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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
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 Water resources
item Achieving Low N2O and CH4 Missions in Non-Flooded Rice Through Effective N Management Tools
item Acoustic and Geophysical Methods for Multi-Scale Measurements of Soil and Water Resources
item Advancing the State of Soil Information on U.S. Tribal Lands for Improved Food Security
item Agronomic Feasibility of Tile Drainage Sub-irrigation and Furrow Irrigation Systems for Crop Production Systems in Mississippi Delta
item AI Innovations for UAS-Based Biomass Estimation and Regional Extrapolations in the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain
item An Evaluation of Alternative Crops and Production Systems in Western Arkansas
item Analyses and Tools for Sonar-Derived Data of River Flow and River Bottom Geomorphology
item Aqua-FIT: Early Diagnosis of Water Toxicity Driven by Fish-mounted Low-cost and Miniaturized Sensors
item Archbold Biological Station Release, Establishment, and Evaluation of the Brazilian Pepper Biological Agents
item Area-Wide Project for Integrated Management Addressing Waterhyacinth (Pontederia Crassipes)
item Area-Wide Project for Integrated Management Addressing Waterhyacinth (Pontederia Crassipes)
item Assess Agricultural Conservation Practices to Reduce Nutrient Losses
item Assessing Multiple Benefits of Silcate Rock Dust Applications in Paddy Rice Under AWD Irrigation
item Autonomous Irrigation of Cover-Crop-Production Systems Reduces Pollutant Loss from Farm Fields, Transport of Agrochemicals in Streams, and Aquifer
item Baseline Methane Data and Mitigation Measures: Field and Modeling Approaches
item Biological Control of Old-World Climbing Fern
item Biological Control of Schinus terebinthifolia (Brazilian pepper tree) in South Florida With Special Reference to Miami-Dade County
item CERP BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
item Characterization of Existing Soil Conservation Practices Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
item Climate States and Climate Changes Observed and Projected in the Mississippi Embayment Aquifer Region from 1981 to 2060
item Collect Timely Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from On-farm Storage Irrigation Reservoirs in the Lower Mississippi River Basin in Arkansas
item Computational Tools & Decision Support System Technologies for Agricultural Watershed Physical Processes, Water Quality and Ground Water Management
item Computational Tools and Decision Support System Technologies for Agricultural Watershed Physical Processes, Water Quality and Ground Water Management
item Conservation Practices for Attaining Integrated Environment-Smart Cropping in Irrigated Row Crops
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1
item Coupling Human and Machine Knowledge to Optimize Tribal Food Systems
item Coupling Human and Machine Knowledge to Optimize Tribal Food Systems
item Coupling Human and Machine Knowledge to Optimize Tribal Food Systems (Booneville)
item Coupling Human and Machine Knowledge to Optimize Tribal Food Systems - University of Arizona
item Creating New Partnerships to Manage the Invasion of Foreign Weeds into National Wildlife Refuges.
item Crop Modeling Digital Twin Development through Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
item Database of Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Stream System Morphologic Attributes
item Decision Support Tools to Address Sustainable Water Management Issues in the Mississippi Delta
item Deep Learning Based High-Resolution Field Level Soil Moisture Mapper from UAVs
item Develop an Evapotranspiration-based Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Sustainable Water Management Strategies for Mississippi Farms
item Develop Spatially Explicit Soil Property Maps for Precision Management for Forage Production for Small Farms
item Developing Best Management Practices for Poultry Litter to Improve Agronomic Value and Reduce Air, Soil and Water Pollution
item Developing Best Management Practices, Tools, and Technologies to Optimize Sustainable Water Use in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Development and Implementation of Biological Control Programs for Natural Area Weeds in the Southeastern United States
item Development of a Digital Twin Agricultural Modeling System
item Development of Best Management Practices and Technologies to Optimize Water Use in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Development of Best Management Practices, Tools, and Technologies to Optimize Water Use Efficiency and Improve Water Distribution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Development of Novel Sensor System for Water Quality Analysis in Agricultural Watersheds
item Development of Spatial Soil Health Recommendations for Small Farms
item Development, Rearing, Release, and Monitoring of Biological Control Agents for Controlling Old World Climbing Fern
item Dynamic, Data-Driven, Sustainable, and Resilient Crop Production Systems for the U.S.
