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Plant Diseases
(National Program 303) in MD
Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research
- Biology, Etiology, and Management of Dollar Spot in Turfgrasses
- Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education
- Genomics of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Downy Mildews
- Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education
- Enhanced Mitigation and Detection of Basil, Cucurbit, and Impatiens Downy Mildews
- Tools for the Identification and Detection of Graminicolous Downy Mildews, Including the Select Agent Peronosclerospora Philippinensis
- Integrative Genomic and Biological Approaches to Detect and Manage Emerging Foreign Fungal Plant Pathogens
- Developing Genomic and Biological Resources to Characterize, Diagnose and Detect Emerging and Invasive Vectored Bacterial and Viral Plant Pathogens for Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture
- Long-Term Cooperation between ARS FDWSRU and APHIS PPCDL
- Improved Management of Cacao Mild Mosaic Virus (CaMMV) by Identifying Alternative Hosts Serving as Inoculum Reservoirs
- Diagnostics and Biological Approaches for Management of Emerging Oomycete Plant Pathogens
- Filling the Gaps in Boxwood Blight Research
- Diagnostics and Biological Approaches for Management of Emerging Oomycete Plant Pathogens
- Improved Understanding of Soilborne Oomycete Communities from Florida Citrus Production Areas
- Tools for the Identification and Detection of Graminicolous Downy Mildews, including the Select Agent Peronosclerospora philippinensis
- Diversity of Foreign Phytophthora Infestans Genotypes
- Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (DEWAS) – Surveillance and Diagnostics
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
- Plant-associated Nematode Management and Systematics and USDA Nematode Collection Curation
- Taxonomic Identification Of All Stages Of Nematodes
- Fungal Systematics and Diagnostic Resource Development for Safeguarding Plant Health
- Identification Methods for Ceratocystis Manginecans, Causal Agent of Mango Sudden Decline
- Evaluation of Strawberry Germplasm for Resistance to the Northern Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne hapla)
- Taxonomic Identification of all Stages of Nematodes
- Finding the Origin of Litylenchus Crenatae Mccanni, the Invasive Nematode Causing Widespread Decline of American Beech
- Targeted Gland Cell Transcriptomes of the Beech Leaf Disease Nematode
- Systematic Studies of Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi on Plants and Plant Products Intercepted at the U.S. Ports of Entry
- Systematics and Genomics of Plant Pathogens
- Assessment of Taxonomic Diversity of Pleosporalean Fungi Found in Plants and Plant Products Intercepted at The U.S. Ports of Entry
Food Quality Laboratory
- Understand and Mitigate Fungicide Resistance in Penicillium spp
- Whole Genome, Transcriptome and Comparative Genomics of Postharvest Fungal Plant Pathogens
- System Approaches Using Genomics and Biology to Manage Postharvest Fruit Decay, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Mycotoxins to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
- Resolving Inoculum Sources and Evaluating Alternatives to Mitigate Postharvest Diseases, Food Losses, and Mycotoxin Contamination in Apple
- Development of Conventional and Organic Tools to Manage Postharvest Decay of Pome Fruits
Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
- Metabolomic Analysis of Various Theobroma Cacao Diseases
- The Assembly and Analysis of Genomes and Transcriptomes from Plant Pathogens of Theobroma Cacao
- Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
- Development of Pathogen- and Plant-Based Genetic Tools and Disease Mitigation Methods for Tropical Perennial Crops
- Chitin Interactions in Plant Disease Mitigation in Theobroma Cacao and Analysis of Erythroxylum Specie Gene Function
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
- Phage Endolysins as Alternative Antibiotics to Control Clostridia in Poultry
- Developing Cas12a-Based Technologies for Early Detection of Exotic Phytoplasmas
- Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Based on Virus and Viroid Biology
- Discovery, Characterization, and Diagnostics of Endemic and Exotic Citrus Pathogens Using High Throughput Sequencing (HTS)
- Omics-Based Approach to Detection, Identification, and Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
- A Comprehensive Survey of Flat Mite Transmitted Viruses in Different Hosts and in Brevipalpus spp. in Colombia
- AI-based Morphological Feature Analysis for Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Phytoplasma Diseases in Plants
- Fast and Accurate Identification of Grapevine Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma Strains via MinION, a Portable Real-Time Device for DNA Sequencing
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory
- Assessment of Genetic Variations of Rhizoctonia Solani Subgroup AG2 Isolates with Genome Fingerprinting Methods
- Utilization of Genome Sequences to Address Interactions of Biocontrol Agents, Pathogens and Plants for Developing Effective Disease Management
- Improved Pathogen Detection and Management of Bulb and Nursery Diseases
Crop Production and Protection
