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Linking Plant and Animal Traits to the Genes That Shape Them, linking genotypic and phenotypic data, genotypes, phenotypes, National Plant Genomics Initiative, SNPs, genome sequencing, Judith B. St. John, Steven M. Kappes, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.2

A Huge Plus for Breeders, Producers—and the Rest of Us, Plant Genomics Research, National Genetic Trait Index, grape genome, linking genotypic and phenotypic data, genotypes, phenotypes, small grains and wheat genotyping databases, soybean pest resistance, aluminum tolerance in wheat, resistance to stripe rust, Fusarium and rust resistance, microsatellite markers in grapes, Maize Diversity Project, Panzea online bioinformatics, blueberry genomics BBGD database for breeding, tomato gene loci for fruit firmness and rot resistance, Germplasm for Potential Industrial Uses, GrainGenes database, repeat fruiting in berries, Ed Buckler, Doreen Ware, Ithaca, NY, Charles Simon, Gan-Yuan Zhong, Geneva, NY, Gui Aai, Manhattan, KS, Deven See, Pullman, WA, Shiaoman Chao, Fargo, ND, Gina Brown-Guedira, Raleigh, NC, Mallikarjuna Aradhya, Davis, CA, Doreen Ware, Ithaca, New York, Jeannine Rowland, David L. Hyten, Perry Cregan, John Stommel, Kimberly Lewers, Beltsville, MD, Gary Pederson, Griffin, GA, Shiaoman Chao, Fargo, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.4-11

Genomics, Phenomics Research Paves the Way for Improved Animal Health and Productivity, linking genotypic and phenotypic data, genotypes, phenotypes, animal breeding, Bead Chip and SNPs, QTLs for beef tenderness, palatability, fat composition, and marbling, marker-assisted breeding for dairy cow traits, chicken genome and Marek's disease, "Slick gene" for sleek hair keeps cattle cool, rainbow trout genome, swine genome, prion gene alleles for scrapie, myostatin gene for lamb muscling, Mohammad Koohmaraie, Cal Ferrell, Mark Allan, Clay Center, NE, Larry Kuehn, Ames, IA, Mike MacNeil, Miles City, MO, Curt Van Tasssell, Mark Richards, Hyun Lillehoj, Beltsville, MD, Hans H. Cheng, East Lansing, MI, Caird Rexroad, Yniv Palti, Leetown, WV, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.12-17

Shotgun Proteomics: Detecting the Dairy Cow Immune Response Is a High-Tech Blast, proteomic/protein studies of neutrophils during mastitis infection, immunosuppression, John D. Lippolis, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.18-19

Genotyping the DNA of Old, Nonviable Seeds, recovering genetic info. from stored seeds, Christina Walters, Gayle Volk, and Christopher Richards, Fort Collins, CO, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.20

Searching for Phytophthora-Resistant Avocados, germplasm collection and marker screening for Phytophthora root rot resistance, Raymond J. Schnell, Miami, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.21

Definitions of Selected Genotypic Terms, glossary, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.22

ARS National Research Programs in Genotyping and Phenotyping, ARS genomics research overview, livestock and poultry and plants genetics programs, genome sequencing, (html) or (pdf) 08AUGp.23

Making Sure Leafy Greens and Other Produce Stay Safe, food safety, E. coli O157:H7 on fresh lettuce and spinach, Salmonella in tomatoes, preventing microbe contamination on farms or in processing, fresh-cut produce, James A. Lindsay, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.2

Outmaneuvering Foodborne Pathogens, roles of nitrogen with E. coli O157:H7 on romaine lettuce, of soft rot microbes/biofilms with E. coli and Salmonella on lettuce and cilantro, of bacterial leaf spot with Salmonella on tomato, Salmonella in irrigation water, genes expressed by Listeria and Salmonella when they invade vegetables, tracing E. coli O157:H7 movement in streamwater and floodwater in Salinas Valley, Robert E. Mandrell, Maria T. Brandl, Craig Parker, Lisa A. Gorski, Jeri D. Barak, Michael B. Cooley; Albany, CA, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.4-7

