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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
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cheese
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
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
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Laboratory animals
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lentil
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Sweet potato
Sweetcorn
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wool fiber
Research Projects within Wetland and riparian systems
item Accurate Estimation of Crop Transpiration in Orchards and Vineyards using UAV and Satellite Technologies
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Northeast Area Cropland Emissions
item Advances in Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration for Agronomic Mgmt and Irrigation Scheduling for Mitigating the Impacts of Droughts and Heat Waves
item Assessing Legacy P Fate on the Delmarva
item Assessment of NRCS Wetland Easement Program Effects
item Calibration and Validation of In Situ Soil Moisture Sensors at Marena Oklahoma
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP Wetlands Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Study
item CEAP/Harmful Algal Blooms Buffer Evaluation and Legacy Nutrients
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 (Beltsville)
item Contribution of Legacy P to Watershed Outcomes - Phase 1 (University Park)
item ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS)
item Enhancing Agricultural Management and Conservation Practices by Advancing Measurement Techniques and Improving Modeling Across Scales
item Enhancing Grapewine Quality in Arid Regions by Water Stress Monitoring using Ground, Aerial, and Satellite Information
item Enhancing the SWAT Model for Evapotranspiration Simulation
item Environmental Risks and Benefits of Grass Buffer Strips Grown for Nutrient Conservation and Poultry Bedding Production on the Delmarva Peninsula
item Evaluating Potential Miscanthus x Giganteas Spread on the Delmarva Peninsula
item Evaluation of an Innovative Mobile Phosphorus Removal Systems for Vermont CEAP and Priority HABs-affected Watersheds
item Examining Cold-Season Processes Over Agricultural Lands Using Radar Data
item From Field to Watershed: Enhancing Water Quality and Management in Agroecosystems through Remote Sensing, Ground Measurements, and Integrative Modeling
item Functional Assessments for Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region
item FY 2020 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Choptank River Watershed Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on croplands
item FY 2020 Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Phosphorus Removal System for Vermont CEAP Watersheds
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on Croplands) - University Park
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project Choptank River Watershed Beltsville Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on Croplands - Beltsville
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands)/ University Park, PA
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies on Croplands - Choptank River Watershed (Beltsville)
item Ground-based Evapotranspiration Observations in Support of Remote Sensing-based ET toolkit for Improved Irrigation Management in Vineyards
item High-Frequency In-Stream Nitrate Sensing to Advance Models and Inform Watershed Management
item Improving, Evaluating and Extending High Resolution Cropland Carbon Monitoring System (CCMS)
item Long Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR) Croplands Common Experiment
item LTAR Upper Chesapeake Bay Conewago Watershed Monitoring Project
item Managing Water Resources to Foster the Sustainable Intensification of Agroecosystems in the Northeastern U.S.
item Manokin River Watershed Urea Monitoring Project
item Measurement of Methane Emissions Across a Wetlands Alteration Gradient
item Measuring and Modeling Pollutants in Agricultural Systems and Landscapes
item Measuring, Modeling, and Mitigating Pollutants in Agroecosystems and Surrounding Landscapes
item Metrics, Management, and Monitoring: An Investigation of Rangeland and Pasture Soil Health and its Drivers
item Modeling the Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes in Mahantango Creek
item Modeling Watershed Processes for Assessing Ecosystem Services Provided by Restored Wetlands
item Pollinator Ecosystem Services Assessment Project Project
item Quantifying Life Cycle Impacts of Agricultural Systems with Winter Cover Crops
item Remote Detection and Functional Assessments for Wetlands
item Remote Detection and Functional Assessments for Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region
item Root-Zone Soil Moisture Using P-band Observations
item Strategies for Controlling Miscanthus x Giganteas and Evaluating Potential Spread on the Delmarva Peninsula
item The Mid-Atlantic Wetland Conservation Effects Assessment Project
item Transport of Nitrogen from Groundwater to Former Cranberry Bogs Along the Coonamessett River
item Umbrella Agreement Between USGS (LMG) and ARS (HRSL) to Cooperate on Conservation Practice Research
item Understanding Water-Plant Interactions in Cranberry Farms
item Using MESA as a Tool to Elucidate Wetland N Fluxes in Agricultural Landscapes
item Using SMAP Soil Moisture Products to Improve Streamflow Forecasting in Ungauged Basins
item Utilizing Sustainable Remediation Technologies to Reduce Bioavailability and Transport of Chlorinated Organic Compounds
item Watershed Legacy N – Source Determination and Influencing Factor Assessment
item Watershed Modeling to Improve Conservation Planning Approaches