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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 Hemp
item Agricultural-Feedstock Derived Biobased Particles
item Circular Bio-economy via Value-Added Biobased Products
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 New Value-Added Processes and Products from Advancing Oilseed Crops
item Increasing Food Shelf-Life, Reducing Food Waste, and Lowering Saturated Fats with Natural Antioxidants and Oleogels
item Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers
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 Technologies for Producing Marketable Bioproducts
item Technologies to Improve Conversion of Biomass-Derived Sugars to Bioproducts
item The Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative: Participatory Research and Extension for Sustainable Hemp Production Systems (BOR)