Skip to main content
ARS Home » Southeast Area » Research » Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location
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
Almond
Animal research, general
Aquatic plants
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Catfish
Chemurgic Crops
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Finfish
Fish habitats
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Laboratory animals
Leguminous vegetables, other
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Nectarine
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other poultry products
Oysters
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pecan
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Soybean
Strawberry
Striped bass
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
Walnut
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 habitats
Wine grapes
Research Projects within Peanut
item Addressing Critical Poultry Industry Challenge through Creating Value for Chicken Breast Meat with Myopathies
item Agronomic and Engineering Solutions for Conventional and Organic Conservation Agricultural Systems in the Southeastern U.S.
item An Economic Analysis of the Value-Added Utilization of High-Oleic Peanuts as a Poultry Feed Ingredient to Produce Premium Eggs and Poultry Meat
item An Integrated Approach for Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, Documentation, and Distribution
item Assessment of Quality Attributes of Poultry Products, Grain, Seed, Nuts, and Feed
item Biologically-based Management Systems for Insect Pests and Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes in the Southeastern Region
item Breeding and Deployment of Smut Resistant Peanut Cultivars
item Comparative Aspergillus Population Survey and Microbiome Analysis of Predicted Aflatoxin “Hotspots” in Peanut Fields
item Corn-environment Interactions and Their Impact and Aflatoxin Contamination in Different Geographical Corn-growing Regions of Texas
item Detection and Mitigation of Aflatoxin Contamination: New Technologies and Decision Support from the Field to the Shelling Plant
item Developing Germplasm and Genetic Markers to Breed for Reduced Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanut
item Development and Evaluation of Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistances to Increase On-Farm Profitability
item Development and Evaluation of Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistances to Increase On-Farm Profitability
item Development and Evaluation of Improved Peanut Cultivars
item Development of Aflatoxin Resistant Corn Lines Using Omic Technologies
item Development of Peanut Cultivars or Germplasm with Improved Yield and Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
item Development of Peanut Cultivars with Resistance to Diseases and Improved Water Use Efficiency
item Development of Peanut Cultivars with Resistance to Diseases and Improved Water Use Efficiency
item Development of Rapid, Non-Destructive Hyperspectral Imaging Methodology to Detect, and Quantify Fungal Growth and Aflatoxin Contamination
item Evaluation and Characterization of Peanut Wild Species, Synthetic Hybrids, and Introgression Lines
item Exploiting and Enhancing IgE-Binding Epitopes of the 2S Albumins of Peanuts and Tree Nuts
item Generating Input Features for Modeling Mycotoxin Outbreaks in the USA
item Genes and Genetic Networks Underlying Resistance to Aspergillus flavus In Corn
item Genetic Enhancement and Management of Warm-Season Species for Forage, Turf and Renewable Energy
item Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Crop Resistance to Multiple Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Peanut
item Harnessing Genetic and Genomic Resources for Peanut Germplasm Enhancement and Cultivar Development
item Healthy Soils and Bioproducts for Improved Nutrient-Use Efficiency and Ecosystem Services
item High Oleic Peanuts as a Value-Added Feed Ingredient in Juvenile Domesticated Hybrid Striped Bass
item Identifying Aflatoxin Risk in Southeastern Peanuts: High-Throughput Physiological and Hyperspectral Phenotyping of Drought-Resistance
item Improved Biologically-Based Methods for Management of Native and Invasive Crop Insect Pests
item Improvement and Maintenance of Peanuts, Peanut Products and Related Peanut Product Flavor, Shelf Life, Functional Characteristics
item Integrated Management of Nematodes in Southeastern Field Crops
item Integration of Traditional Methods and Novel Molecular Strategies for Improving Disease Resistance and Input-use Efficiency in Peanut
item Management of Aflatoxin and Other Mycotoxins in Row Crops such as Maize, Peanut, and Soybean
item Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainability of Integrated Crop and Livestock Agroecosystems in the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia
item Peanut Skins as an Antimicrobial Feed Additive to Reduce the Transmission of Salmonella in Turkeys and Turkey Production Environments
item Peanut Warehouse Early Fire Detection Sensor and System Development
item Peanut Warehouse Early Fire Detection Sensor and System Development
item Postharvest Management Systems for Processing and Handling Peanuts
item Reducing Aflatoxin Contamination in United States Peanuts
item Reducing Aflatoxin Contamination in United States Peanuts
item Reducing the Development and Severity of Allergy to Peanuts and Tree Nuts
item Regeneration, Characterization, and Maintenance of the U.S. Peanut Germplasm Collection
item Sustainable Climate-Resilient Peanut Cropping Systems
item The 1,000 Aspergillus Flavus Genomes Initiative: Exploring The Genetic Diversity of Aflatoxigenic Fungi Associated with Peanuts
item The Next-Generation of Aflatoxin Control: The Biotechnology and Gemomics Revolution
item Trees for the Future: Coordinated Use of Genetic Tools to Develop Geographic and Climate Adapted Pecan
item Understanding Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Two Types of Drought Tolerant Peanuts for Present and Future Adaptation
item Use of Genomic Technology to Enhance Peanut Cultivar Development
item Use of Novel Peanut Genetic Sources and Natural Plant Defense Mechanisms for Resistance to Fungal Pathogens to Reduce Disease Pressure and Aflatoxin Contamination
item Using Non-GMO Double Stranded RNA (dsRNA) Strategies to Prevent Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Contamination in Corn and Peanut
item Wild Thing: Exploring Wild Species to Reduce Aflatoxin Contamination in Cultivated Peanut