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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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Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Designing Soybeans with Enhanced Seed Quality and Plant Health Traits
(In-House Appropriated)
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Plant-Insect Interactions in Cereal Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Identifying Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Multitrophic Interactions Between Insect Pests and Cereal Plants
(Cooperative Agreement)
National USDA Uniform Soybean Tests / Yield, Disease Resistance and Quality Traits Evaluation of Public Breeding Lines (FY25 - W. Lafayette)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Genetic Approaches for Alternative Protein Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identifying Important Pathogenicity Factors in Fungal Pathogens for Developing Novel Soybean Disease Control Strategies
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Multitrophic Interactions of Aphids, Viruses, Microbiomes and Cereal Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Understanding Mechanisms of Multitrophic Interactions between Aphids, Viruses, Symbionts and Cereal Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Designing Soybeans with Enhanced Seed Quality and Plant Health Traits
(In-House Appropriated)
Fungal Host-Pathogen Interactions and Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Improvement of Oat Germplasm for Resistance/Tolerance to Yellow Dwarf Viruses
(Cooperative Agreement)
Institutional Biological Safety Committee (IBC) Agreement - Purdue University
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Determining the Roles of Fusarium Effector Proteases in Plant Pathogenesis
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
National USDA Uniform Soybean Tests / Yield, Disease Resistance and Quality Traits Evaluation of Public Breeding Lines (FY25 - W. Lafayette)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Ag-Discovery Summer Enrichment Program (2024)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing New Technologies for Improving Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing New Technologies for Improving Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight (2025)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Tools for Genotype Independent Transformation and Gene-Editing in Cereals
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Fungal Host-pathogen Interactions, Phylogeography and Microbiomes of Cereal Diseases
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genetic Approaches for Alternative Protein Improvement
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identifying Important Pathogenicity Factors in Fungal Pathogens for Developing Novel Soybean Disease Control Strategies
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improvement of Oat Germplasm for Resistance/Tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Utilizing Marker-Assisted-Selection Breeding
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)