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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

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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Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
Grain Composition Traits Related to End-Use Quality and Value of Sorghum
(In-House Appropriated)
Measurement and Improvement of Hard Winter Wheat End-Use Quality Traits
(In-House Appropriated)
Bacterial & Human Metabolism of High-polyphenol Varietals of Sorghum Bicolor, and Effects on Human Colon Cancer Cells
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Sorghum Bicolor
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Deriving Functional Wheat Bran Extracts for Bakery Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development and Characterization of Sorghum with Improved End-use Quality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of High Extensibility Wheat for Flatbreads and Blending
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effect of Natural and Controlled Fermentation on the Functional Properties of Sorghum
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effect of Soil Sulfur Content on Sorghum Protein Quality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effect of Sorghum on Reducing Stress Feeding Behavior, Inflammation and Improve Swine Muscle Composition
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Grain Properties and Fermentation Approaches on Fermentation Efficiency and Co-product Quality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Sorghum Polyphenols on Human Microbiome in vitro and of Mice in vivo
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluate and Compare Current Amylose Quantification Methods for Grain Sorghum
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds as Anti-bacterial Agents in Legionella and Listeria Infections
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds as Anti-bacterial Agents in Legionella and Listeria Infections
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Sorghum Extracts as Anti-bacterial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identify Key Alleles for Improving Sorghum Grain Nutrition
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Imaging and Hyper Spectral Analysis of Sorghum and Other Grains for Grain Composition and Properties Affecting Processing and End-use Quality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Sorghum Pericarp Color and Grain Composition in Pet Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impacts of Single Kernel NIR Sorting on Hard Winter Wheat Quality, Flour Functionality and Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Mass Spectroscopy Analysis of High Polyphenol Sorghum Brans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
New Uses for Low Falling Number Hard Winter Wheat and Mechanism Study
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Novel Ingredients from Sorghum and Sorghum Byproducts for High-moisture and Low-moisture Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimized Sorghum Fermentation on Production of Antioxidants and Value-added Products from Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Phenolic Extracts from USDA-ARS Sorghum Novel Lines and Inhibition of the Inflammasomes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Relationship Between Physical and Chemical Properties of Sorghum and Susceptibility to Stored Product Insects
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sorghum Bioactive Compounds in Mouse Disease Models
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Swine Digestive Efficiency in Feed Rations Containing Identified Microflora Designed Digestion of Sorghum Grain and Sorghum Distiller Grain Solubles
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Use of Sorghum Flour in Production of Gluten-free Cookies for Incorporation into Ice Cream
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Use of the Sorghum Association Panel to Develop a Phenotypic Dataset and Phenotyping Protocols for Grain Quality and Agronomic Traits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)