For Tomorrow's Salads: Plant Extracts To Conquer Microbes, vegetable-based antimicrobial edible films fight E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria in bagged spinach and lettuce, oregano-based carvacrol vapors as bacteriocide, citral, cinnamaldehyde, biodegradable edible films from casein protect produce by reducing oxygen permeability, extend shelf life, Tara H. McHugh, Wen-Xian Du, Mendel Friedman, Albany, CA, Peggy Tomasula, Wyndmoor, PA, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.8-10

Meat Safety Success Story: It All Works Out in the Wash, hide-washing system and antibacterial spray reduces E. coli O157:H7 and other microorganisms in ground beef, Mohammad Koohmaraie, Clay Center, NE, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.11

Safe Leafy Greens—Before and After Bagging, washing techniques and water reuse on microbial growth on lettuce, sanitizers and ultrasound to reduce bacteria, films/wrappers and respiration/shelf life of fresh-cut produce, bacteria survival in low-oxygen packaging and resistance to synthetic gastric juice, Yaguang Luo, Arvind Bhagwat, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.12-14

Bacteriophages as Novel Antimicrobials for Food Safety, phages kill E. coli O157:H7 bacteria on refrigerated fresh-cut cantaloupe, Manan Sharma, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.15

Organic vs. Conventional Production: Measuring Microbes on Fresh Produce, bacteria survival rates in high-tunnel production of lettuce and spinach grown organically vs. conventionally grown, Colorado potato beetle's possible role as vector of human illness bacteria, Patricia D. Millner, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.16

ARS Research Program on Food Safety of Leafy Greens and Other Fresh Produce, focus of ARS national program #107 on Food Safety, collaborations between ARS and other agencies and organizations, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.17

Bringing Back the Cows With Swath Grazing, rotational swath grazing in Northern Plains, protein content of hay, weight gain of pregnant cows, manure recycling and sustainable agriculture, Donald L. Tanaka, Mandan, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.18-19

Glomalin: What Is It . . . and What Does It Do? Glomalin levels under various grasses, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interdependence with warm-season grasses, glomalin and carbon storage and soil aggregate formation, soil tilth and structure, Kristine Nichols, Mandan, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.20-21

Watch Your B's and Q's! A New Whitefly's on the Move, DNA tests for distinguishing B and Q whitefly biotypes, pesticide resistance, treatment recommendations, Robert G. Shatters, Cindy L. McKenzie, Laura M. Boykin, Fort Pierce, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.22

Dietary Carbs and Eye Health, Age-Related Eye Disease Study, effects of diets high in fast- vs. slow-digesting carbohydrates and vision losses from age-related macular degeneration or diabetes, Allen Taylor, Boston, MA, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.23

Rising CO₂ Spikes Long-Leaf Pines, longleaf pine's growth rate in response to higher carbon dioxide, G. Brett Runion, Stephen A. Prior, Auburn, AL, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.23

What Does DHA Really Do for Us? Effect of DHA on high-triglyceride human males in fasting and post-meal blood tests of small- and large-particle LDL's, cardiovascular benefits from fish oil fatty acids, triglycerides, cholesterol, Darshan S. Kelley, Davis, CA, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.23

Scrutinizing Soybeans' Secrets, cataloging SNPs of soybean lines in the soybean germplasm collection to identify genetic variation, Perry B. Cregan, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JULp.23

Present and Future Issues in Aquaculture, breeding/genetics, vaccine development, disease control, water quality, recirculation, and reuse, feed development and conversion, environment, nonedible shrimp pests of oysters, Jeff Silverstein, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.2

Reducing Burrowing Shrimps' Impact on Oyster Production, control of nonedible ghost and mud shrimp pests of oysters on West Coast, life cycle and migration studies, biocontrols, best-management practices, Brett R. Dumbauld, Newport, OR, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.4-6

Soy-Based Hydrogel Ready for Biomedical Exploration, biodegradable soy hydrogel polymer for drug delivery/release and hair care industry, Sevim Z. Erhan, Zengshe Liu, Peoria, IL, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.7

Colony Collapse Disorder: A Complex Buzz, bee losses from honey bee environmental and pest stresses, pests, parasites, miticides, pathogens, pesticides, pollination, Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV) Jeff Pettis, Jay Evans, Yanping (Judy) Chen, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.8-11

