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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.

Clicking on a subject of investigation will list the research projects within that  subject of investigation.
Subjects of Investigation
Bacteria
Dairy cattle, general/other
Fertilizers
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Milk
Other animals, general
Poultry meat
Protozoa
Seeds and other plant propagules
Soil
Vegetables, general/other
Water resources
Watersheds
Research Projects within Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
item Advancement of Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Security Applications
item AI-enhanced Vertical Farming Platforms for Efficient and Sustainable Specialty Crop Production
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce “Forward Processing” for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Development of AI-Machine Vision Based Automated Robotics Technologies for Microbial Food Safety and Agricultural Applications
item From Seed to Plate: Improving Produce Safety for Organic Production Using Natural Biocontrol Strategies
item Hybrid Edge-Cloud AI Platforms for Optical Detection of Citrus HLB, Black Spot, and Emerging Diseases
item Image-Fusion Methods for Monitoring Safety and Health of Plants in Space Crop Production Environment
item Intervention Strategies to Mitigate the Food Safety Risks Associated with the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
item Multi-modal Imaging for Monitoring Plant Health and Crop Growth Remotely in Spacecraft
item Multiplex Detection of Viable Pathogen - Empowering Conventional QA/QC Toolkits with Nano-Dyes and Machine Learning
item Scientific Challenges and Cost-Effective Management of Risks Associated with Implementation of Produce Safety Regulations
item Spectral Sensing Technologies for Safety and Quality Assessment of Food, Food Contact Surfaces, and Controlled-Environment Food Production Systems