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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
Bedding/garden plants
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Plant research, general
Potted plants
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Weeds
Research Projects within Ornamental trees and shrubs
item Biotechnology Innovations for Nursery and Floriculture Crops
item Collecting Diverse California Incense-cedar Provenances to Evaluate Adaptability to Southeastern United States
item Crapemyrtle Germplasm Enhancement
item Curation, Modernization, and Information Management of the U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium Collections
item Detection, Biology, and Genomics of New and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants
item Developing a Collection Management System for ARS Collections
item Developing Sustainable Rose Landscapes via RRD Assessments and Breeding RRD Resistant Roses with Stable Blackspot Resistance
item Evaluation of native and underutilized woody ornamental nursery crops for breeding and production potential
item Functional Genomics of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Bigleaf Hydrangea
item Functional Genomics, Genetic Improvement, and Sustainable Production of Nursery Crops
item Genetic Improvement of Woody Ornamental Plants for Resilient and Sustainable Landscapes
item Improvement of Imported Fire Ant Quarantine Treatments to Enhance Certification of Field-Grown Nursery Plants
item Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation Through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education
item Increasing the Sensitivity and Reliability of Detecting Select Agent Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 Biovar 2 in Latently Infected Geraniums
item Manage, Expand, and Evaluate the U.S. National Collection of Temperate-adapted Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm and Associated Descriptive Data
item Partnership to characterize and conserve Persea
item Partnership to support conservation of southeastern US native plants
item Partnership to support development of BGCI’s Global Conservation Consortia
item Support Development of the Plant Collections Network