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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 Diseases (NP #303)
Advancing Knowledge of the Biology and Etiology of Bacterial Plant Pathogens Towards Management Strategies
(In-House Appropriated)
Biology and Management of Invasive Plant Pathogens Affecting Potato and Soybean
(In-House Appropriated)
Development and Release of Golden Nematode Resistant Potatoes
(Cooperative Agreement)
Genomic and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Strategies Used in Plant Pathogen Interactions
(Cooperative Agreement)
Immunity to Potato Cyst Nematodes
(Cooperative Agreement)
Mechanisms of Compatible and Incompatible Interactions Between Potato and Potato Cyst Nematodes
(Cooperative Agreement)
PCN Immunity
(Cooperative Agreement)
Phytopathogenic Bacteria Biology, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, and Control
(Cooperative Agreement)
Whole Genome Sequencing of a Solanum Brevicaule Clone
(Cooperative Agreement)
Immunity to Potato Cyst Nematodes
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) Immunity
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Agricultural Biosecurity: A Versatile High-Throughput Molecular Diagnostic Protocol To Detect Plant Pathogens
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Systems Approach to Controlling Nematodes in U.S. Potato Production (Ithaca)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Control of Phytophthora, Powdery Mildew, and Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Production
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Novel Tools to Combat Devastating Potato Pathogens - Univ of ID
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development and Release of Golden Nematode Resistant Potatoes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Lab-based Assays to Screen for Potato Soft Rot and Blackleg Disease Resistance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Lab-based Assays to Screen for Potato Soft Rot and Blackleg Disease Resistance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Engineering Bacterial Biosensors to Detect Potato Pathogens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating Verticillium Wilt and Black Dot in Potato, Fungicide Sensitivity, and Development of Genomic Resources
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluating Verticillium Wilt and Black Dot in Potato, Fungicide Sensitivity, and Development of Genomic Resources
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Expanding the Limits of Cut Flower Postharvest Longevity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Expanding the Utility of Direct Dormant Tuber Testing
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Microbial Population Levels on Water Uptake in Cut Flowers
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Tracking Sources of Dickeya and Pectobacterium That Lead to Soft Rot and Blackleg Outbreaks
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Management and Biology of Arthropod Pests and Arthropod-borne Plant Pathogens
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Biological Control Tools to Manage Insect Vector Borne Plant Pathogens
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Molecular Tools to Control Citrus Greening Disease
(Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of Symbiont Technology in Florida Citrus Groves
(Cooperative Agreement)
Genomics of Fungi Associated with Invasive Invertebrates
(Cooperative Agreement)
Grove Evaluation of Symbiont Technology
(Cooperative Agreement)
Interfering with Insect Vector Transmission of Plant Pathogens Using RNA-based Technology
(Cooperative Agreement)
Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids
(Cooperative Agreement)
Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome
(Cooperative Agreement)
Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
(Cooperative Agreement)
SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen
(Cooperative Agreement)
SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen
(Cooperative Agreement)
Characterization of Virus Populations Associated with Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus-Infected Plants in Cotton
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Leveraging a Structure-Function Approach to Block Polerovirus Transmission by Aphids
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Microbial Interactions in the Soybean Cyst Nematode Suppressive Soil Microbiome
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
New Approaches to Control Development of Novel Management Tools for Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus and its Insect Vectors Using Molecular Virology
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Novel Delivery Strategies of dsRNA for RNAi-Based Control of Wood-Boring Insects
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Proteomic, Genomic and Biological Characterization of Emerging Viruses in Cotton
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
SP: Molecular Strategies to Block Psyllid Transmission of the Huanglongbing (HLB) Pathogen
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
A Holistic Time-Series Analysis of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Identification of Microbes for Biological Control of SCN in NY State
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
A Symbiota Portal for the ARS Collection of Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures (ARSEF)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Relating Traits of Weeds to Invasiveness
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustaining the USDA Symbiota Portal and ARS Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures Collection (ARSEF)
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)