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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

Clicking on a National Program (NP) will take you  to the main ARS site for more information on the program. Clicking on a research  project title will take you to more information on the project.

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Animal Health (NP #103)
Rapid Antemortem Tests for the Early Detection of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Other Animal Diseases
(In-House Appropriated)
Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (NP #108)
Elucidating the Factors that Determine the Ecology of Human Pathogens in Foods
(In-House Appropriated)
Human Pathogens within the Produce Production Continuum; their Detection, Mechanisms for Persistence, and Ecology
(In-House Appropriated)
Novel Methods for the Mitigation of Human Pathogens and Mycotoxin Contamination of High Value California Specialty Crops
(In-House Appropriated)
Technologies for the Detection of Bacterial and Plant Toxins and Allergens that Impact Food Safety and Food Defense
(In-House Appropriated)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
GrainGenes- A Global Data Repository for Small Grains
(In-House Appropriated)
Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop Biotechnology
(In-House Appropriated)
New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
(In-House Appropriated)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Molecular Resources for Enhanced Crop Biotechnology
(In-House Appropriated)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Biological Control of Invasive Pests in Agroecosystems and Wetland, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems in the Far Western U.S.
(In-House Appropriated)
Integrated Weed Management and Restoration Strategies to Protect Water Resources and Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems of the Far Western U.S.
(In-House Appropriated)
Crop Production (NP #305)
Conduct Longitudinal Studies on Colony Performance and Explore Near-term Effects of Nutritional and Agrochemical Stressors on Honey Bee Health
(In-House Appropriated)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
Bioproducts and Biopolymers from Agricultural Feedstocks
(In-House Appropriated)
Domestic Production of Natural Rubber and Resins
(In-House Appropriated)
New Genetic and Genomics Resources to Improve Wheat Quality and Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
(In-House Appropriated)
New Sustainable Processes, Preservation Technologies, and Product Concepts for Specialty Crops and Their Co-Products
(In-House Appropriated)
New Technologies and Methodologies for Increasing Quality, Marketability and Value of Food Products and Byproducts
(In-House Appropriated)
Prevention of Obesity Related Metabolic Diseases by Bioactive Components of Food Processing Waste Byproducts and Mitigation of Food Allergies
(In-House Appropriated)
Zero Waste Agricultural Processing
(In-House Appropriated)