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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
Barley
Beans (dry)
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Fungi (includes yeast)
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapes, other
Hard red winter wheat
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
People and communities, general/other
Potato
Potted plants
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Watersheds
Weeds
Wheat, other
Research Projects within Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
item Advancing the Nutritional Quality of Staple Food Crops for Improved Intestinal Function and Health
item Biochemistry and Physiology of Crop Adaptation to Soil-Based Abiotic Stresses
item Breeding Insight Phase 2: Expansion to Support More Diverse Plant and Animal Use Cases
item Breeding Insight Platform (BIP) Initiative
item Collaborative Animal Research Between Cornell University and USDA-ARS
item Function, Structure and Regulation of Membrane Transport Proteins Mediating Plant Mineral Nutrition and Abiotic Stress Responses
item Genetic and Genomic Characterization of Crop Resistance to Soil-based Abiotic Stresses
item Genetic Approaches to Improve Wheat Aluminum Resistance in a Carbon-Use-Efficient Means
item High Throughput Phenotyping of Root Architecture Traits
item Improving Crop Efficiency Using Genomic Diversity and Computational Modeling
item Improving Maize and Sorghum Efficiency Using Grass Diversity and Computational Modeling
item Nutritional Quality and Micronutrient Bioavailability of Foods
item Transgenerational Adaptation of Plants to Acidic pH and Toxic Metals in Soil