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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
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
Butter
Carrot
Cheese
Cherry
Chinese tallow
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
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Finfish
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
Ice cream
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Invertebrates, general/other
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
Shellfish
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)
Wood and wood products
Wool fiber
Research Projects within Tomato
item A New Mechanism to Improve Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality
item A Novel Genetic Strategy and Mechanism to Improve Tomato Fruit Yield
item Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
item Advancing Knowledge of the Biology and Etiology of Bacterial Plant Pathogens Towards Management Strategies
item Agricultural Biosecurity: A Versatile High-Throughput Molecular Diagnostic Protocol To Detect Plant Pathogens
item AI-based Morphological Feature Analysis for Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Phytoplasma Diseases in Plants
item Anti-microbial Coating and Surface Treatment to Improve Food Quality
item Biological Effects of Particles Generated by Biodiesel Fuels and Wildfires
item Bridging Plant Pathology and Plant Nutrient Research to Stakeholders
item Broadening Our Knowledge of Scab Pathogens and Exploring Effective Management Strategies
item Broadening Our Knowledge of Scab Pathogens and Exploring Effective Management Strategies
item Climate-resilient high-quality tomato varieties for sustainable production
item Common Scab Pathogen Population Stability and Soil Factors Associated With Disease Suppression
item Conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, and Utilization of Priority Vegetable Crop Genetic Resources and Associated Descriptive Information
item Control of Phytophthora, Powdery Mildew, and Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Production
item Coordination and Support for Stewardship of Sorghum Pathway and Phenotype Data in Sorghum Base
item Cornell University & USDA/ARS-New York Facilities: (Holley Center-Ithaca, NY; Grape Genetics & Plant Genetic Research Units-Geneva, NY)
item Deciphering the Genetic and Molecular Mechanism Underlying Green Curd Color in Cauliflower
item Development of Novel Disease Control Strategies Based on Virus and Viroid Biology
item Development of Pan-genomic & Computational Resources for Agriculture
item Diploid Potato Breeding for Scab Resistance and Heat Tolerance
item Diploid Potato Breeding for Scab Resistance and Heat Tolerance
item Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
item Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
item Elucidation of Genetic Elements Governing Quality Traits in Cauliflower
item Engineering Bacterial Biosensors to Detect Potato Pathogens
item Expanding the Limits of Cut Flower Postharvest Longevity
item Expanding the Utility of Direct Dormant Tuber Testing
item Exploring the Link Between Soil and Human Health: Protein, Protein Quality, and the Nutraceutical Amino Acid Ergothioneine
item Fast and Accurate Identification of Grapevine Flavescence Dorée Phytoplasma Strains via MinION, a Portable Real-Time Device for DNA Sequencing
item Field Performance Evaluation of 497 Novel Primary Dihaploid Potato Lines
item Field Validation of a Quantitative PCR Diagnostic Assay for Common Scab of Potato
item Filling the Pits Caused by Potato Common Scab in North Dakota
item Functional Analysis of Tomato Fruit Quality, Nutrient and Ripening Genes via Genetic Diversity Analysis
item Functional Characterization of Tomato Ripening Regulators
item Genetic Regulation of Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Quality and Maturation and Technology Development
item Genome-based Data and Computational Support for Crop Improvement
item Genomic and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Strategies Used in Plant Pathogen Interactions
item Identification and Characterization of Genes that Controls Nutritional Quality Traits in Fruits and Vegetables
item Identification and Manipulation of Potato Genes Involved in Thaxtomin Response to Manage Common Scab Disease
item Identification and Regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops
item Immune Priming of Potato Plants with Thiamin for Management of Common Scab
item Impact of Microbial Population Levels on Water Uptake in Cut Flowers
item Improved Pathogen Detection and Management of Bulb and Nursery Diseases
item Investigation of B-Carotene Accumulation and Stable Storage in Endosperm Toward Engineering Next-Generation Golden Rice
item Investigation of Crops with High Level and Stable Storage of Carotenoids
item Machine Learning-Enabled Produce Quality Monitoring Platform for Nondestructive Supply Chain Management
item Maintenance and Distribution of Wild Species Germplasm at the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetic Resources Center
item Memorandum of Agreement by and Between US Dept of Agriculture and the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Energy Division
item Memorandum of Agreement by and Between US Dept of Agriculture and the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Energy Division
item Mitigation of Foodborne Pathogens in Water and Fresh Produce via Application of Biochar
item Nano Particle Coatings In Supply Chains of Fresh Produce to Improve Food Safety and Quality
item National Chip Program
item Next-Gen Smart Surfaces/Coatings to Improve Food Safety and Water Efficiency of US Specialty Crops in Harvesting, Storage, Sorting, and Processing
item Novel Approaches to Support Fresh Produce Production and Preservation on Earth and in Space
item Omics-Based Approach to Detection, Identification, and Systematics of Plant Pathogenic Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas
item Phytopathogenic Bacteria Biology, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, and Control
item Plant Hormones, Bioregulators, and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
item Promoting Tomato Fruit Folate Stabilization and Storage to Enhance Plant Nutrient Bioavailability
item Reducing Postharvest Loss and Improving Fresh Produce Marketability and Nutritive Values through Technological Innovations and Process Optimization
item Solanaceous Crop Improvement and Disease Management
item Strengthening Plant Biotech Program by Integrating Genome Editing and Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Tomato Projects
item Tracking Sources of Dickeya and Pectobacterium That Lead to Soft Rot and Blackleg Outbreaks
item Understanding the Genetic Basis of Fruit Development and Quality
item Utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculum in Sustainable Crop Production