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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

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Subjects of Investigation

Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Apple
Apricot
Atmosphere, general/other
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Carrot
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cottonseed (for meal, oil, etc.)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Cut flowers, foliage, and greens
Dairy cattle, live animal
Date
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Desert and semidesert shrub land and shinnery
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Durum wheat
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Eggplant
Eggs
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Filbert
Flax
Florist crops, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
General Commodity
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Guayule
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Hops
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Kiwi
Land
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lemon
Lentil
Lesquerella
Long fiber cotton
Mango
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Mint
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Mountain grasslands, meadow, and alpine
Mushrooms and other edible fungi
Nematodes
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
Peas (fresh, fresh-processed)
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pineapple
Pinyon-juniper
Plant research, general
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Rubber, gum, and resin plants, other
Rye
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sewage and waste disposal facilities and systems
Sheep, live animal
Shellfish
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Solanaceous and related crops, general/other (for potato use 1310)
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Structures, facilities, and equipment, general/other
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sweet potato
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Taro
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Walnut
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wild animals
Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
Wine grapes
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Soil and land, general
item A Water Sensitivity Analysis for Sustaining Irrigated Agriculture in the Southwest
item A Webinar and Workshop Series of Decision Support Resources for Forest Managers in California
item Action Area No. 2 (AA2) – Greenhouse Gas Research Network – Pacific West Area Land Emissions - Pullman
item Action area No.2(AA2)–Greenhouse Gas Research Network Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Annual Cropping Systems in the Semiarid West - Pendleton
item Advancing Applied Climate Science Action for Diverse Agro-ecological Applications Across California
item Advancing On-farm and Experiment Station Research to Manage Herbicide Resistant Weeds in the Pacific Northwest
item Advancing Soil Health and Agricultural Performance to Promote Sustainable Intensification and Resilience of Northwest Dryland Cropping Systems
item AmeriFlux Management Project Core Site - Walnut Gulch/Santa Rita
item CEAP-Grazing Lands Remote Sensing of Woody Vegetation
item Climate Change Mitigation Outreach and Education: California Climate Hub
item Climate Informed Reforestation Guidance, Resources, Workshops and Extension
item Climate-informed decisions for natural and working lands
item Climate-Informed Reforestation Guidance and Support
item Consequences of Uniformly Managing Irrigated Fields with Variable Soil Depths
item Continuing a General Framework for Cooperation for Research on Crop and Soil Science Projects
item Contribution of Legacy Phosphorus to Watershed Outcomes, Phase 1 & 2
item Ecological Forest Management Snow Monitoring Demonstration Site
item Economic Optimization of Irrigation and Fertilizer Nitrogen Management Strategies for Semi-arid Croplands
item Establish a General Framework for Cooperation for Research on University of Idaho Projects.
item FY 2021 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (On Croplands) - Kimberly
item FY 2022 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) - Benchmark Watershed Assessment Studies (on croplands)
item Impacts of Disturbances, Management Practices, and Climate on Ecohydrology of Water-Limited Lands
item Impacts of Long-Term Management on Surface and Subsurface Transport and Biogeochemical Fluxes within the Cook Agronomy Farm
item Improving Production of Winter Pea Cropping Systems through Enhancement of Beneficial Microbiomes
item Improving Resilience of Dryland Legume Cropping Systems through Enhancement of Beneficial Microbiomes
item Improving Water Productivity and Quality in Irrigated Landscapes of the Northwestern United States
item Linking Snow, Soil Moisture and Microclimate with Fuel Moisture: A Snowpack, Soil-moisture and Fuel-moisture Monitoring Network in Northern Arizona
item Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) for Dryland Cropping Systems of the Northwest
item LTAR-NEON Collaboration to Quantify Rangeland Vegetation Production - Phase 2
item Mapping Irrigation Methods using Artificial Intelligence
item Multifaceted Pathways to Climate-smart Agriculture Through Integrated Participatory Program Development and Delivery
item Multifaceted Pathways to Climate-smart Agriculture Through Integrated Participatory Program Development and Delivery
item New Remote Sensing Techniques for Ecosystem Water and Carbon Flux Estimation
item New Remote Sensing Techniques for Ecosystem Water and Carbon Flux Estimation - Phase 2
item Northwest and Alaska Climate Science to Enable Climate-Smart Decision-Making
item Nutrient Cycling and Precipitation Use Efficiency for Increasing Productivity and Resilience in Dryland Agroecosystems
item Objective-based Climate Ready Reforestation Workshop
item PNW Herbicide Resistant Weeds Intiative: Community Engagement and Integrated Management of Herbicide Resistant Weeds
item RaBET Development for Rangelands in the Western U.S.
item Remote Sensing Unique Species Identification
item Remote Sensing Unique Species Identification & Process Publication(s)
item Science Advisory Panel Support to the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force
item Science Applications for Advancing Federal and State Forest Management Pace and Scale
item Skutumpah Terrace Sagebrush Steppe Enhancement Hydrology/Erosion Study
item Soil Health and Crop Productivity in Pacific Northwest Dryland Wheat Production Systems
item Strategies and Tools to Improve Soil Resources, Pest Management, and Climate Resilience on Organic and Conventional Vegetable and Strawberry Farms
item Supporting Climate Literacy for United States Forest Service (USFS)
item Technical Analysis of Grazingland National Resource Field Inventory Data
item The USDA Climate Hubs – Supporting Natural and Working Lands Resilience by Co-Developing and Communicating Research-Informed Agro-Climate Practices
item Understanding Ecological, Hydrological, and Erosion Processes in the Semiarid Southwest to Improve Watershed Management
item Workman Creek Snowtography