Help From Down Under Could Fortify U.S. Sunflowers, wild sunflowers from Australia collected and being screened for resistance to downy mildew, Sclerotinia stalk rot, other diseases, Thomas J. Gulya, Gerald J. Seiler, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.12-13

Proving Their Prowess: Insects Help Preserve Germplasm Collection, controlled pollination of germplasm collection plants in field and greenhouse cages with various pollinators, Steve Hanlin, Sharon McClurg, Candice Gardner, Kathy Reitsma, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.14-16

Fiji Dwarf Sets New Durability Standards in Coconuts, Fiji Dwarf coconut bred to resist lethal yellowing phytoplasma disease, not prone to nutritional deficiencies, Alan W. Meerow, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Miami, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.17

Jamaican Delicacy Makes a Comeback, statistical-based food-safety sampling system of hypoglycin A (HGA), developed to lift U.S. import restrictions on canned ackee fruit, Thomas B. Whitaker, Raleigh, NC, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.18

Aphid Pest Gets "Egged", using egg proteins to track movement of potato pest green peach aphid, Thomas R. Unruh, Wapato, WA, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.19

GrainGenes Website Speeds Discovery of Familiar Grains' Unfamiliar Genes, online website of cereal-crop genes for breeders and researchers, genomes, breeding better oats, wheat, barley, Olin D. Anderson, Gerald R. Lao, Albany, CA, David E. Mathews, Ithaca, NY, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.20-21

Protecting U.S. Troops With Fireproof Wool, heat-resistant polymer for wool flame retardant, Jeanette M. Cardamone, Wyndmoor, PA, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.22

Swine, Avian Flu Genes in Same Virus, new pig strain of H2 influenza virus has genes of both swine and avian flu viruses, H2N3 strain, Juergen Richt, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.23

A New Way To Name Potatoes, new DNA marker species classification system for classifying potatoes, more accurate than visual identification, David M. Spooner, Madison, WI, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.23

How To Boost Cover Crop Plantings, survey of Corn Belt farmers on use of cover crops, conservation, erosion, Jeremy W. Singer, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.23

Minimizing Dust During Nut Harvests, device for air quality/dust control during walnut, almond, pecan harvests in orchards, Derek P. Whitelock and others, Mesilla Park, NM, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.23

Reviewing Calcium Requirements, adequate dietary calcium intake adjusted for adults, Curtiss D. Hunt, Grand Forks, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08MAY/JUNp.23

The Ogallala: Cooperative Efforts To Preserve, Protect It, water conservation and research to preserve Ogallala, Ogallala Aquifer Program, Mark Walbridge, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.2

The Ogallala: Gauging, Protecting the Aquifer's Health, Ogalla Aquifer Program, automated irrigation systems to conserve water use, leaf temperature, subsurface drip irrigation vs. center pivot, deficit irrigation, evapotranspiration, recharge via ephemeral playa lakes, BIOTIC irrigation based on preferred plant temperature ranges, Nolan Clark, Susan O'Shaughnessy, and others, Bushland, TX, Dennis Gitz, James Mahan, and others, Lubbock, TX, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.4-8

TifQuik for Faster Forage, new bahiagrass for faster germination/establishment in Southeast, less hard seed, more dry matter, William F. Anderson, Tifton, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.9

Tree Heartwood Extracts Halt Sudden Oak Death, antimicrobial elicitin extracts and wood chips/sawdust/chips from some cedars and western juniper inhibit growth of Phytophthora ramorum spores and cells, Daniel K. Manter, Fort Collins, CO, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.10-11

A Collection of Carolina Collards, heirloom landraces of collards in Southeast collected and preserved in USDA National Plant Germplasm Collection (NPGC), some resist Fusarium, Mark W. Farnham, Charleston, SC, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.12-13

Tracing Florida Mangoes' Family Tree, DNA analysis of genetic diversity in mangoes collected around the world, Raymond J. Schnell, Miami, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.14-15

Pseudomonas Orphan Gene Clusters Offer Potential Protection Against Plant Diseases, genomisotopic approach method for genome sequencing and predicting product produced by genes, biosynthesis of antibiotics, drugs, pesticides from Pseudomonas, Joyce E. Loper, Denny J. Bruck, Corvallis, OR, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.16-17

