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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
Agave
Air
Alfalfa
Animal research, general
Apple
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cheese
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
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)
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Laboratory animals
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lentil
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other dairy cattle products
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Sweet potato
Sweetcorn
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Tea
The family and its members
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)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wool fiber
Research Projects within Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
item Applying Biotechnology Techniques to Improve Disease Resistance of Tomato
item Behavioral Control for Colorado Potato Beetle
item Characterization of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Accessions
item Characterization of Fruit Ripening at the Tissue and Cellular Level
item Computational Genomic Assessment of Gene Editing Fidelity
item Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Utilization of Priority Vegetable Crop Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information
item Controlled Environment Approaches for Optimizing Microgreen Plant Growth and Nutritional Value
item Cornell University & USDA/ARS-New York Facilities: (Holley Center-Ithaca, NY; Grape Genetics & Plant Genetic Research Units-Geneva, NY)
item Cucurbitacins for Management of Cucumber Beetles
item Deciphering the Genetic and Molecular Mechanism Underlying Green Curd Color in Cauliflower
item Effect of Novel Potential Plant Growth Regulators on Tree Fruits Ripening and Quality
item Elucidation of Genetic Elements Governing Quality Traits in Cauliflower
item Evaluation of Carboxamide Derivatives to Suppress Potato Sprouting as an Alternative to Current Dormancy Promoting Chemistries
item Evaluation of Toxicities of Methyl Benzoate and Analogs as Green Pesticide to Control Agricultural Insect Pests
item Evaluation, Genome-wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction for Bacterial Wilt and Salt and Drought Tolerance in Tomato
item Functional Characterization of Tomato Nutrient Genes
item Functional Characterization of Tomato Ripening Regulators
item Genetic Approaches of Improving Crop Nutritional Quality Traits
item Genetic Approaches of Improving Crop Nutritional Quality Traits
item Genetic Regulation of Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality and Maturation and Technology Development
item Identification and Characterization of Genes that Controls Nutritional Quality Traits in Fruits and Vegetables
item Improvement of American Fruit and Vegetable Quality by Genome Editing
item Integrated Approaches to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality with Improved Phenolics Contents
item Integration and Validation of Alternative and Multiple Intervention Technologies to Enhance Microbial Safety, Quality, and Shelf-life of Food
item Memorandum of Agreement by and Between US Dept of Agriculture and the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Energy Division
item Methyl Benzoate and Analogs to Control Mosquitoes of Medical Importance
item Promoting Tomato Fruit Folate Stabilization and Storage to Enhance Plant Nutrient Bioavailability
item Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao
item Survival of Foodborne Pathogens on "Work in Process" Produce Ingredients During Holding Time, and Pathogen Transference Potential onto Containers
item Sustainable Insect Pest Management for Urban Agriculture and Landscapes
item Translation of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Nutritional Impact Research Outcomes to Stakeholders
item Understanding the Genetic Basis of Fruit Development and Quality