item Dynamic, Data-Driven, Sustainable, and Resilient Crop Production Systems for the U.S.
item Dynamic, Data-Driven, Sustainable, and Resilient Crop Production Systems for the U.S.
item Economic Analysis Support for Water Use Data Related to the Arkansas Groundwater Initiative
item Eddy Covariance Assessments in the Lower Mississippi Basin Long-Term Agroecosystem Research site
item Enhancing Long-Term Agroecosystem Sustainability of Water and Soil Resource Through Science and Technology
item Enhancing Long-Term Agroecosystem Sustainability of Water and Soil Resources Through Science and Technology
item Establishment and evaluation of Air Potato Biological Control
item Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Drill Seeded Rice with Soil Amendments using DNDC Model
item Examination of Irrigation Water Quality and Role in Mississippi Soybean Production
item Examining and Developing Sustainable Production Systems in Cotton to Improve Water Resources in the Mid-Southern USA
item Examining Sustainable Production Systems to Improve Water Resources in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Experiments on Earthen Levee Breach by Overtopping
item Exploring Digital and Spatial Agricultural Tools for Improving Water and Nutrient Management
item Farm-level Conservation Strategies to Reduce Carbon Footprint and Improve Productivity in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item FDACS Establishment and Evaluation of Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control
item Field Release and Evaluation of Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Pepper at USAF Bases in Florida
item Field surveys in Australia and Asia and Host-range Testing of Potential Insect Agents for the Biological Control of Old World Climbing Fern
item Foreign Exploration and Preliminary Testing of Potential Biological Control Agents for Azolla Pinnata, Subspecies Pinnata
item Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems (RESILIENCE CAP)
item Fostering Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Landscapes by Integrating Diverse Perennial Circular Systems - Univ of TX in Arlington
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) - (Jonesboro)
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) - (WPPRU Oxford)
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands) - (WQERU Oxford)
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - Tifton
item Groundwater and Soil Water Dynamics Modeling to Advance Erosion Prediction in Agricultural Fields
item Gulf of Mexico Program
item Helping to Conserve and Wisely use the Land, Water, Wildlife, and Related Natural Resources in the State of Arkansas
item High Throughput Phenotyping of Crops Using sUAS-borne Imagery
item Improving Modeling of the Agroecosystem in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from tall tower installation in rice-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-DWMRU
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-Univ. of California/Davis
item Improving Our Understanding of the Impact of Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Major Mid-South Crops-Jonesboro-University of Arkansas
item Improving Resilience and Diversification of Small Farms Through Agroforestry and Specialty Crops
item Improving the Economic and Ecological Sustainability of US Crop Production through On-Farm Precision Experimentation
item Improving Water Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Furrow-Irrigated Rice
item Indicator Based Approach to Estimate Impact of Land-Use/Land Cover Change on Water Footprint Using Artificial Intelligent (AI) Methods
item Inflation Reduction Act Cropland Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Starkville Mississippi
item Innovations for Small Farms Pasture and Silvopasture
item Innovative Technologies and Practices to Enhance Water Quantity and Quality Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the Southeastern Coastal Plain
item Integrating Cover Crops, Tillage, and Irrigation Management to Enhance Crop Productivity and Profitability
item Intensification of Agroecosystems and its Impact on Soil health and Water Quality
item Investigating Groundwater Flow and Provenance Induced by Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Injection Wells
item IRA funds: Inflation Reduction Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement (Stoneville)
item IRA GHG Quantification Action Area #6 (M#6)- Improve temporal and spatial coverage of national conservation activity data.
