Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
- World Fungi Database Support and Space Reimbursement
- Specimen Imaging and Georeferencing of Undocumented Plant Pathogens
- World Fungi Database Support
- Expansion and Improvement of Plant-Associated Fungal Resources and Associated Descriptive Data in the U.S. National Fungus Collections and Databases
- Specimen Imaging and Georeferencing of Undocumented Plant Pathogens
- Specimen management portal for U.S. National Fungus Collections
Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
- Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
- Identification and Conservation of Fine Flavored Cacao Varieties (Theobroma cacao)
- Molecular Characterization of CATIE International Coffee Collections
- Molecular Characterization of Coffee Germplasm Collection in the Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Cóte d’Ivoire
- Assessment of Soil Quality parameters in Tropical Soils and Elemental Composition in Tropical Crops Subjected to Abiotic Stresses
- Molecular Characterization and Diversity Analysis of Colombian Cacao Genebank Collections and Cacao Pathogens from Colombia
- Development and Implementation of GBS and SNP Tools for Tropical Plant Genotyping
- Evaluate Wild Cacao Germplasm for Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Develop Genomes and Transcriptomes of Cacao Pathogen Species
- Genomics of Asimini Triloba, the American Pawpaw
- Evaluation of Cacao Germplasm for Enhanced Agronomic Traits in the International Cocao Genebank, Trinidad
- Tropical Plant Genome Sequencing
- Genotypic Characterization of Genetic Resources for Cacao, Coffee, and Other Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
- Developing Genomics Resources for Tropical Perennial Crops Economically Important to the United States
Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
- Genomic Characterization of Seed Filling and Nutritional Features in Edamame and Mature Soybeans
- Discover Sources, Genes, and Develop New Varieties and Germplasm with Improved Meal Protein Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Soybeans
- Characterization and Utilization of Genetic Diversity in Soybean and Common Bean and Management and Utilization of the National Rhizobium Genetic Resource Collection
- Proteomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Quality Traits in Soybeans, Beans, and Agricultural Products
- Host Resistance for Managing Pathogens of Common Bean Disease
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory
- Identifying Genes for Late Blight, Early Blight and Common Scab Resistance and Processing Traits in a Tetraploid Potato Mapping Population
- Vaccinium Cap: Leveraging Genetic & Genomic Resources, Enable Development of Blueberry & Cranberry Cultivars with Improved Fruit Quality Attributes
- Improving Cranberry Production for Enhanced Phenotyping of Diverse Germplasm Resources
- Field Validation of a Quantitative PCR Diagnostic Assay for Common Scab of Potato
- Leveraging the National Potato Soil Health Project Platform
- Genotyping and Phenotyping of Cranberry for Genome Wide Association Mapping
- Plant Hormones, Bioregulators, and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
- National Chip Program
- Development of Cooperative Research Interactions Between Rutgers University and USDA - ARS at the Philip E. Marucci Center in Chatsworth, NJ
- Filling the Pits Caused by Potato Common Scab in North Dakota
- Immune Priming of Potato Plants with Thiamin for Management of Common Scab
- Field Performance Evaluation of 497 Novel Primary Dihaploid Potato Lines
- Identification and Regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops
- Developing a Machine Learning Tool for Genomic Selection
- Developing Gene Silencing and Gene Editing Techniques for Cranberry
- Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
- Systems Approach to Managing the Expression (SAME) of Cranberry Fruit Rot
- Eastern Potato Breeding Group Seed Nursery
- Strawberry Crop Improvement through Breeding, Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology
- Common Scab Pathogen Population Stability and Soil Factors Associated With Disease Suppression
- Accelerating Blueberry and Cranberry Improvement by Exploiting Germplasm Resources and Multi-omics Technologies
- Effects of Insect Herbivory in Blueberry and Transmission of False Blossom Disease in Cranberry
- An Image Analysis and Interpretation System to Facilitate High Throughput Disease Screening of Field-Grown Strawberry Breeding Plants
- Identification and Manipulation of Potato Genes Involved in Thaxtomin Response to Manage Common Scab Disease
- Solanaceous Crop Improvement and Disease Management
- Species-Specific Gene Expression in Response to Temperature Stress in Cranberry Interspecific Hybrids
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
- Germplasm Acquisition and Taxonomic Support for the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
- Plant Exploration in Arizona to Collect Fraxinus cuspidata Germplasm for Crop Improvement
- Plant Exploration in France to Collect Camelina Germplasm for Crop Improvement
- Plant Exploration in Wisconsin to Collect Woody Landscape Germplasm
- Operate and Improve the GRIN-Global Information Management System and Other GRIN Websites to Support USDA/ARS Genetic Resource Collections
- Genetic Resources Acquisition, Conservation, International Exchange, and Taxonomic Expertise in Support of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
- Plant Exploration in the State of Michigan to Collect Malus Coronaria Germplasm for Crop Improvement
- Plant Exploration in Central Vietnam to Collect Rutaceae Germplasm for Crop Improvement
- Plant Exploration in the Northeast United States to Collect Ash Tree Germplasm
Crop Production and Protection
Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
National Programs
- Cocoa, Coffee, and Alternative Crops Research
- Staffing and Operation for National Clonal Repositories for Plant Germplasm
- Information Transfer - Genetic Resources
- Evaluation of Germplasm of Horticulture and Sugarcrops
- Maintaining and Enhancing Global Cacao Quarantine Capacaity
- Mobilizing Innovation in Biotechnology, Genetics, and Genomics to Mitigate Climate Change and to Transform Crops into Better Foods, Biobased Products, and Biofuels