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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

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Subjects of Investigation
Agave
Agricultural supplies, general/other
Air
Alfalfa
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Canola
Carrot
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Domestic and community water supply facilities and systems
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Durum wheat
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Feed and feed additives
Fertilizers
Finfish
Fish habitats
Florist crops, other
Forage legumes, other
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Ground covers
Guayule
Gums
Hard red spring wheat
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Honey bees
Horses, ponies, and mules
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Lentil
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Nematodes
Noncrop plant research
Oats
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other dairy cattle products
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Peas (dry)
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry, general/other
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Red clover
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Rice
Rye
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soft red wheat
Soft white wheat (includes club, western)
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Sunflower
Sweet potato
Sweet sorghum
Sweetcorn
Swine, general/other
Swine, live animal
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Trout
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viruses
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
Wood and wood products
Research Projects within Vegetables, general/other
item Autonomous Robotic Electric Powered 2-wheel Drive Articulated Platform for CEA
item Beyond Peat: Substrate Security for US Horticulture
item Biological Approaches to Mitigate Biofilm-Associated Food Safety Risks in Indoor Leafy Greens Production
item Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
item Biologically-Based Products for Insect Pest Control and Emerging Needs in Agriculture
item Can Ozone Treatments Remediate Herbicide-Contaminated Irrigation Water?
item Carbon Accounting for Fertilized Soilless Substrates Physiochemically Evolving Due to Continuous Root Development and Daily Wetting and Drying
item CEA HERB: Controlled Environment Agriculture Herb Extension and Research Base
item Characterization of Water Quality in Greenhouse and Nursery Waters in Erie Lake Lowland and Drift Plain of the USA
item Characterizing Plant- and Virus-Derived Proteins in Important Crops that Enhance the Resistance to White Mold
item Climate-smart, Adaptive, and Resilient Production and Pest Management Practices for Nursery, Greenhouse, and Protected Culture Crops
item Controlled Environment Agriculture for Food Security in North Dakota
item Coupling Soilless Containerized Production Systems and Irrigation Technology to Address Water, Agrichemical, and Weed Management
item Develop Genetic Tools Towards the Control of Agricultural Insect Pests
item Developing Management Strategies for Ambrosia Beetle and Red-headed Flea Beetle, as Key Pests in Ornamental Nursery Production
item Development and Integration of Next-Generation Propagation Strategies to Increase the Resilience of the US Strawberry Supply Chain
item Development of New Approaches to Manage Exotic Ambrosia Beetles in Nurseries
item Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
item Discovery and Production of Beneficial Microbes for Control of Agricultural Pests through Integration into Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern U.S. Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UGA
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Auburn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Clemson
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Cornell
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-NCSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Penn State
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-TSU
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UF
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-UTenn
item Ecology and Integrated Management of Ambrosia Beetles in Eastern US Orchard and Ornamental Tree Crops-Virginia Tech
item Effect of Blue light Intensity on Beta-carotene Accumulation in Watercress (Nasturtium Officinale)
item Energy Balance Model Development for Indoor Farming Systems
item Enhance the Sustainability of South Florida Nursery Production through Technology Transfer, Research and Extension
item Evaluating the Influence of Beneficial Microbes on Crop Quality in the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry
item Evaluation of growth, fertility, and temperature in southeastern U.S. stratified substrate nursery and greenhouse production systems
item Evaluation of growth, fertility, and temperature in southeastern U.S. stratified substrate nursery and greenhouse production systems
item Examining Producers’, Scientists’, and Regulators’ Perceptions of Water Use Impacts on Agricultural Production and the Environment
item Exploring RNAi-Based Management Strategies to Confer Plant Resistance to White Mold Infection
item Exploring the Virome and RNAi Strategies for Disease Control
item Germplasm Resources for the Floriculture Nursery Industry at the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center
item Identifying and Managing Soilborne Pathogens in High Tunnel Vegetable Production
item Impact of the Container Environment on Fertilizer Availability and Crop Growth in U.S. Pacific Northwest Nursery Production
item Improving Nursery Irrigation through Coupled Advances in Substrate Composition and Cyclic Irrigation Scheduling
item Integrated Strategies for High-Yield, High-Quality Tomato Production for Controlled Environment Agriculture in Florida
item Investigating Effects of Algal Toxins on Plants
item Investigating Effects of Algal Toxins Plus Environmental Stress on Plants
item Membrane Systems for Humidity Control in CEA
item Minor Use Pesticide – Food/Ornamentals
item Modeling Container Substrate Temperature to Predict Controlled Release Fertilizer Release and Crop Root Health
item Modeling Container Substrate Temperature to Predict Controlled Release Fertilizer Release and Crop Root Health
item Modernizing Floriculture Production with LEDs While Co-Optimizing the Environment
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create New & Resilient Crops in a Changing Climate
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Facilitating Adoption of Cost-Effective Technologies to Create Resilient Crops
item Modernizing the Floriculture Supply Chain: Introducing Novel Postharvest Techniques for Improving Unrooted Cutting
item Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Effects of Silicon on Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
item Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Effects of Silicon on Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants
item Multi-Task AI Vision Framework for Greenhouse Robotics: Disease Diagnosis, Path Planning, and Harvesting
item Nursery and Greenhouse Production System Water Remediation Capacity
item Optimizing Production of Annual Bedding Plants while Reducing Energy Use through Improved Lighting and Greenhouse Control Systems
item Optimizing Production Protocols for Ginger and Other High Value Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Optimizing Sustainable Resource Use: Strategies and Technologies for Controlled Environment Agriculture
item Organic and Metal Contaminant Occurrence and Fate in Operational Water when Producing Containerized Specialty Crops
item Organic and Metal Contaminant Occurrence and Fate in Operational Water when Producing Containerized Specialty Crops
item Perceptions of Controlled Environment Agriculture: Identifying Public Clusters and Impact of Scientific Messaging
item Precision Climate Data for Improved Spray and Greenhouse Production Models
item Pyramiding Plant-Derived Small Antifungal Proteins to Enhance White Mold Resistance
item Reducing Weed Management Costs in Ornamental Nursery Production: Research that Answers Key Questions to Unlock Maximum Savings for the Industry
item Sampling Midwest Bee Diversity for Genomics
item SOD: Solutions for Organic farm Diseases: suppressing soilborne pathogens in vegetable high tunnels
item Technology Transfer to Assist Nursery and Horticultural Growers in Research Adoption
item Unravelling the Role of Structural Variation: A Super-pangenome Analysis of the Genus Osmia