item Land Suitability Analysis for Olive and Maize Crop in Agroforestry System by Using Machine Learning Algorithms
item Life After the Flood: Disrupting Rice Farming by Integrating Automated, LoT-Irrigation Technologies into a Low-Water-Use Production System
item Long Term Agrosystem Research - Assessment of Ecosystem Services Provided by Agricultural Systems
item Long-Term Agro-Ecosystem Sustainability Research Common Experiment
item Low-Cost Infrared Thermometer for Agricultural Applications
item Mass Rearing and Inundative Releases of Megamelus Scutellaris to Manage Waterhyacinth (Pontederia Crassipes) in South Florida
item Measurement and Modeling of Groundwater Recharge in Agroecosystems
item Modeling and Synthesis for the Pasture Ecological Vulnerability Index
item Nova Southeastern University Assistance with Area-Wide Project for Integrated Management Addressing Waterhyacinth (Pontederia Crassipes)
item NRCS AA2 Greenhouse Gas Research Network - Animal Housing Emissions -(Fayetteville, AR)
item Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainability of Integrated Crop and Livestock Agroecosystems in the Gulf Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia
item Optimizing Irrigation Water Use in the Arkansas Delta
item Optimizing the Management of Irrigated Cropping Systems in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Overseas Surveys and Testing for the Development of Biological Control Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica)
item Overseas Surveys and Testing for the Development of Biological Control Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica)
item Overseas Surveys, Curation, and Colonization of Potential Biological Control Agents of Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica)
item Overseas Surveys, Curation, and Colonization of Potential Biological Control Agents of Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica)
item Population Genetics of Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in Florida: Parsing Native from Invasive Genotypes
item Prescription Irrigation: Constructing the Foundational National Data Alignment Pillar
item Preserving Water Quantity and Quality for Agriculture in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Quantifying Agronomic and Sustainability Benefits of Silicate Rock Dust Applications to Drill-Seeded Rice
item Quantifying Water Quantity and Quality at the Cook Agronomy Farm Long Term Agroecosystem Research Location
item Quarantine Testing to Develop Biological Control of Cogongrass, Imperata Cylindrica, in Florida
item Quarantine Testing to Develop Biological Control of Old-World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum, in Florida
item RUSLE2 c~Climate Database Updates
item RUSLE2 Development
item RUSLE2 Execution Parameters Database Updates
item SCA Assistance with Establishment and Evaluation of Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control
item Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Arkansas and Beyond
item Scaling Up Potential Antibiotic Resistant Gene Transport to Groundwater in Karst Geologies through Digital Tools
item Science and Technologies for Improving Soil and Water Resources in Agricultural Watersheds
item Sensible Agronomics and Shrewd Conversations Support the Adoption of Environmentally Sustainable and Economically Sound Production Systems
item Shifting the Balance of Water Resources and Interacting Agroecosystem Services Toward Sustainable Outcomes in Watersheds of the Southern Coastal Plain
item Space-based Water Management for Precision Decisions to Optimize Tribal Food Systems
item Strategic Investigations to Improve Water Quality and Ecosystem Sustainability in Agricultural Landscapes
item Support for the Scaling of Climate Smart Agriculture for Arkansas and Beyond
item UF Assistance with Establishment and Evaluation of Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control
item Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Irrigated Row Crop Systems
item Using Phytoremediation and Other Ecosystem Services to Address Emerging Contaminants in Agroecosystems
item Using Soil and Water Health Assessment Tools to Identify Best Management Strategies
item Utilizing Acoustic and Geophysics Technology to Assess and Monitor Watersheds in the United States
item Water Management Strategies to Reduce C Footprint and Preserve High Productivity in Irrigated Rice Systems
item Water Quality at the Edge of Field and In-Stream in the Lower Mississippi River Basin
item Water Use, Yield and Global Warming Potential of Furrow-Irrigated Rice
item Wave Erosion Measurements for an Irrigation Reservoir Embankment