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item A Novel Bio-based Approach for Managing Root Rot in Sugar Beet Industry
item Application of Bioinformatics Resources toward Transcriptomic Discovery of Sugar Beet and Functional Analysis
item BeetPAI: AI-Enabled Hyperspectral Phenotyping to Accelerate Sugar Beet Breeding
item Characterization in Planta Delivery of Biopesticides Targeting Insect Vectors of Sugar Beet Pathogens
item Characterizing Novel Compounds from Host-adapted Microbes for Sugarbeet Disease Management
item Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis and Characterization of Host Defense Genes in Response to Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus in Sugarbeet
item Decipher Molecular Mechanisms for Genetic Variations in Agronomically Important Traits to Improve Sugar Beet Disease Resistance and Yield
item Developing Biotechnologies to Improve Pest and Pathogen Resistance, Yield, and Quality in Sugarbeet
item Developing New Sugarbeet Lines Using Wild Sea Beet as a Source of Resistance to Leaf Spot and Sugarbeet Root Maggot
item Development of a Genomic Selection Model for Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot Resistance Across ARS Breeding Programs
item Discovery of Novel Chemical Management Strategies for Reducing Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease in Sugar Beets
item Disease and Sprout Control in Potato Tubers using Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Gaseous Plasma Technology
item Economic Optimization of Irrigation and Fertilizer Nitrogen Management Strategies for Semi-arid Croplands
item Evaluating and Incorporating Resistance to Important Diseases and Pests of Sugar Beet from Crop Wild Relatives
item Evaluation of Germplasm of Horticulture and Sugarcrops
item Food Characteristics that Affect Ingestive Behavior and Risk of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases in Humans
item Genetic Dissection of Sugarbeet Respiration Rate and Root Firmness to Identify Genes for Reducing Post-harvest
item Genetic Resource and Information Management for Pulse, Temperate Forage Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Grasses, Sugar, Ornamental, and Other Crops
item Genomic Mining of Sugar Beet Crop Wild Relative Germplasm Resources for New Sources of Disease Resistance
item Genomics-assisted Disease Resistance Gene Mining of the Sugar Beet Wild Relative Beta corolliflora
item Identifying Volatile Organic Compounds That Drive Sugar Beet Root Maggot (Tetanops Myopaeformis) and Natural Enemy Behavior
item Improving sugar beet resistance by targeting beet curly top virus (BCTV).
item Improving Sugarbeet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic, Genomic, Physiological, and Phytopathological Approaches
item Improving Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Landscapes of the Northwestern United States
item Management, Storage, and Research of National Seeds of Success Native Seed Collection
item Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Vegetables and Sugar Crops
item Molecular Approaches to Investigating the Infection Biology of Cercospora beticola
item New Bioactive Products from Dairy Fermentation
item New Disease Management Strategies in Sugarbeet Using Phyllosphere-colonizing Microbes
item New Strategies for Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot and Rhizomania Diseases of Sugarbeet
item New Technologies to Study Virus-host Interactions to Identify Strategies for Sugarbeet Viral Disease Management
item Role of Bacterial Exopolysaccharide Composition and Structure in Biofilm Formation, Viscosity and Susceptibility to Dextranase Processing Aid
item SSBRI A Comprehensive Model for Cercospora Leaf Spot Risk Management
item SSBRI Disrupting Beet Curly Top Virus Transmission by Targeting Critical Genes in Beet Leafhopper Using Nanoparticle-Mediated RNAi Delivery
item SSBRI Evaluation of Pesticide Efficacy and Application Savings in Sugar beet with EcoRobotix Ultra-Localized Applicator
item SSBRI FY 24 Design and Testing of a Pilot Scale Sugar Beet Diffuser and Press to Evaluate Optimum Microbial Control Mechanisms
item SSBRI FY 24 Investigation of Soil Management Practices to Control Cercospora Leaf Spot in Sugar Beet
item SSBRI Improving Sugar Beet Production through Greater Understanding of Light-mediated Crop-weed Interactions
item SSBRI Intelligence On-farm Sugarbeet Weed Management Solution Based on Edge AI and Unmanned Automation Systems (UAV and UGV)
item SSBRI Molecular Evolution of Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus and Rhizomania Disease Epidemiology Compromising the Host Resistance in Sugar Beet
item SSBRI Non-destructive Sugar Beet Yield Estimation Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Breeding and Harvest Management
item SSBRI Novel Palmer Amaranth Management Tools Using RNA-targeting with FANA Antisense Oligonucleotides
item SSBRI Understanding the Impact of Sugar Beet Variety Mixtures on Cercospora Leaf Spot Epidemiology and Evolution of Cercospora beticola
item SSBRI: Using Nanotechnology to Enhance Fungicide Efficacy and Duration for Sugarbeet Disease Control
item Studying of Metabolic Biomarkers for Rapid Detection of Microbial Contamination and Antimicrobial Resistance in Sugarbeet Processing Facilities
item Sugar Beet Genetics and Pathogen Interactions
item Sugar Crop Processing Improvement and Sustainable Co-product Development
item Sustainable Soils for Healthy Communities and Climate Resilience in the Semi-Arid West
item Understanding of Storage Diseases in Sugarbeet and Assessing the Quality Problems in the Factory Processing
item Using Comparative Genomics to Identify Genes Associated with Sucrose Production in Sugarbeet
item Using Comparative Genomics to Identify Genes Associated with Sucrose Production in Sugarbeet
item When SAM Meets Weeds: AI-driven Weed Identification for Herbicide Resistant Weed Control