New Vetch for Northern Climes—and Organic Growers, new Purple Bounty variety of hairy vetch flowers earlier and overwinters better, winter hardy, Thomas E. Devine, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.18-19

Chillin' Chickens: Which Method Works Best? evaporative air chilling vs. immersion chilling of chicken carcasses compared for pathogen levels, tenderness, meat yield, color, texture, water use, and economics/cost, Julie Northcutt, Doug Smith, Athens, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.20-21

Flower Power—Bacteria Style—Checks Fungal Foe of Wheat, choline-metabolizing Pseudomonas and other bacteria reduce Fusarium head blight (scab) severity in wheat, David A. Schisler, Peoria, IL, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.22

Ticks Are Tough Little Suckers! lone star ticks and deer ticks survive washing machines, detergent, and some exposure to heat in dryers, John F. Carroll, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.23

A Superb New Pecan, new Lakota pecan is early maturing, scab resistant, and wind resistant, Tommy E. Thompson, L.J. Grauke, College Station, TX, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.23

Hydrogen Fuel From Microbial "Factories", evaluating bacteria species for use in fuel cell systems to treat organic wastewater and generate hydrogen gas or hydrogen fuel, Michael A. Cotta, Peoria, IL, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.23

What's Behind "Zebra Chip" Potatoes? psyllids may cause "zebra chip disorder" in potatoes, James Crosslin, Prosser, WA, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.23

More Beans Mean Less Cholesterol, pinto beans effect on total cholesterol, Philip G. Reeves, Grand Forks, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08APRp.23

Encounters With the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, ARS’s research contributions to Dietary Guidelines, nutrients, human nutrition, food composition, Molly Kretsch, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.2

A Daily Dose of Antioxidants, bioavailability of antioxidants in selected fruits, measured by antioxidant levels in blood, Ronald L. Prior, Little Rock, AR, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.4-5

Health-Promoting Foods: From ARS to You! Breeding more nutritious vegetables and fruit, higher in vitamins, minerals, and/or phytochemicals and antioxidants, low-phytic-acid grains for mineral bioavailability/absorption, selenium-enriched meat, increasing omega-3 fatty acids in catfish, meatier trout, probiotics in yogurt, low-fat mozzarella, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.6-8

Data That Works for Your Diet, ARS’s research contributions to Dietary Guidelines, nutrients, human nutrition, food composition, new meal plans in Dietary Guidelines published in 2005, Pamela R. Pehrsson, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.9

How Plants Protect Us. Unmasking the Secret Power of Phytochemicals, plant phytochemicals kill cells of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in mice, table grapes stop progression of type 1 diabetes, Susan J. Zunino, David H. Storms, Charles B. Stephensen, Davis, CA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.10-11

Weighing in on Fats, 2005 Dietary Guidelines recommendations for consumption of fats, oils, and trans fatty acids, saturated fats, cholesterol, Beverly A. Clevidence, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.12

ARS Research Program in Support of the Dietary Guidelines, how ARS research is used to create the Dietary Guidelines, research needs, emerging issues like obesity, nutrition needs, food composition research, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.13

Testing Biocontrols for Peach Pests, two biocontrol nematodes against plum curculio, peachtree borer, and lesser peachtree borer, David Shapiro-Ilan, Ted Cottrell, Byron, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.14-15

Perennial Peanut for Quality Pasturage and Hay, Paraguay germplasm expeditions for collecting accessions of rhizoma perennial peanut—a Gulf Coast pasture legume high in protein, Samuel W. Coleman, Brooksville, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.16-17

Boosting Iron Absorption in Infants, particle size of ground up meat-particle size affects bioavailability of iron in Peruvian infant’s diet studies, invitro digestion Caco-2 cell model, iron deficiency in developing nations, porridge recipes/taste tests, Raymond T. Glahn, Ithaca, NY, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.18-19

Beets: A Biodegradable Bonus for Earth-Friendly Plastics? plastic biodegradable composite material made from sugar beet pulp and polylactic acid, potential substitute for petrochemical plastics, Victoria L. Finkenstadt, Peoria, IL, LinShu Liu, Wyndmoor, PA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.20-21

