Location: Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
Project Number: 8042-22000-327-010-I
Project Type: Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
Start Date: May 21, 2025
End Date: Nov 30, 2026
Objective:
The objective of this agreement is to enhance the public website for the US Fungal Databases website and data entry form. Work proposed for this interagency agreement will accomplished by a contractor familiar with the software platform in current use and the USDA National Agriculture Azure Cloud protocols. This will make valuable information on fungus-host-distribution records available to the Cooperator and general public.
Approach:
ARS will contract to continue development and enhancement of the public database website in modern scripting languages, Angular and Node server versions. In addition ARS will increase the number of records available in the database of fungi on plants around the world and provide accurate scientific names of plant-quarantine significant fungi.