Washington Research Locations

• Pullman, WA

• Animal Disease Research: The Animal Disease Research Unit (ADRU) provides solutions to infectious disease problems which have significant economic impact on the bovine, equine and small ruminant industries of the United States. Located within two land grant Universities (Washington State University and the University of (More)
• Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research: The primary mission of the Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit is to acquire, maintain, evaluate, enhance, characterize, document and distribute assigned genetic resources of the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), and to conduct research related to our primary (More)
• Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research: Develop elite varieties of pulse crops (bean, chickpea, lentil, and pea) with improved nutritional qualities and climate resilience and advance fertility and disease management in pulse crop production. (More)
• Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research: The Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit develops science-based information and technology that improves the economic viability of conventional and alternative cropping systems while providing food, feed, fiber, and fuel and protecting air, land, and water resources of the Pacific (More)
• Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research: Develop ecologically sound and sustainable methods to achieve, maintain and promote the health of wheat, barley and brassica crops in agricultural systems that conserve soil, water and energy. Promote plant health through the control of soilborne and foliar diseases by conducting and coordinating (More)

• Wapato, WA

• Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research: The Mission of the Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit is to provide new knowledge and improved tools to allow Researchers to advance agricultural science and practices, provide Growers with effective and sustainable tools for integrated pest and disease management, and provide (More)

• Wenatchee, WA

• Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research: The mission of the Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research Unit is to expand the knowledge of deciduous tree fruit production systems in the areas of plant disease and fruit quality. (More)

National Programs in Washington

• Animal Health (103)
• Soil and Air (212)
• Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (215)
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (216)
• Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (301)
• Plant Diseases (303)
• Crop Protection and Quarantine (304)
• Product Quality and New Uses (306)

• Appropriated Projects in Washington

  • Control Strategies for Bovine Babesiosis ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Genetic Approaches and Tools to Prevent, Control, and Eradicate Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Control Strategies for Theileriosis ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Identifying Effective Immune Responses and Vaccine Development for Bovine Anaplasmosis ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Development of a Vaccine and Improved Diagnostics for Malignant Catarrhal Fever ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Understanding Host-Bacterial Interactions to Mitigate Disease in Small Ruminants ( Animal Disease Research )
  • Genetic Resource and Information Management for Pulse, Temperate Forage Legume, Oilseed, Vegetable, Grasses, Sugar, Ornamental, and Other Crops ( Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research )
  • Genetic Improvement of Alfalfa for Enhanced Productivity under Abiotic Stress ( Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research )
  • Enhancing Agronomic Performance and Nutritional Qualities of Pulse Crops ( Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research )
  • Enhancing Yield, Disease Resistance, and Agronomic Performance in Edible Legumes ( Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research )
  • Improving Resilience of Dryland Legume Cropping Systems through Enhancement of Beneficial Microbiomes ( Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research )
  • Advancing Soil Health and Agricultural Performance to Promote Sustainable Intensification and Resilience of Northwest Dryland Cropping Systems ( Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research )
  • Characterization of Quality and Marketability of Western U.S. Wheat Genotypes and Phenotypes ( Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research )
  • Enhancing Control of Stripe Rusts of Cereal Crops ( Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research )
  • Ecology and Genomics of Soilborne Pathogens, Beneficial Microbes, and the Microbiome of Wheat, Barley, and Biofuel Brassicas ( Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research )
  • Wheat and Barley Adaptation to a Changing Climate - Discovery of Genetic and Physiological Processes for Improved Crop Productivity and Quality ( Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research )
  • Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides ( Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research )
  • Residue Analysis of Minor Use Pesticides ( Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research )
  • New Technologies and Strategies for Managing Emerging Insect Pests and Insect Transmitted Pathogens of Potatoes ( Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research )
  • Integrated Approach to Manage the Pest Complex on Temperate Tree Fruits ( Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research )
  • Potato Germplasm Development for Improved Sustainability, Disease Resistance, Nutrition, and Quality ( Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research )
  • Enhancement of Apple, Pear, and Sweet Cherry Quality ( Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research )
  • Uncovering Rootstock Disease Resistance Mechanisms in Deciduous Tree Fruit Crops and Development of Genetics-Informed Breeding Tools for Resistant Germplasm ( Physiology and Pathology of Tree Fruits Research )