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ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Agricultural and Industrial Byproducts (NP #214)
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MANURE AND ORGANIC RESIDUALS TO CAPTURE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CROP UTILIZATION OF .... AND REDUCE LOSSES TO THE ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL USES OF AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND MUNICIPAL BYPRODUCTS
(Appropriated)
Agricultural System Competitiveness and Sustainability (NP #216)
MECHANISTIC PROCESS-LEVEL CROP SIMULATION MODELS FOR ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ORGANIC FARMING IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
(Appropriated)
Animal Health (NP #103)
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTROL AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR AVIAN COCCIDIOSIS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF GENOMIC TOOLS TO STUDY RUMINANT RESISTANCE TO GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES
(Appropriated)
FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC APPROACHES FOR CONTROLLING DISEASES OF SWINE
(Appropriated)
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS APPROACHES FOR CONTROLLING DISEASES OF POULTRY
(Appropriated)
IMMUNOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CONTROLLING SWINE INTESTINAL PARASITES AND MUCOSAL PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR AND IMMUNOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO CONTROLLING GI NEMATODE INFECTIONS OF RUMINANTS
(Appropriated)
NOVEL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES AND GENOMICS FOR CONTROLLING MASTITIS
(Appropriated)
PARASITIC BIODIVERSITY AND THE U.S. NATIONAL PARASITE COLLECTION
(Appropriated)
Climate Change, Soils, and Emissions (NP #212)
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MANURE AND ORGANIC RESIDUALS TO CAPTURE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
CONTROLS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN SOIL AND RHIZOSPHERE
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CROP UTILIZATION OF .... AND REDUCE LOSSES TO THE ENVIRONMENT
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL USES OF AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND MUNICIPAL BYPRODUCTS
(Appropriated)
DISCERNING THE FATE OF ATMOSPHERIC AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION
(Appropriated)
EFFECTS OF ELEVATED ATMOSPHERIC CO2, ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS, AND EDAPHIC CONDITIONS ON BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN BRASSICA CROPS
(Appropriated)
MECHANISTIC PROCESS-LEVEL CROP SIMULATION MODELS FOR ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(Appropriated)
QUANTIFYING AND MONITORING NUTRIENT CYCLING, CARBON DYNAMICS AND SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AT FIELD, WATERSHED AND REGIONAL SCALES
(Appropriated)
RESPONSE AND ADAPTATION OF CROPS AND WEEDS TO ELEVATED C02 AND GLOBAL WARMING
(Appropriated)
Crop Production (NP #305)
Improving honey bee health, survivorship, and pollination availability
(Appropriated)
MANAGING DISEASES AND PESTS OF HONEY BEES TO IMPROVE QUEEN AND COLONY HEALTH
(Appropriated)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR TROPICAL TREE CROPS
(Appropriated)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
COORDINATION ACTIVITIES FOR RESEARCH TO REGISTER MINOR USE OF PESTICIDES
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL TECHOLOGIES & STRATEGIES FOR ARTHROPOD PESTS OF PERENNIAL TROPICAL CROPS IMP. TO THE US, .. COFFEE
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-TACTIC WEED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION
(Appropriated)
GENETICS, GENETIC RESOURCE EVALUATION, AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF LANDSCAPE TREES AND SHRUBS
(Appropriated)
INSECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR URBAN SMALL FARMS AND GARDENS
(Appropriated)
MITE SYSTEMATICS AND ARTHROPOD DIAGNOSTICS WITH EMPHASIS ON INVASIVE SPECIES
(Appropriated)
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING ORGANIC FARMING IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
(Appropriated)
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE AND INDIGENOUS INSECTS OF URBAN LANDSCAPES
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF BEETLES IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURE, LANDSCAPE PLANTS, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF FLIES OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF HEMIPTERA AND RELATED GROUPS: PLANT PESTS, PREDATORS, AND DISEASE VECTORS
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF LEPIDOPTERA: INVASIVE SPECIES, PESTS, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF PARASITIC AND HERBIVOROUS WASPS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPORTANCE
(Appropriated)
Food Animal Production (NP #101)
DEVELOPING GENETIC BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASED FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING NOVEL ANTIMICROBIALS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH & PRODUCT SAFETY
(Appropriated)
Development of New Technologies and Methods to Enhance the Utilization and Long-Term Storage of Poultry, Swine and Fish Gametes and Embryos
(Appropriated)
ENHANCING GENETIC MERIT OF RUMINANTS THROUGH GENOME SELECTION AND ANALYSIS
(Appropriated)
IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR PRE AND POST WEANING GROWTH IN SWINE
(Appropriated)
IMPROVING GENETIC PREDICTIONS IN DAIRY ANIMALS USING PHENOTYPIC AND GENOMIC INFORMATION
(Appropriated)
INVESTIGATION OF GENETIC MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVING THE REGULATION OF FEED INTAKE AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN POULTRY
(Appropriated)
