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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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Human Nutrition (NP #107)
Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses
(In-House Appropriated)
Pulse Crop Health Initiative
(In-House Appropriated)
Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Chickpea Genetic Improvement for Drought and Heat Stress Resilient Grain Yield
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Comparative Analysis of Chickpea, Dry Pea, Lentil, and Dry Bean for Human Health Traits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Develop Efficient, Genotype-independent, Gene-editing Systems for Common Bean and Chickpea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing and Utilizing Functionally Enhanced Pulse Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Chickpea Cultivars with Radically Improved Nitrogen Fixation Rates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing the Next Generation of Flavonoid Enhanced Dry Beans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Meat Analogues with Germinated Pulse Protein Extracts
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Extraction Methods on Lentil and Dry Beans Extract Composition and Structural Modification
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Roasting Parameters on the Functional and Organoleptic Properties of Lentil Flours
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing the Nutritional and Functional Traits of Dry Bean Through Metabolomics, Genetics, and Breeding
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Gut Microbiota Dependent and Independent Impacts of Dietary Pulses on Pre- and Postprandial Metabolism and Inflammation in Overweight/Obese Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Storage on Functionality and Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Short Season Cowpeas and Development of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and Other Phenotyping Tools to Advance Pulse Breeding
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Pulse Protein Properties for Expanded Functionality Using Naturally Derived Polymeric Polyphenols
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Increasing Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Pulses for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Mechanisms of Dry Bean Mediated Anti-Obesogenic Activity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
National Consumer Survey of Pulse Consumption and Views
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimization in the Production of Protein Hydrolysates from Chickpea as Novel Functional Food Ingredients in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Nondulation in Chickpea for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Pulse Protein Functionality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Leveraging plant-microbe Interactions to Optimize Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Dry Bean
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI – Improving Functional & Nutritional Properties of Pulse Flours by Heat-moisture Treatment & Developing Pasta with Improved Health Benefits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI – Isolating and Characterizing Protein Fractions from Black Beans and Lentils for use as Novel Oil Structuring Agents
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Protective Effects of Dietary Pulse Flours on the Transgenerational Influence of Maternal Obesity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse Consumption Improves Gut Health, Metabolic Outcomes, and Bone Biomarkers of Post Menopausal Women
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse Resistant Starch: Interplay Between Processing the Microbiome and Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantifying, Predicting, and Parallelizing the Examination of Post-digestive Properties of Common Beans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of WY
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Supercritical Fluid Extrusion for Improvement of Flavor and Functionality of Pulse Flours and Protein Concentrates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Field Pea Cropping Systems for the Great Plains
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Tailoring Processing Strategies to Produce the New Generation of Chickpea Proteins and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Thermal and Nonthermal Processing of Pulse Protein Concentrates: Impact on Functionality and Nutritional Value
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding the Pulse-Gut Relationship and Its Role in Modifying Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Using Native Rhizobia to Improve Salt-Tolerance in Field Pea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses
(In-House Appropriated)
Increasing Sugar Beet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic and Physiological Approaches
(In-House Appropriated)
Pulse Crop Health Initiative
(In-House Appropriated)
Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Chickpea Genetic Improvement for Drought and Heat Stress Resilient Grain Yield
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Comparative Analysis of Chickpea, Dry Pea, Lentil, and Dry Bean for Human Health Traits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Develop Efficient, Genotype-independent, Gene-editing Systems for Common Bean and Chickpea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing and Utilizing Functionally Enhanced Pulse Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Chickpea Cultivars with Radically Improved Nitrogen Fixation Rates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing the Next Generation of Flavonoid Enhanced Dry Beans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Meat Analogues with Germinated Pulse Protein Extracts
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effect of Cercospora Leaf Spot on Sugarbeet Root Storage
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Extraction Methods on Lentil and Dry Beans Extract Composition and Structural Modification
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Roasting Parameters on the Functional and Organoleptic Properties of Lentil Flours
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Enhancing the Nutritional and Functional Traits of Dry Bean Through Metabolomics, Genetics, and Breeding
