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Welcome to the
Application Technology Research Unit

The Application Technology Research Unit (ATRU) utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach in developing methods to enhance crop protection while safeguarding environmental quality, food and worker safety.

Personnel are located in Wooster and Toledo Ohio.  They bring together scientific principles from engineering, entomology, plant pathology and horticulture while conducting on-site and on-farm research in nurseries and greenhouses.

The Application Technology Research is located in Wooster, OH and is part of the Midwest Area.
The Research Leader is James Altland.
Email: james.altland@usda.gov
Phone: 330-317-9142
Fax: 330-263-3953
1680 MADISON AVE
Wooster, OH 44691