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We are going back in time with Science in Your Shopping Cart - this week’s theme: Important Crops!
ARS Research Geneticist, Dr. Dolores Mornhinweg is developing new Barley crop lines that are resistant to pests such as the Russian Wheat Aphid. Listen in.
Read the latest Under the Microscope: Derek Whitelock leads the Southwest Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory in Las Cruces, NM, where he and his collaborators are advancing cotton production technologies to strengthen the global competitiveness of U.S. growers. Learn more
Each month, we spotlight groundbreaking discoveries, inventive technologies, and game-changing innovations designed to boost productivity for farmers, ranchers, and producers. Learn more
ARS Introduces Purple Rain as the “Prince” of Ornamental Peppers
ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD, have made an exciting development – they have propagated a “prince” of an ornamental pepper, called Purple Rain. Learn more here