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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
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Bees, honey, and other pollinators, general
Canola
Cool season perennial grasses (includes bluegrass, bromegrass, fescue)
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Dairy cattle, live animal
Durum wheat
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Hard red spring wheat
Honey bees
Insects
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lentil
Meat, sheep
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Peas (dry)
Potato
Soil
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sunflower
Swine, general/other
Turkey, live animal
Vegetables, general/other
Weeds
Wheat, other
Research Projects within Peas (dry)
item Developing Accurate and Efficient Laboratory Methods for Testing End-use Qualities of Pulse Crops, Identify Factors Associated with End-use Quality, and Develop Processes to Add Value to Pulses
item Developing and Utilizing Functionally Enhanced Pulse Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients
item Dough Rheology, Baking Performance and Bread Sensory Quality of Pulse-fortified Whole Wheat Flours
item Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency
item Impact of Storage on Functionality and Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of Pea, Lentil, and Chickpea
item Improvement of Sclerotinia Disease Resistance and Management
item Improving Pulse Protein Properties for Expanded Functionality Using Naturally Derived Polymeric Polyphenols
item National Consumer Survey of Pulse Consumption and Views
item NSI: White Mold Resistance-QTL: Identification, Interactions and Fine Mapping in Common Bean
item NSI: White Mold Resistance-QTL: Identification, Interactions and Fine Mapping in Common Bean - ND State University
item PCHI - Effect of a Pulse-based USDA-diet on Gut Microbial Metabolites and Biomarkers of Healthspan: A Crossover Feeding Study in Older Adults
item PCHI - Enhancing Winter Pea Production in the Annually Cropped, Rainfed Region of the Inland Pacific Northwest
item PCHI - Enzymatic Modification of Pulse Proteins to Improve Technical and Health Functionalities for Diversified Food Applications
item PCHI - Improving Environmental and Economic Sustainability Outcomes Through Incorporation of Pulses into Irrigated and Dryland Crop Rotations
item PCHI - Minimizing Water and Nutrient Footprint for Sustainable Pulses-wheat Cropping Systems and Enhanced Soil Health
item PCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans
item PCHI - Targeted Messaging Highlighting Human Health and Sustainability Benefits to Promote Pulse Consumption
item PCHI: Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
item PCHI: Assessment of Soil Health and Nitrogen Economy in Lentil and Pea Cropping Systems
item PCHI: Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Type of Pulse Consumed in Human Subjects and Pre-Clinical Models
item PCHI: Controlling Pulse Fermentation to Improve Gut Microbiome Health
item PCHI: Effects of Pulse Consumption on Maternal and Child Health
item PCHI: Enhancing Pea Protein Functionality through Glycation Following a Novel and Efficient Upcycling Approach
item PCHI: Field Experiments to Incorporate Pulse Crops in Cropping Systems and Assess Soil Health and Plant Water Use Efficiency - Phase 2
item PCHI: Human Pulse Consumption, the Microbiome, and Meal Satiety
item PCHI: Impact of Structural Modification Techniques on Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Protein’s Ability to Modulate Human Gut Microbiota
item PCHI: Impacts of Pulse Consumption on Human Health, Diet Cost, and Environmental Sustainability
item PCHI: Improving Extraction Yield, Purity, and Functionality of Proteins from Pulse Grains using Enzyme-Assisted Green Extraction
item PCHI: Maternal Supplementation of Pea Fiber to Protect Against Obesity and Hypertension in Offspring
item PCHI: Processing Effects on the Composition of Pulses (Beans/Peas/Chickpea/Lentils) and Resulting Benefits in the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes
item PCHI: Protective Mechanisms of Pulse Consumption in the Development of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mothers and Offspring Across Life Stages
item PCHI: Pulse Resistant Starch: Interplay Between Processing the Microbiome and Health
item PCHI: Pulse-fruit Aggregate Ingredients with Enhanced Taste, Functionality and Health Attributes for Diversified Food Applications
item PCHI: Rapid and in situ Screening for Key Quality Traits in Pulse Crops
item PCHI: Re-structuring Pulse Proteins into Valuable Fibrils via Biocatalysis
item PCHI: Screening of Field Pea Accessions for Combined and Superior Drought-tolerance and Enhanced Nitrogen Fixation in Semi Arid Climates
item PCHI: Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
item PCHI: Understanding Environmental Controls on Pea Protein
item PCHI: Using Pulse Resistant Starch to Ameliorate Aging-Associated Dysbiosis of the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis
item Protective Effects of Dietary Pulse Flours on the Transgenerational Influence of Maternal Obesity
item Pulse Consumption Improves Gut Health, Metabolic Outcomes, and Bone Biomarkers of Post Menopausal Women
item Pulse Crop Health Initiative
item Pulse Quality Characteristics for Product Development That Consider Adverse Effects on Human Health
item Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of NE
item Replacing Fallow & Cover Crops with Field Pea and Chickpea in the Semi-arid Northern High Plains: Impacts on Production and Sustainability-Un of WY
item Thermal and Nonthermal Processing of Pulse Protein Concentrates: Impact on Functionality and Nutritional Value
item Using Native Rhizobia to Improve Salt-Tolerance in Field Pea