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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.

Clicking on a subject of investigation will list the research projects within that  subject of investigation.
Subjects of Investigation
Alfalfa
Bacteria
Barley
Canola
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Ground covers
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Potato
Soft red wheat
Soybean
Sugar crops, general/other
Sunflower
Sweet sorghum
Tung
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Weeds
Wheat, other
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Wheat, other
item Agricultural-Feedstock Derived Biobased Particles
item Alfalfa Seed Utilization for Human Food
item Develop an Improved Understanding of Microbe-pathogen Interactions for Biological Control
item Efficacy of Commercial Biocontrol Saprophytes in Reducing Viability of Tar Spot Pathogen in Overwintered Cornfield Debris
item Explore Novel RNA Strategies Using Fungal Endophyte to Control Mycotoxin Contamination of Corn
item Improved Processes and Technologies for Comprehensive Utilization of Specialty Grains in Functional Food Production for Digestive Health and Food Waste Reduction
item Improving Food Safety by Controlling Mycotoxin Contamination and Enhancing Climate Resilience of Wheat and Barley
item Innovative Approaches to Monitor, Predict, and Reduce Fungal Toxins
item New and Improved Co-Products from Specialty Crops
item Novel Approaches to Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocados - the Development of Phorectic Mites to Vector Beneficial Microbes to Insect Galleries
item Rapid Prediction and Measurement of Aflatoxin in Whole Kernel and Ground Corn Using a Portable Imager
item Silflower Seed Utilization for High-Value Applications