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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
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
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
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Fertilizers
Fungi (includes yeast)
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grapefruit
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Hard red winter wheat
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Insects
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Narcotic plants
Nematodes
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Peach
Pear
Peppers
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
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
Sweet potato
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Tea
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Turkey, live animal
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
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)
Research Projects within Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
item Developing Phylogenomic Resources and Rapid Identification Tools for the Study and Control of AGRILUS (BUPRESTIDAE)
item Developing Sustainable Rose Landscapes via RRD Assessments and Breeding RRD Resistant Roses with Stable Blackspot Resistance
item Developing Sustainable Rose Landscapes via RRD Assessments and Breeding RRD Resistant Roses with Stable Blackspot Resistance
item Development of Data Bases for Model Development and Field Testing of Crop Models in Mid-West Farms
item Development of Database on Crop Responses to Climate Change for Model Development and Validation
item Development of Genomic and Population
item Diagnostic Tools for Identification of Common Pine Sawfly
item Experimentation, Model Development and On-Farm Application Crop and Soil Process models for Corn, Potato...Experiment Stations
item Genetic Resources Acquisition, Conservation, International Exchange, and Taxonomic Expertise in Support of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
item Identification of Insects and Mites of Importance to Quarantine and Biosecurity
item Identification of Insects and Mites of Importance to Quarantine and Biosecurity
item Operate and Improve the GRIN-Global Information Management System and Other GRIN Websites to Support USDA/ARS Genetic Resource Collections
item Plant Exploration in Arizona to Collect Fraxinus cuspidata Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in France to Collect Camelina Germplasm for Crop Improvement
item Plant Exploration in Wisconsin to Collect Woody Landscape Germplasm
item Public Facing Website for Universal Database of Chalcidoidea
item Sustainable and Resilient Crop Production Systems Based on the Quantification and Modeling of Genetic, Environment, and Management Factors
item Systematics of Acari and Hemiptera: Plant Pests, Predators, and Disease Vectors
item Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security
item Systematics of Insects and Mites: Plant Pests, Predators and Disease Vectors