Shoo Fly! Role of House Flies in Spreading Salmonella in Poultry, Salmonella transmission from hen to hen via common house fly, food safety, Peter S. Holt, Athens, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.22

Food Safety Help for Processors, new Internet predictive resource for controlling Listeria monocytogenes on/in food, Predictive Microbiology Information Portal (PMIP), food safety, Vijay K. Juneja, Wyndmoor, PA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.23

Getting the Goodness of Garlic, effect of crushing, microwaving, baking, and boiling on cardiovascular-benefits from garlic thiosulfinates, Philipp Simon, Madison, WI, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.23

Fortifying Feed With Biodiesel Coproducts, crude glycerin byproduct as feed supplement for chickens and swine, Brian J. Kerr, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.23

Prairie Grass Nutrients on the Map, analyzing field forage quantity and nutrition via remote-sensing HyMap hyperspectral imagery, Rebecca Phillips, Mandan, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08MARp.23

My Life With Bees, searching for wild bees as pollinators, domesticating/managing non-honey bee pollinators, chalkbrood disease, Rosalind R. James, Logan, UT, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.2

Wonderful Wild Bees: How They Can Help the Harried Honey Bee, domesticating/managing non-honey bee pollinators, alfalfa leafcutting bee, blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria), Osmia aglaia as pollinator of blackberries and red raspberries, chalkbrood treatment with iprodione, olfactory cues for nest recognition, James Cane, Rosalind James, Logan, UT, Theresa Pitts-Singer, Jim Buckner, Fargo, ND, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.4-6

Improving Honey Bee Health, Areawide Program To Improve Honey Bee Health, Survivorship, and Pollination Availability, bee management, artificial diets, pests, mites, diseases, colony collapse disorder, Jeffrey S. Pettis, Beltsville, MD, John J. Adamczyk, Weslaco, TX, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.7

MegaBee: New Food for America’s Beleaguered Honey Bees, Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, high-protein MegaBee diet (or Tucson Diet) for more brood, winter nutrition for early spring pollination, AZ, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.8

Diamond Planting Design and Planter for Peanut Crops, yields/profits from Valencia erect-growing peanuts in diamond, twin-row, and single-row planting configurations, canopy closure, soil temperature and moisture, Russell Nuti, Ron Sorenson, Dawson, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.9

Fruitful Returns From Fruit Fly Management Project, economic return from Hawaii Areawide Fruit Fly Pest Management Program (HAW-FLYPM), sanitation, baits, male annihilation, sterile male release, parasitic wasp biocontrols, benefit to farmers and gardeners, ipu gourd growth restored, GF-120NF Naturalyte organic bait of spinosad, Roger Vargas, Hilo, HA, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.10-13

Breeding Better Cotton, improving heat tolerance of pima and upland cotton through dark respiration, heat stress, heat avoidance, new Fusarium plant disease FOV race 4, new pima cottons that resist Fusarium, markers, soil fumigants, solarization, Richard G. Percy, College Station, TX, Steven Crafts-Brandner, Maricopa, AZ, Mauricio Ulloa, Rebecca Bennett, Shafter, CA, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.14-17

Managing Beef Cattle To Protect Lakes and Rivers, nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient losses from animal pastures to Florida lakes, animal waste, trophic state index (TSI), bahiagrass fertilization, phosphorus for rhizoma peanut, Gilbert C. Sigua, Brooksville, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.18-19

The Touch, the Feel—and Now, the Heal—of Cotton, innovative textiles treat bedsores/pressure ulcers/chronic open wounds, halt bleeding, soothe burns, phosphoric acid targets destructive proteases, chitosan fights microbes and stops hemorrhaging, J. Vincent Edwards, New Orleans, LA, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.20-22

Potato Nemesis Found in Idaho, potato cyst nematode found in Idaho using new PCR/DNA test, Andrea Skantar, David J. Chitwood, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.23

Irrigating Raspberries: What’s Best? Raspberry yield, cane growth, and root rot from overhead sprinklers and subsurface drip, David R. Bryla, Corvallis, OR, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.23

Spotting Insects in Stored Grains Electrically, using electrical conductivity for detecting rice weevil and lesser grain borer larvae in grains, Thomas C. Pearson, Manhattan, KS, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.23