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Gut Microbiota Dependent and Independent Impacts of Dietary Pulses on Pre- and Postprandial Metabolism and Inflammation in Overweight/Obese Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Introgression of Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot and Root Maggot for Sugarbeet Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Storage on Functionality and Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Short Season Cowpeas and Development of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and Other Phenotyping Tools to Advance Pulse Breeding
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Pulse Protein Properties for Expanded Functionality Using Naturally Derived Polymeric Polyphenols
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Increasing Nitrogen Fixation Potential in Pulses for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Mechanisms of Dry Bean Mediated Anti-Obesogenic Activity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
National Consumer Survey of Pulse Consumption and Views
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
New Strategies for Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot and Rhizomania Diseases of Sugarbeet
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
New Technologies to Study Virus-host Interactions to Identify Strategies for Sugarbeet Viral Disease Management
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimization in the Production of Protein Hydrolysates from Chickpea as Novel Functional Food Ingredients in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Nondulation in Chickpea for Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Pulse Protein Functionality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Leveraging plant-microbe Interactions to Optimize Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Dry Bean
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI – Improving Functional & Nutritional Properties of Pulse Flours by Heat-moisture Treatment & Developing Pasta with Improved Health Benefits
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
PCHI – Isolating and Characterizing Protein Fractions from Black Beans and Lentils for use as Novel Oil Structuring Agents
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Protective Effects of Dietary Pulse Flours on the Transgenerational Influence of Maternal Obesity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse Consumption Improves Gut Health, Metabolic Outcomes, and Bone Biomarkers of Post Menopausal Women
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse Resistant Starch: Interplay Between Processing the Microbiome and Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantifying, Predicting, and Parallelizing the Examination of Post-digestive Properties of Common Beans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of WY
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Supercritical Fluid Extrusion for Improvement of Flavor and Functionality of Pulse Flours and Protein Concentrates
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Field Pea Cropping Systems for the Great Plains
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Tailoring Processing Strategies to Produce the New Generation of Chickpea Proteins and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Thermal and Nonthermal Processing of Pulse Protein Concentrates: Impact on Functionality and Nutritional Value
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding of Storage Diseases in Sugarbeet and Assessing the Quality Problems in the Factory Processing
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding the Pulse-Gut Relationship and Its Role in Modifying Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Using Native Rhizobia to Improve Salt-Tolerance in Field Pea
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Increasing Sugar Beet Productivity and Sustainability through Genetic and Physiological Approaches
(In-House Appropriated)
Effect of Cercospora Leaf Spot on Sugarbeet Root Storage
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Introgression of Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot and Root Maggot for Sugarbeet Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
New Strategies for Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot and Rhizomania Diseases of Sugarbeet
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
New Technologies to Study Virus-host Interactions to Identify Strategies for Sugarbeet Viral Disease Management
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding of Storage Diseases in Sugarbeet and Assessing the Quality Problems in the Factory Processing
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses
(In-House Appropriated)
Improving Potato Postharvest Quality by Identifying and Manipulating Molecular Processes Regulating Tuber Dormancy and Wound-Healing
(In-House Appropriated)
Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Wound-Healing Processes to Improve Postharvest Quality of Potato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Agronomic and Post-harvest Management Practices on Potato Quality
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Advanced Monitoring Techniques to Mitigate Environmental Factors in Storage Systems to Reduce Postharvest Losses
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Metabolome and Phytohormone Analyses to Investigate Postharvest Physiology of Potato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Integration of Advanced Technologies for Documenting the Impact of Climate-Induced Stress on Whole Potato Plant Growth and Development
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Monitoring Potato Plant, Root and Tuber Growth via Non-Destructive Means to Identify Key Factors Impacting Climate Adaptability of Cultivars
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Refining Molecular Mechanisms that Control Potato Meristem Dormancy and Tuber Sprouting via Omics
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Utilizing Essential Oils to Control Tuber Sprout Growth – Evaluating Methods to Scale-up for Industrial Applications
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating Bruising in Storage among Fresh-market and Processing Varieties
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
National Fry Processing Trials-Part IV
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)