybean
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 Using Edge-of-Field Data and Modeling to Inform H2Ohio
item Using Intelligent Sprayer Technology to Enhance Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Nurseries and Apple Orchards
item Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II
item Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II
item Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II
item Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II
item Utilizing Genes from the Soybean Germplasm Collection to Mitigate Drought Stress – Phase II (Columbia, MO)
item Versatile Biobased Products with Multiple Functions
item Water Quality Measurement and Modeling in the Eastern Corn Belt LTAR