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Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement
(National Program 301) in FL
Subtropical Horticulture Research
- Quarantine, Germplasm Acquisition/Maintenance, Phytopathology Studies and Clone Evaluation of Theobroma Cacao-Miami
- Metabolomics and Mineral Analyses of Tropical Crops Germplasm
- Discovery Ssequencing for Improved PCR/qPCR Diagnostic Test Development to Identify the Presence of Badnaviruses in Cacao Germplasm Collections
- Genomics and Bioninformatics of Tropical Fruit Crops
- Genetic Resource and Information Management and Genetic Improvement of Germplasm for Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Sugarcane, and Related Grasses
- Conservation, Management, Characterization, and Distribution of Subtropical and Tropical Ornamental Genetic Resources
- Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Sugarcane Germplasm
- Characterizing Host-Plant Resistance to Cacao Diseases and Abiotic Stresses and Breeding Disease-Resistant, Stress-Tolerant Cacao Germplasm
Chemistry Research
- Improved silkfly control for sweetcorn
- The Extraordinary Connections Between the Catabolism of Flavonols and Benzoate Metabolism
- CAREER: Unraveling the Metabolic Networks Underlying Plant Stress Adaptation
- Sweet CAP: Integrated Technologies to Improve Sweet Corn Production and Marketability
- Regulation, Biosynthesis, and Function of Plant Chemical Defenses and their Role in Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Subtropical Insects and Horticulture Research
- Accelerating Implementation of Huanglongbing (HLB) Tolerant Hybrids as New Commercial Cultivars for Fresh and Processed Citrus
- Transgenic Capable Field Site to Assess HLB-Resistant and Other Improved Citrus
- Providing Practical Solutions for HLB Treatment and Prevention
- Advancing development of improved citrus scion cultivars
- Use performance of 300 hybrids in established trials to map Huanglongbing tolerance/resistance genes and release superior new rootstocks
- Development of Next-Generation SuperSour rootstocks with tolerance to HLB
- New tactics to managing concomitant damage by sting nematode and huanglongbing in replanted citrus groves
- Identifying Healthy Individuals in the USDA-ARS Citrus Breeding Program and Replicated Second Stage Trials Using Drone Technology and Subsequent…
- Therapeutic Molecule Evaluation and Field Delivery Pipeline for Solutions to HLB
- Genetic Improvement of Citrus for Superior Production, Marketability, and Tolerance to Huanglongbing
Sugarcane Field Station
- Diversification of Crosses for Improving the Canal Point Sugarcane Cultivar Development Program
- Development of High Yield and Disease Resistant CP Sugarcane Cultivars for Florida
- Maintaining Parental Plants and Optimizing Crosses for the Sugarcane Breeding and Cultivar Development Program in Louisiana
- Maintaining Parental Plants and Optimizing Crosses for the Sugarcane Breeding and Cultivar Development Program in Louisiana
- Utilization of Cutting Edge Real Time Sensor Technology in Sugarcane Breeding
- Developing Improved Sugarcane Cultivars using Conventional and Molecular Breeding