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions (U.FL)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Mgmt. Decisions (Clemson)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases & Support Grower Mgmt Decisions (KS St U)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases and Support Grower Management Decisions (MT St U)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases and Support Grower Management Decisions (WA St U)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases and Support Grower Management Decisions (SDSU)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions (WI)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions (Tulsa)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Mycotoxins Affecting Corn & Cotton to Better Inform Mgmt Decisions (LSU)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions (UAR)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions (UKY)
- Quantification Assays for Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative Samples
- National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative’s Networking and Facilitation Office and Website
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions (Ohio)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions (Iowa)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Mycotoxins Affecting Corn & Cotton to Better Inform Mgmt Decisions (U.MO)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions (U.TN)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Mycotoxins Affecting Corn & Cotton to Better Inform Mgmt Decisions (MI)
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases & Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions (U.GA)
- Regional Screening Nurseries - Kansas
- Developing Diverse Solutions for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Wheat
- Est. Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Cotton & Wheat Diseases & Mycotoxins Affecting Cotton to Better Inform Mgmt Decisions(TXAREC)
- Fusarium Mycotoxins Management in Sprouted Cereal Grains
- Fusarium Head Blight Management and Risk Assessment
- Using Genetic Resistance and Fungicides for Managing Fusarium Head Blight in Louisiana
- Barley Exosome Cataloging by Proteomics and RNAseq
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions
- Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Breeding at MSU
- Fusarium Head Blight Breeding Research at North Carolina State University
- Improving Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in Barley
- Developing Native and Induce Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance Solutions in Wheat
- Genetic Dissection and Improvement of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in Durum Wheat
- Developing Scab Resistant Wheat and Barley via Genomics
- Breed Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistant HWW via Doubled Haploid
- Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in the Intermountain West
- Improving Phenotyping Accuracy Using Artificially Intelligent Technologies and Innovative Method
- Scab Resistant Wheat Germplasm Adapted to GA and Southeast
- Wheat Breeding for Enhanced Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in North Dakota
- Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Minnesota
- Genetic Resistance and Fungicide for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Control in Durum
- Breeding Spring Wheat for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in South Dakota
- Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat & Barley Prediction Models
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Durum Varieties for Montana
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)-resistant winter wheat for Texas and the Southern U.S.
- Microbiome antagonism of Fusarium Head Blight
- Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Management in Wheat in South Dakota
- Towards Development of Scab Resistant Barley Adapted for the State of South Dakota
- Breeding for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in Spring Wheat
- Fusarium Head Blight Management in Kansas
- Fusarium Head Blight Screening and Molecular Analysis of Barley Resistance
- Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Missouri
- Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and DON in Soft Red Winter Wheat in Alabama
- Developing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat for the Coastal Plain
- Fusarium Head Blight Management in Kentucky
- Approaches to Improving Barley Health in Pennsylvania
- Deoxynivalenol (DON) in Wheat and Barley
- Managing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Through Lab and Field Studies
- Field Research for Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Small Grains
- Developing Malting Barley with Reduced Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and DON
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Winter Wheat and Barley
- High Fidelity/Temporal Detection of Field Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)
- Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in Pennsylvania
- Breeding Fusariam Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Winter Wheat Varieties for Montana
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Spring Wheat Varieties for Montana
- Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance for Montana Barley
- Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and DON in New England
- Forecasting Models for Wheat Fusarium Head Blight
- Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Research Community Barley Genetic Engineering Facility
- Wheat Crop Improvement for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance by Cytogenetics
- Breeding Durum Wheat for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance
- Production of Doubled Haploids for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance
- Barley Cultivars for California with improved Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance
- Fusarium Head Blight Research in Delaware
- Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat Cultivars for the Gulf Coast Region.
