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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.

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Soil and Air (NP #212)
Metabolomics of Seeds (Corn Grain) and Tomato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Research (NP #216)
Metabolomics of Seeds (Corn Grain) and Tomato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics Technologies
(In-House Appropriated)
Solanaceous Crop Improvement and Disease Management
(In-House Appropriated)
Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Cooperative Research Interactions Between Rutgers University and USDA - ARS at the Philip E. Marucci Center in Chatsworth, NJ
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Filling the Pits Caused by Potato Common Scab in North Dakota
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (SAME) of Cranberry Fruit Rot
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Vaccinium Cap: Leveraging Genetic & Genomic Resources, Enable Development of Blueberry & Cranberry Cultivars with Improved Fruit Quality Attributes
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
An Image Analysis and Interpretation System to Facilitate High Throughput Disease Screening of Field-Grown Strawberry Breeding Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Common Scab Pathogen Population Stability and Soil Factors Associated With Disease Suppression
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing a Machine Learning Tool for Genomic Selection
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Gene Silencing and Gene Editing Techniques for Cranberry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Insect Herbivory in Blueberry and Transmission of False Blossom Disease in Cranberry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Performance Evaluation of 497 Novel Primary Dihaploid Potato Lines
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Validation of a Quantitative PCR Diagnostic Assay for Common Scab of Potato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genotyping and Phenotyping of Cranberry for Genome Wide Association Mapping
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Manipulation of Potato Genes Involved in Thaxtomin Response to Manage Common Scab Disease
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Immune Priming of Potato Plants with Thiamin for Management of Common Scab
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Cranberry Production for Enhanced Phenotyping of Diverse Germplasm Resources
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Leveraging the National Potato Soil Health Project Platform
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Hormones, Bioregulators, and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
National Chip Program
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Diseases (NP #303)
Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics Technologies
(In-House Appropriated)
Solanaceous Crop Improvement and Disease Management
(In-House Appropriated)
Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Cooperative Research Interactions Between Rutgers University and USDA - ARS at the Philip E. Marucci Center in Chatsworth, NJ
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Filling the Pits Caused by Potato Common Scab in North Dakota
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (SAME) of Cranberry Fruit Rot
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Vaccinium Cap: Leveraging Genetic & Genomic Resources, Enable Development of Blueberry & Cranberry Cultivars with Improved Fruit Quality Attributes
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
An Image Analysis and Interpretation System to Facilitate High Throughput Disease Screening of Field-Grown Strawberry Breeding Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Common Scab Pathogen Population Stability and Soil Factors Associated With Disease Suppression
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing a Machine Learning Tool for Genomic Selection
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Developing Gene Silencing and Gene Editing Techniques for Cranberry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Insect Herbivory in Blueberry and Transmission of False Blossom Disease in Cranberry
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Performance Evaluation of 497 Novel Primary Dihaploid Potato Lines
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Field Validation of a Quantitative PCR Diagnostic Assay for Common Scab of Potato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Genotyping and Phenotyping of Cranberry for Genome Wide Association Mapping
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Identification and Manipulation of Potato Genes Involved in Thaxtomin Response to Manage Common Scab Disease
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Immune Priming of Potato Plants with Thiamin for Management of Common Scab
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Cranberry Production for Enhanced Phenotyping of Diverse Germplasm Resources
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Leveraging the National Potato Soil Health Project Platform
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
National Chip Program
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Metabolomics of Seeds (Corn Grain) and Tomato
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Production (NP #305)
Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology
(In-House Appropriated)
An Image Analysis and Interpretation System to Facilitate High Throughput Disease Screening of Field-Grown Strawberry Breeding Plants
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)