UNDERSTANDING GENETIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY OF DAIRY CATTLE
(Appropriated)
Food Safety, (animal and plant products) (NP #108)
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MANURE AND ORGANIC RESIDUALS TO CAPTURE NUTRIENTS AND TRANSFORM CONTAMINANTS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL USES OF AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND MUNICIPAL BYPRODUCTS
(Appropriated)
DEVELOPMENT OF SENSING AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION INSPECTION IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING
(Appropriated)
ECOLOGY AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ZOONOTIC BACTERIAL PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH DAIRY FARMS
(Appropriated)
INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF FOODBORNE PARASITES AND THE IMPACT ON FOOD SAFETY
(Appropriated)
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND SAFETY OF FRESH PRODUCE
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR GENETICS, GENOMICS, AND PHYLOGENETICS OF FOODBORNE ZOONOTIC PARASITES AFFECTING FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA INTERACTIONS WITH PLANT SURFACES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES
(Appropriated)
PATHOGEN FATE AND TRANSPORT IN IRRIGATION WATERS
(Appropriated)
PLANT AND SOIL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS IN CROPS
(Appropriated)
ZOONOTIC PARASITES AFFECTING FOOD SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(Appropriated)
Human Nutrition (NP #107)
ANTIOXIDANT POLYPHENOLS IN IMPAIRED BRAIN AND HEART FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND METABOLIC DISEASES
(Appropriated)
BIOAVAILABILITY AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYTONUTRIENTS
(Appropriated)
COMPOSITIONAL VARIABILITY IN THE FOOD SUPPLY RESULTING FROM FOOD PRODUCTION PRACTICES: POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH
(Appropriated)
DIET AND IMMUNE FUNCTION RELATED TO INFECTIOUS AND ALLERGIC DISEASE
(Appropriated)
DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING FOOD INTAKE AND ENERGY METABOLISM IN LEAN AND OVERWEIGHT INDIVIDUALS
(Appropriated)
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS INGREDIENT DATABASE
(Appropriated)
FINGERPRINTING AND PROFILING METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF FOODS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
(Appropriated)
MACRO- AND MICRONUTRIENT MODULATION OF BIOMARKERS OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND INDICATORS OF NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY
(Appropriated)
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINATION OF VITAMINS IN FOODS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASES OF HEALTH-PROMOTING FOOD COMPONENTS IN PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES
(Appropriated)
USDA NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABANK FOR FOOD COMPOSITION
(Appropriated)
WHAT WE EAT IN AMERICA - DIETARY SURVEY: DATA COLLECTION, INTERPRETATION, DISSEMINATION, AND METHODOLOGY
(Appropriated)
Pasture, Forage and Rangeland Systems (NP #215)
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MOLECULAR MARKER FOR ALFALFA AND RELATED SPECIES
(Appropriated)
Enhanced alfalfa and forage productivity through molecular detection and characterization of plant nematodes
(Appropriated)
Enhancement of Turfgrass Germplasm for Reduced Input Sustainability
(Appropriated)
NATIONAL TURFGRASS EVALUATION PROGRAM
(Appropriated)
Regulation of Gene Expression in Alfalfa Development and Stress Tolerance
(Appropriated)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Alternative disease management strategies for soilborne pathogens of cucumber
(Appropriated)
CHARACTERIZING, DETECTING, AND ELIMINATING PATHOGENS TO ENABLE THE SAFE INTRODUCTION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
(Appropriated)
Curation of the U.S. National Fungus Collections and Associated Information Resources
(Appropriated)
Detection and Identification of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens and Mitigation of Soil-borne Diseases
(Appropriated)
ELECTRON AND CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONS TO PESTS AND PLANT PROCESSES IMPACTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
(Appropriated)
Enhanced alfalfa and forage productivity through molecular detection and characterization of plant nematodes
(Appropriated)
ENHANCEMENT OF SMALL FRUIT GERMPLASM THROUGH GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON DISEASE RESISTANCE
(Appropriated)
Enhancement of Small Fruit Germplasm Through Genomic Characterization and Genetic Improvement with Emphasis on Disease Resistance
(Appropriated)
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT OF POTATOES FOR NUTRITIONAL AND PROCESSING QUALITY AND FOR RESISTANCE TO DISEASES
(Appropriated)
Genetic Enhancement of Potatoes for Nutritional and Processing Quality and for Resistance to Diseases
(Appropriated)
GENOME SEQUENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR DETECTION & IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT PATHOGENIC PHYTOPLASMAS & SPIROPLASMAS, & VASCULAR WALLED BACTERIA
(Appropriated)
GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNGAL DISEASES OF CACAO
(Appropriated)
GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS APPROACHES TO BROADENING RESISTANCE OF SOYBEAN TO PESTS AND PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
INVASIVE PATHOGENS OF CITRUS
(Appropriated)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES: COVER CROPS, AMENDMENTS, AND INTERNAL MOLECULAR TARGETS
(Appropriated)
Methods for Rapid Identification and Functional Analysis of Fungi Causing Postharvest Decay of Pome Fruit
(Appropriated)
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT NEMATODES
(Appropriated)
NEW AND EMERGING VIRAL AND BACTERIAL DISEASES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS: DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION
