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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
Air
Atmosphere, general/other
Barley
Beef cattle, live animal
Carrot
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, live animal
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Poultry, general/other
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sunflower
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Wetland and riparian systems
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Research Projects within Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
item Advancing insect pest management for soybeans: Combating the soybean gall midge and restoring susceptibility to insecticide resistant insects
item Analysis of GxE in Diverse Maize Hybrids - Set 2
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 Characterization of Agronomic Traits in Tropical Environments of Non-Adapted GEM Germplasm to Select Candidate Genotypes for Gene Editing
item Combination of Major Genes for Improvement of Organic Specialty Corn Varieties (CoMGI)
item Constructing Host-Pathogen Protein Interaction Datasets Between Fusarium and Maize
item Detecting Insecticide-Resistant Aphids before Field Failures Cost Farmers
item Development of a Pan Genome MaizeMine, a Flexible Data Warehouse and Analysis System for Exploring the Maize Pan Genome
item Ecologically-based Management of Arthropods in the Maize Agroecosystem
item Exploring the Microbiome in Exotic Adapted Maize Germplasm for the Effects of Selection on Nitrogen Use Efficiency
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 Improve Temporal and Spatial Coverage of National Conservation Activity Data – Ames, IA
item Improving Maize Production with Crop Growth Models and Cross Compatibility Systems
item Insect Resistance Management: Evaluating the Impact of Blended Refuges and the VIP3A Bacillus Thuringiensis Toxin on Western Bean Cutworm
item MaizeGDB - Database and Computational Resources for Maize Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding Research
item Management of Crop Genetic Resources and Descriptive Information
item Phenotypic Characterization of Exotic Derived Doubled Haploid Lines
item Sequencing, Mapping, and Analysis of Maize Genomes and Variant Data Important to Maize Breeding Programs
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