- Diagnostic Services for Deoxynivalenol
- Fusarium Head Blight Investigation in Tennessee
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistant Hard Winter Wheat for North Dakota
- DON and Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in North American Winter Barleys
- Genetic Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in Barley
- Development of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat and Barley for the NE U.S.
- Use of Traditional and Genomic Plant Breeding to Improve Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Soft Winter Wheat
- Breeding Fusarium Head Blight Resistant Spring and Winter Barley
- Coordinated IPM for Fusarium Head Bligt (FHB) and DON in SRWW - Wisconsin
- Developing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistant Wheat lines for the Midsouth
- Breeding for Scab Resistance in Winter Small Grains for South Dakota
- Mycotoxin Testing Services at Virginia Tech
- Genome-enabled Selection for Host Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance
- Genetic Characterization and Field Evaluation of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) Resistance in Spring Wheat and Durum Wheat
- Regulation of Plant Infection and DON Biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum
- Management of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and DON in Wheat and Barley
- Accelerating the Development of FHB-Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties for Kentucky
- Genetics of Aggressiveness in Fusarium graminearum
- USWBSI Wheat Transformation/Gene Editing Facility
- Mapping Genes Underlying Fusarium Head Blight Variation to Target
- Develop Fusarium Head Blight-Resistant Maryland Wheat & Barley Cultivars
- Evaluation of Integrated Management Programs and Fungicides for Fusarium Head Blight & DON in Indiana
- Scab Resistant Variety Development and Testing
- Management of the USWBSI Networking & Facilitation Office
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions in Indiana Corn
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions
- Improving Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions (WI)
- North Dakota: Establishing the infrastructure for disease prediction tools to manage root rot in pulse crops
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Affecting Cotton to Better Inform management decisions
- Climate Data, Modeling Support and Delivery for NPMTI
- Arkansas Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Alabama Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- South Carolina Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Florida Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Georgia Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn and Mississippi Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Developing Disease Prediction Tools in Corn and Cotton to Optimize Management Plans
- Texas Wheat and Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Establishing the Infrastructure for Disease Prediction Tools to Manage Foliar Diseases in Wheat and Root Rot in Pulse Crops
- Establishing Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Corn and Wheat Diseases
- Development of Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn and Cotton to Better Inform Management Decisions in Louisiana
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases in Kansas
- Continued Monitoring and Development of Wheat Rust and Spot Modeling Tool
- Oklahoma Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- Tennessee Cotton Disease Predictive Tool Development
- NAGC: Diagnostic Hub for Assay Development and Pathogen Testing Services for the NPMTI
- NPMTI: Modernizing Data Collection and Data Warehouse Optimization
- Development of Molecular Diagnostics and Cotton Disease Predictive Tool
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Predictive Tools for Wheat Diseases in Kentucky
- Development of Predictive Tools for Oklahoma Cotton Diseases
- Establishing the Infrastructure to Develop Prediction Tools for Diseases and Mycotoxins Affecting Corn to Better Inform Management Decisions
- Model Deployment for Wheat Diseases in the United States
National Programs
- Potato Research
- Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
- Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
- Small Fruit and Nursery Research
- National Plant Diseases Recovery System
- Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
- Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley
- National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative
- Developing 6- and 2-rowed Malting Barley Cultivars with Reduced FHB and DON
- Identifying New Genetic Sources and Evaluating United States Wheat Germplasm for Resistance to Stem Rust in Eastern Africa
- Reducing Scab and Vomitoxin in Malting Barley in the Mid- Atlantic
- Enhancement of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in the Southeastern U.S. Germplasm
- Integrated Strategies for Improved Management of FHB and DON in Soft Red Winter Wheat in Alabama
- Deoxynivalenol in Wheat and Inhibition of F. graminearum by Compounds in Wheat Bran
- Development of FHB-Resistant Wheat Cultivars for the Midsouth
- Accelerating the Development of FHB-Resistant Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties
- Diagnostic Services for DON
- Biodegradable Nanomaterial-based Non-GMO RNAi Delivery for Controlling FHB Disease
