Skip to main content
ARS Home » Research » Research Projects
Subject of Investigation

Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Apricot
Aquatic plants
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Baitfish (minnows and shiners)
Banana
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Biological Cell Systems
Blueberry
Broadleaf forests of the South
Canola
Carrot
Catfish
Cheese
Chemurgic Crops
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Clothing and textiles, general
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Conifer forests of the North
Conifer forests of the South
Conifer forests of the West
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Duck and goose, live animal
Durum wheat
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggplant
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Finfish
Fish habitats
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Forage legumes, other
Freshwater shrimp
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)
Ground covers
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hard white wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Herbs and spices
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kenaf
Kiwi
Laboratory animals
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Machinery and equipment
Mango
Marine shrimp
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mixed conifer-broadleaf forests
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Nonfarm structures and related facilities, including those used in
Oats
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 dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Paper and pulp derived products
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Pecan
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Research on research management (not research management per se)
Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, and root crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Rice
River basins
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep and wool, general/other
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Solar radiation
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Striped bass
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Summer annual grasses (includes forage sorghums, sudangrass, sorghum)
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tilapia
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Tung
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wildlife habitats
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Potted plants
item Beyond Peat: Substrate Security for a Changing Climate
item Biological Approaches to Mitigate Biofilm-Associated Food Safety Risks in Indoor Leafy Greens Production
item Carbon Accounting for Fertilized Soilless Substrates Physiochemically Evolving Due to Continuous Root Development and Daily Wetting and Drying
item Carbon Dioxide Enrichment in Controlled Environments: Characterizing and Overcoming Acclimation Responses in Horticultural Crops
item CEA HERB: Controlled Environment Agriculture Herb Extension and Research Base
item Characterization of Water Quality and Quantity in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in the Piedmont Ecoregion of the USA
item Characterization of Water Quality in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in Erie Lake Lowland and Drift Plain of the USA
item Characterizing Plant- and Virus-Derived Proteins in Important Crops that Enhance the Resistance to White Mold
item Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar
item Chemical and Physical Properties of Novel Potting Substrates from Wood-Based Biochar and Their Impacts on Fungus Gnats
item Controlled Environment Agriculture for Food Security in North Dakota
item Coordination of Research Activities to Register Minor Use Pesticides, and Research in Food and Ornamental Crops to Support the IR-4 Program
item Coupling Soilless Containerized Production Systems and Irrigation Technology to Address Water, Agrichemical, and Weed Management
item Detection, Biology, and Genomics of New and Emerging Viral and Bacterial Diseases of Ornamental Plants
item Developing Management Strategies for Ambrosia Beetle and Red-headed Flea Beetle, as Key Pests in Ornamental Nursery Production
item Developing Sustainable Rose Landscapes via RRD Assessments and Breeding RRD Resistant Roses with Stable Blackspot Resistance
item Development and Integration of Next-Generation Propagation Strategies to Increase the Resilience of the US Strawberry Supply Chain
item Development of Biologically-based Pest Control Strategies for Invasive Pests
item Development of New Approaches to Manage Exotic Ambrosia Beetles in Nurseries
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern U.S. Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UGA
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Auburn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Clemson
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Cornell
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-NCSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Penn State
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-TSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UF
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UTenn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Virginia Tech
item Effect of Blue light Intensity on Beta-carotene Accumulation in Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale)
item Energy Balance Model Development for Indoor Farming Systems
item Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry
item Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry
item Evaluation of growth, fertility, and temperature in southeastern U.S. stratified substrate nursery and greenhouse production systems
item Examining Producers’, Scientists’, and Regulators’ Perceptions of Water Use Impacts on Agricultural Production and the Environment
item Exploring RNAi-Based Management Strategies to Confer Plant Resistance to White Mold Infection
item Exploring the Virome and RNAi Strategies for Disease Control
item Germplasm Resources for the Floriculture Nursery Industry at the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center
item Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering
item Identification of Biological Targets and Application to Existing and Invasive Pests
item Identification of the Physiological Mechanism of Pheromone Biosynthesis in Thrips and Development of Biological Control Methods
item Identifying and Managing Soilborne Pathogens in High Tunnel Vegetable Production
item Identifying Huckleberry Pollinators and the Impact of Soil Amendment Treatments
item Impact of the Container Environment on Fertilizer Availability and Crop Growth in U.S. Pacific Northwest Nursery Production
item Improving IPM Programs for Blueberries and Raspberries in the PNW
item Improving Nursery Irrigation through Coupled Advances in Substrate Composition and Cyclic Irrigation Scheduling
item Increasing the Sensitivity and Reliability of Detecting Select Agent Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 Biovar 2 in Latently Infected Geraniums
item Investigating Effects of Algal Toxins on Plants
item Membrane Systems for Humidity Control in CEA
item Modeling Container Substrate Temperature to Predict Controlled Release Fertilizer Release and Crop Root Health
item Modernizing Floriculture Production with LEDs While Co-Optimizing the Environment
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create New & Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Introducing Novel Postharvest Techniques for Improving Unrooted Cutting
item Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Effects of Silicon on Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
item Optimizing Crop Production while Reducing Energy Use through Improved Lighting and Greenhouse Control Systems
item Optimizing Production of Annual Bedding Plants while Reducing Energy Use through Improved Lighting and Greenhouse Control Systems
item Optimizing Production Protocols for Ginger and Other High Value Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Organic and Metal Contaminant Occurrence and Fate in Operational Water when Producing Containerized Specialty Crops
item Precision Climate Data for Improved Spray and Greenhouse Production Models
item Quality Assurance Services and Support for IR-4 Minor Use Pesticide at State Facilities in North Carolina and Associated Locations
item Receptor Inference: A Novel IPM Technology for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables in California (Corvallis)
item SOD: Solutions for Organic farm Diseases: suppressing soilborne pathogens in vegetable high tunnels
item Strategies and Technologies to Optimize Resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
item Sustainable Production and Pest Management Practices for Nursery, Greenhouse, and Protected Culture Crops
item Technology Transfer to Assist Nursery and Horticultural Growers in Research Adoption