On the Horizon: A New Desert Science, science designed to combat desertification/severe land degradation around the globe, “Drylands Development Paradigm”, thresholds, Jeffrey E. Herrick, Las Cruces, NM, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.23

Vaccine Could Offer FMD Control, new foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for livestock and deer, Marvin J. Graham, Orient Park, NJ, (html) or (pdf) 08FEBp.23

ARS Blueberry Research: Good for Farmers, Great for Consumers! U.S. blueberry consumption, health benefits, phytochemicals, antioxidants, cholesterol, disease and irrigation research of blueberries, highbush varieties in Hawaii, Judith St. John, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.2

Blueberries in Biloxi, Poplarville blueberry breeding program, cultivars Dixieblue, Gupton (long refrigeration storage), DeSoto rabbiteye variety, Synopeas (and others) parasitic wasp biocontrol of blueberry gall midge, James Spiers, Stephen Stringer, Donna Marshall, Poplarville, MS, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.4-7

Hops: New Markets, Better Storage, ratio or alpha to beta bittering acids, Teamaker for herbal tea, genes for shorter plants and lower trellising, National Clonal Germplasm Repository hops collection, in vitro iron for germplasm storage, John A. Henning, Barbara M. Reed, Corvallis, OR, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.8-10

Asian Cockroaches Could Aid Texas Growers, Asian cockroach as biocontrol against lepidopteran pests like cotton bollworm and beet armyworm in cotton and soybean, Robert S. Pfannenstiel, Weslaco, TX, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.11

Fruitful Studies in Puerto Rico, Tropical Agriculture Research Station research for production and export potential for tropical and subtropical fruit crops, germplasm collection, preservation, and storage, probability of fruit fly infestation in mamey sapote and others, Ricardo J. Goenaga, Mayagüez, PR, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.12-15

Defending Against Two Cotton Pests—Naturally, use of sorghum and other crops as trap crops, pheromone traps against stink bug infestations in cotton, Patricia Glynn Tillman, Tifton, GA, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.16

Inulin May Help With Iron Uptake, Too, plant compound inulin boosts bioavailability of iron in pigs fed corn and soy, Ross M. Welch, Ithaca, NY, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.17

Solution Sought for Black Raspberry Decline, viruses that cause black raspberry decline, aphid vector, breeding for resistance from black raspberry plants, Robert R. Martin, Chad Finn, Corvallis, OR, Jungmin Lee, Parma, ID, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.18-19

In Search of Better Forage Grasses for the Southern Plains, developing grasses for year-round grazing in Southern Plains, Verl eastern gamagrass, Chet sand bluestem variety, breeding efforts for heat-tolerant bluegrass, new DNA test for seed-increasing trait, Phillip L. Sims, Jason Goldman, Tim L. Springer, Woodward, OK, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.20-21

Why Are Chickens Getting Too Fat? Genes sequenced for biochemical pathway responsible for energy balance in chickens and turkeys, pathway affects food intake and metabolism in poultry, regulates metabolism, AMPK enzyme, John P. McMurtry, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.22

New Cranberry Hybrid High in Antioxidants, new cranberry line with bioavailable antioxidants, anthocyanins/flavonoids bound to glucose, James Polashock, Chatsworth, NJ, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.22

Fowl Air Could Fly the Coop, alum “wet scrubber” air scrubber for poultry and swine houses reduces ammonia, dust, and microbes, air cleaning and filtering, Philip A. Moore, Fayetteville, AR, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.23

Antioxidant Relativity, measuring plasma antioxidant capacity (AOC) after humans consume fruits/juices, Ronald L. Prior, Little Rock, AR, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.23

How Cowpeas React to Attack, cowpeas defense response to fall armyworm oral secretions, Eric A. Schmelz, Gainesville, FL, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.23

A Quick Check for Xylella, method for extracting and analyzing Xylella fastidiosa (cause of Pierce’s disease in grapes) bacterium in an insect’s gut, Qi Huang, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.23

Having It Both Ways in Ethanol Production, potential uses for distillers dried grains (DDGS) byproduct, high-protein flour, pelletized livestock and fish feed, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Brookings, SD, (html) or (pdf) 08JANp.23