(Appropriated)
NOVEL DISEASE CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR CELLULAR AND SUB-CELLULAR PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR SIGNALING IN VIROID AND BACTERIAL DISEASE
(Appropriated)
POTATO AND TOMATO DISEASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HOST RESISTANCE AND PATHOGEN VARIABILITY
(Appropriated)
Regulation of Gene Expression in Alfalfa Development and Stress Tolerance
(Appropriated)
Systematics and Diagnostics of Emerging and Quarantine-Significant Plant Pathogenic Fungi
(Appropriated)
SYSTEMATICS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL MICROFUNGI FOR MANAGEMENT OF PLANT DISEASES AND INSECT PESTS
(Appropriated)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Acquisition of Plant Genetic Resources through Domestic and International Plant Explorations and Associated Capacity-Building Partnerships
(Appropriated)
CHARACTERIZING, DETECTING, AND ELIMINATING PATHOGENS TO ENABLE THE SAFE INTRODUCTION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
(Appropriated)
Curation of the U.S. National Fungus Collections and Associated Information Resources
(Appropriated)
DEFINING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY AND STRUCTURE OF THE SOYBEAN GENOME AND APPLICATIONS TO GENE DISCOVERY IN SOYBEAN AND WHEAT GERMPLASM
(Appropriated)
Develop, Deploy, and Operate GRIN-Global, the Information Management System for Plant Genetic Resources
(Appropriated)
DISCOVERING AND USING DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES IN PHASEOLUS VULGARIS FOR THE CONTROL OF RUSTS
(Appropriated)
Education and visitor services at the U.S. National Arboretum
(Appropriated)
Enhanced alfalfa and forage productivity through molecular detection and characterization of plant nematodes
(Appropriated)
ENHANCEMENT OF BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, AND BRAMBLES THROUGH MOLECULAR APPROACHES
(Appropriated)
ENHANCEMENT OF SMALL FRUIT GERMPLASM THROUGH GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON DISEASE RESISTANCE
(Appropriated)
Enhancement of Small Fruit Germplasm Through Genomic Characterization and Genetic Improvement with Emphasis on Disease Resistance
(Appropriated)
Enhancement of Turfgrass Germplasm for Reduced Input Sustainability
(Appropriated)
ESTABLISH PUBLIC DISPLAY GARDENS FOR WOODY AND HERBACEOUS LANDSCAPE PLANTS
(Appropriated)
EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF TRANSGENIC SOYBEANS
(Appropriated)
Genetic Diversity Assessment of Cacao and Other Tropical Tree Crop Genetic Resources
(Appropriated)
GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FLORAL BULB CROPS FOR VIRUS AND NEMATODE RESISTANCE
(Appropriated)
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT OF POTATOES FOR NUTRITIONAL AND PROCESSING QUALITY AND FOR RESISTANCE TO DISEASES
(Appropriated)
Genetic Enhancement of Potatoes for Nutritional and Processing Quality and for Resistance to Diseases
(Appropriated)
GENETIC ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY CONSTITUENTS IN SOLANACEOUS VEGETABLES
(Appropriated)
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF LANDSCAPE TREES FOR DISEASE AND PEST TOLERANCE, NON-INVASIVENESS, AND ORNAMENTAL TRAITS
(Appropriated)
GENETICS, GENETIC IMPROVEMENT, AND IMPROVED PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF NURSERY CROPS
(Appropriated)
GENETICS, GENETIC RESOURCE EVALUATION, AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF LANDSCAPE TREES AND SHRUBS
(Appropriated)
GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS APPROACHES TO BROADENING RESISTANCE OF SOYBEAN TO PESTS AND PATHOGENS
(Appropriated)
Management and Evaluation of Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Resources and Associated Information
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO ENHANCE PLANT NUTRIENT CONTENT, SHELF-LIFE AND STRESS TOLERANCE
(Appropriated)
MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO PEST AND PATHOGEN RESISTANCE IN SUGAR BEET, BETA VULGARIS L.
(Appropriated)
NATIONAL RHIZOBIUM GERMPLASM RESOURCE COLLECTION, GENETIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMATICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS
(Appropriated)
Plant Genetic Resource Acquisition and Conservation Strategies, International Germplasm ... for the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
(Appropriated)
Regulation of Gene Expression in Alfalfa Development and Stress Tolerance
(Appropriated)
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR TROPICAL TREE CROPS
(Appropriated)
TAXONOMY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF LANDSCAPE TREES AND SHRUBS
(Appropriated)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products (NP #306)
EVALUATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FLAVOR, NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF FRESH AND FRESH-CUT PRODUCE
(Appropriated)
GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS DETERMINING FRESH PRODUCE QUALITY AND STORAGE LIFE
(Appropriated)
OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SMALL GRAINS
(Appropriated)
Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology (NP #104)
DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICALS FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT OF BITING ARTHROPODS AND URBAN PESTS
(Appropriated)
Water Availability and Water Management (NP #211)
LEVERAGING REMOTE SENSING, LAND SURFACE MODELING AND GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS... VARIABLES WITHIN HETEROGENEOUS AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES
(Appropriated)
QUANTIFYING AND MONITORING NUTRIENT CYCLING, CARBON DYNAMICS AND SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AT FIELD, WATERSHED AND REGIONAL SCALES
(Appropriated)
   
 
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