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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 Bacteria
item AI-based Morphological Feature Analysis for Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Phytoplasma Diseases in Plants
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce “Forward Processing” for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce Forward Processing for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Behavioral Control for Colorado Potato Beetle
item Biocontrol of Gypsy Moth and Other Lepidopteran Pests of the Northeast Area through Development of Microbial Pathogen-Based Biological Control
item Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems with Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
item Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems with Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
item Building Resilient Organic Weed Management Systems with Precision Smart Sprayer Technologies
item Characterization and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Soybean and Common Bean and Management and Utilization of the National Rhizobium Genetic Resource Collection
item Citrus Research and Field Trials (CRAFT) Demonstrations
item Cucurbitacins for Management of Cucumber Beetles
item Designing and Developing the Cyberinfrastructure and Web-based Decision Tools for Conservation Vegetation Management in Agriculture
item Developing Cas12a-Based Technologies for Early Detection of Exotic Phytoplasmas
item Developing Low-cost Mapping Technologies for Precision Nitrogen Management with Cover Crops
item Discover Genomic Loci Controlling Agronomic Traits & Develop Tools to Enable Rapid Characterization of Populations & Selection in Breeding Programs
item Enhancing the Sustainability of United States Cropping Systems through Cover Crops and an Innovative Information and Technology Network
item Evaluation of Genetic and Management Factors to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Dairy Cattle
item Evaluation of Toxicities of Methyl Benzoate and Analogs as Green Pesticide to Control Agricultural Insect Pests
item Expanding the Cover Crop Breeding Network: New Species and Traits for Organic Growers
item Factors Affect the Transfer of Bacterial Pathogens to Leafy Greens from Soils
item Farming for More Than Food: Management Impact on Soil Organic Carbon and Mineralogy
item Fast and Accurate Identification of Grapevine Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma Strains via MinION, a Portable Real-Time Device for DNA Sequencing
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption
item Field-scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - NC State
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - NDSU
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - OH State Univ.
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - Penn State Univ.
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - Southern IL Univ.
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - Un of KY
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - Un of MN
item Field-Scale Testing of Weed Identification and Mapping Tools for Accelerating Integrated Weed Management Research and Adoption - VPI
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - CSU
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - KSU
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Montana State Univ.
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - NC State
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Penn State Univ.
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Purdue
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Southern IL Univ.
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Texas AgriLife
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Un of IL
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Un of KY
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Un of NE
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - Univ of GA
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - VPI
item GROW: A National Response to the Herbicide-Resistant Weed Epidemic - WSU
item Improving Pre-harvest Produce Safety through Reduction of Pathogen Levels in Agricultural Environments and Development and Validation of Farm-Scale Microbial Quality Model for Irrigation Water Sources
item Intervention Strategies to Mitigate the Food Safety Risks Associated with the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
item Machine Intelligence Driven Design of Anti-microbial Coatings for Fresh Produce
item Machine Learning-Enabled Novel Pathogen Detection Platform for Nondestructive Supply Chain Surveillance
item Methyl Benzoate and Analogs to Control Mosquitoes of Medical Importance
item Monitoring and Managing Microbial Water Quality for Food Safety
item Monitoring and Modeling Microbial Quality of Irrigation Water
item Multiplex Detection of Viable Pathogen - Empowering Conventional QA/QC Toolkits with Nano-Dyes and Machine Learning
item Omics of Rhizoctonia Solani for Molecular Identification and Deciphering Pathogenicity on Agricultural Crops
item Omics-Based Approach to Detection, Identification, and Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
item Precision Integrated Weed Management in Conventional and Organic Crop Production Systems
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum-Beltsville
item Public/Private Partnerships for Assessing Integrated Weed Management - LSU
item Public/Private Partnerships for Assessing Integrated Weed Management Strategies
item Public/Private Partnerships for Assessing Integrated Weed Management Strategies - Texas A&M
item Public/Private Partnerships for Assessing Integrated Weed Management Strategies - Univ. of IL
item Public/Private Partnerships for Assessing Integrated Weed Management Strategies - VPI
item Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
item Soil, Crop, and Manure Biochemistry and Molecular Ecology: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Microbiome Response to Management and Climate Change
item Sustainable Insect Pest Management for Urban Agriculture and Landscapes
item User-testing of Cover Crop Performance Mapping Tool for Precision Integrated Weed Management
item User-testing of cover crop performance mapping tool for precision integrated weed management
item User-Testing of Cover Crop Performance Mapping Tool for Precision Integrated Weed Management
item User-Testing of Cover Crop Performance Mapping Tool for Precision Integrated Weed Management
item Using Modeling to Develop Monitoring Strategy and Scheduling for Microbial Quality of Irrigation Water Sources