Once Again, International Cooperation Key to Saving Wheat and Barley, fighting deadly African stem rust fungus, Global Rust Initiative, breeding rust-resistant wheat, barley, triticale, M. Kay Simmons, Rick Bennett, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.2

World Wheat Supply Threatened, Cereal Disease Laboratory and cooperative efforts to fight deadly African stem rust fungus Ug99, Global Rust Initiative, screening germplasm lines for rust resistance, Yue Jin, Les Sabo, St. Paul, MN, Gina Brown-Guedira, Raleigh, NC, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.4-6

RUSTPROOF! Idaho Experts Search for Stem-Rust-Resistant Wheat, search of National Small Grains Collection for Ug99-resistant wheats, J. Michael Bonman, Harold E. Bockelman, and others, Aberdeen, ID, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.7-9

On Guard Against Watermelon Vine Decline, squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV) causal agent, silverleaf whitefly vector of the watermelon disease, grafting watermelon onto gourd rootstock, disease resistance in wild-type watermelon germplasm, Scott T. Adkins, Fort Pierce, FL, Benny Bruton, Lane, OK, Shaker Kousik, Charleston, SC, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.10-11

Beyond the Pond: A Low-Cost, Low-Tech Way To Manage Manure, alternative beef feedlot manure managment method with manure liquid dispersed over a vegetative grassy treatment area, soil electrical conductivity to manage nutrient and salt runoff and buildup, John A. Nienaber, Roger A. Eigenberg, Bryan L. Woodbury, Clay Center, NE, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.12-13

Nutrition and Brain Function. Boosting Our Knowledge of Brain Food, role of homocysteine in age-related cognitive decline, B vitamins, methionine, memory, learning dysfunction, vascular disease, folate fortification, vitamin B 12 and folate, functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure brain activation in children, best feeding practices in infants, Irwin H. Rosenberg, Aron Troen, Paul Jacques, Martha Morris, Jacob Selhub, Katherine L. Tucker, Boston, MA, R. Terry Pivik, Little Rock, AR, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.14-16

A New Specialty Crop: Orange-Fleshed, Organic Honeydews! cantaloupe/honeydew cross is packed with nutrition, antioxidants, beta-carotene, Brix/sweetness, no netting so less chance of foodborne human-illness pathogens, food safety, Gene E. Lester, Weslaco, TX, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.17

Uncorking Genetic Bottlenecks in Soy, examining domesticated soybeans’ narrow genetic base compared to wild soybeans/land races, pest resistance, USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection, David L. Hyten, Perry B. Cregan, Beltsville, MD, Randall L. Nelson, Urbana, IL, Randy C. Shoemaker, Ames, IA, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.18-19

A Trap for the Small Hive Beetle, yeast-baited trap attracts small hive beetle so it can’t overrun hives, Peter Teal, Gainesville, FL, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.20

Tempering Beans’ Reaction to Heat, expanding the U.S. bean germplasm base with tropical bean germplasm for heat and drought tolerance and disease resistance, TILLING technique for studying gene function, BAT93, Timothy Gabriel Porch, Mayagüez, PR, (html) or (pdf) 07NOV/DECp.21

Specialty Crops Move Into the Spotlight, opportunities, challenges, and value of specialty/minor crops, iceberg lettuce, floriculture, IR-4 program, ornamentals, spinach, Slerotinia resistance in beans and sunflowers, Sally M. Schneider, Gail C. Wisler, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.2

Specialty Crops: More Vulnerable Than You Think, ARS’s support role in IR-4 (Interregional Research Project No. 4), field and greenhouse trials to provide pesticide registrations for specialty/minor crops, pesticide-residue labs, Emy Pfeil, Paul Schwartz, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.4-6

ARS-Led Effort Tackles White Mold, National Sclerotinia Initiative’s fight against white mold disease on crops, resistant varieties, risk assessment, fungicides, biocontrols, screening methods, William P. Kemp, Fargo, ND, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.7

A Plum That Stands Up to Pox, Honey Sweet plum resists plum pox virus through PPV gene inserted the plum, Ralph Scorza, Kearneysville, WV, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.8-9

