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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
Bedding/garden plants
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cherry
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Grapes, other
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Potted plants
Raspberry
Strawberry
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Wine grapes
Research Projects within Ornamental trees and shrubs
item Biosurveillance of Small Fruit and Horticultural Crops Using Aerial Sampling and Metagenomic Approaches
item Communication Development for the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
item Crop Rotation and Development of Resistance for Control of Globodera pallida
item Detection of Phytophthora Infections in West Coast Nurseries
item Develop Monitoring Tools Such As Identifying Pheromones for Western Flower Thrips and Grey Garden Slug
item Disease Management in Small Fruit and Nursery Crops Based on Knowledge of Pathogen Diversity, Biology, and Environmental Effects
item Identification of Biological Targets and Application to Existing and Invasive Pests
item Identification of the Physiological Mechanism of Pheromone Biosynthesis in Thrips and Development of Biological Control Methods
item Identifying Huckleberry Pollinators and the Impact of Soil Amendment Treatments
item Impedance Flow Cytometry to Characterize Pollen
item Improved Pathogen detection and the Management of Bulb and Nursery Diseases
item Improving Plant Biosecurity Through Genomic Approaches for Emerging Plant Pathogens
item Improving Plant Health in Nursery Production Through Genomic Approaches
item Increase the Profitability of U.S. Flowering Crops by Increasing Plant Health
item Influence of Pathogen Genotypes and Environment on Boxwood Blight
item Knowledge Based Tools for Exotic and Emerging Diseases of Small Fruit and Nursery Crops
item Managing Phytophthora ramorum in the Pacific Northwest
item Minor Use Pesticide Testing on Floral and Nursery Crops
item Monitoring Botrytis Fungicide Resistance on Blueberries in Washington and Oregon
item Monitoring of Pathogens of Floricultural Crops Pre- and Post-harvest Using Metagenomic Diagnostics
item National Clean Plant Network
item Novel Biologically-Based Control Method for Invasive Insect Pests
item Optimizing Mineral Nutrition in Container-Grown Crops in Soilless Substrates
item Pest Management for Spotted Wing-Drosophila - Area Wise Pest Managament
item Phytophthora ramorum Genomics, Monitoring and Management
item Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of the Pacific Northwest Nursery Industry
item Protecting the Ornamental Horticulture Industry from Species of Phytophthora
item Pulse Electricity: A Non-Chemical Approach for the Management of Nematodes, Pathogens, and Weeds in Nurseries
item Receptor Inference: A Novel IPM Technology for Managing Key Insect Pests of Vegetables in California (Corvallis)
item Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
item Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Horticultural Crops
item Testing Sterile Males for Controlling Spotted-wing Drosophila
item Whole Genome Sequencing for Epidemiology, Population Structure, and Fungicide Resistance of Botrytis spp. in the Pacific Northwest