Great Guava! antioxidants, phenolics, phytonutrients, ORAC values, and flavor, of tropical specialty crops, guava, carambola (star fruit), red pitaya (red dragon), and mamey sapote, edible coatings and surface treatments to preserve lychee and fresh-cut mango, reduce browning, Elizabeth A. Baldwin, Winter Haven, FL, Elizabeth A. Baldwin, Anne Plotto, Winter Haven, FL, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.10-11

Spinach: Protecting and Enhancing This Nutrition Superstar, screening spinach plants for natural resistance to leafminer and Stemphylium leaf spot, bioconversion of beta-carotene into vitamin A in healthy people, Beiquan Mou, Salinas, CA: Guangwen Tang, Boston, MA, Michael A. Grusak, Houston, TX, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.12-13

Tough Trees, ornamental selection for city/urban conditions, Power Trees Project selects trees for smaller size, pest resistance, extreme environmental conditions, container vs. in-ground nursery planting, John Hammond, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.14-15

Into Thin Air, lab soil columns estimate pesticide/fumigant emissions/volatilization from fields, Scott R. Yates, Riverside, CA, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.16-17

Keeping Apples Crunchy and Flavorful After Storage, controlled-atmosphere of “Smart-Fresh” (1-MCP) ethylene inhibitor prolongs storage of apples, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, and improves apple firmness, taste, and aroma, James P. Matheis, Wenatchee, WA, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.18-19

Cream of the Crop: Genetic Preservation of Specialty Crops, ARS National Plant Germplasm System, genetic variety in cultivated tomatoes and strawberries, ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Fruit and Nuts, olives, grapes, peaches, Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository, Angela Baldo, Larry Robertson, Philip Forsline, Geneva, NY, Gayle Volk, Nahla Bassil, Davis, CA, Kevin Conrad, Beltsville, MD, Laura Marek, Ames, IA, Kim Hummer, Corvallis, OR, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.20-22

ARS Specialty Crops Research Program, improving specialty crops’ genetics, production, food safety, nutritive value and more, (html) or (pdf) 07OCTp.23

Devoted to Science, Even During Disaster, Southern Regional Research Center’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina, damage and scientist relocation following storm, John Patrick Jordan, New Orleans, LA, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.2

Fungal Foam Seeks and Destroys Termites, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus fungus foam biocontrol for Formosan subterranean termite control, keratin hydrolysate foam, termite survival from floods of Hurricane Katrina, Christopher A. Dunlap, Mark A. Jackson, Peoria, IL, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.4-6

Scientists Release New Sorghum for Feed and Fuel, low-lignin sorghum called bmr-12 has higher fiber digestibility and higher beef cattle weight gains and milk yields, and resists Fusamium, Deanna L. Funnell, Lincoln, NE, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.7

Message to Imported Fire Ants: Watch Out! areawide project to control fire ants with classical toxic bait technology and integrated pest management, phorid fly introduction, Thelohania solenopsae parasite biocontrols, red and black fire ant hybridization, Robert K. Vander Meer, Gainesville, FL, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.8-9

Wresting Wheat’s Genetic Secrets, genes for better wheat flour for bread-making, wheat breeding, collections of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and expressed sequence tags (ESTs), Olin D. Anderson, Yong Q. Gu, Albany, CA, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.10-11

Plant-Produced Protein Eases Dairy Cow Infection, CD14 protein gene introduced via potato virus X into tobacco plants to make plant-produced CD14 for mastitis treatment, Rosemarie W. Hammond, Max J. Paape, Beltsville, MD, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.12-13

Gene Variant and Risk of Heart Disease, APOA5 gene and atherosclerosis and arterial plaque, obesity, blood lipids, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Jose M. Ordovas, Boston, MA, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.14

Fighting Moths With Pheromones Is Now Easier, ultra-low-volume (ULV) spraying microencapsulated sex attractant for codling moth mating disruption, esfenvalerate insecticide, Alan L. Knight, Wapato, WA, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.15

Nutrition and Brain Function. Metals Essential to the Brains’s Hardwiring, role of copper in motor and brain function in rats, enzyme function in nerve cells, copper intake during pregnancy, role of zinc in neuropsychological functions and cognitive and psychomotor in men, zinc nutrition in adolescents, W. Thomas Johnson, Grand Forks, ND, (html) or (pdf) 07SEPp.16-17

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